Hi Rabbi! I have been struggling with depression for the last couple months and I know that depression has something to do with your spirit. What are some ways that I can get rid of it once and for all. Ive tried to do more and more teshuva and improve everyday but nothing seems to be working and it makes reading Torah very hard as I get tired and distracted easily. Before my depression started I was a very happy and optimistic person and now i just feel tired and pessimistic..my close friends and family are starting to notice a difference in me and it's affecting my relationship with some people. I dont know what Im doing wrong and I really need help. Thank you!
Kvod HaRav, Are converts in the process supposed to break the 17th of Tammuz fast as on Yom Kippur?
Hi Rabbi if the Torah is infinite does that mean in the Torah there is everything.
Hi, If a person is constantly going to the restroom for קטנים, (around 3-5 times an hour) does he keep saying אשר יצר after each time? or once is sufficient? thanks
Kvod haRav, thank you for all you do, I hope to merit that I can perform a service for you some day to show my respect for the chachamim. My question, you recently mentioned that the kosher pig refers to Edom and the Donkey to Ishmael. But the Ishmaelites are not idolaters as the Xtians are. Also, the Ishmaelites are very careful with Tzniut, their women are not uncovered and on display and they are circumcised. If they are the Donkey with no kosher sign, then what aspect of the Xtians / Edomites is "kosher" like the split hoof of the pig?
Kvod HaRav, Is a Noahide woman allowed to go to the beach? If so, what should she wear? Thank You Kvod HaRav!
Kvod harav, what filters would you recommend that are free and require no email or credit card?
Shalom Rav If one wants to enter a public bathroom and has a backpack with Sefarim inside, should he leave the backpack outside even though it might get stolen or can he enter the bathroom with them?
Is one allowed to watch or read a general horoscope reading but know that G-d is in control of his life?
Regarding the rule of following the law of the government how can a minor do kidush(no alcohol until 21)? What is the extent of the prohibition of a minor drinking alcohol? is it considered like rav moshe fainsein said with cigarettes? Thank you kvod harav
My Boss wants me to train a Jewish employee that I know for a fact is going to be working on Shabbat, should I quit?
1) What is the proof that homosexuality(Giluy arayot is one of the Sheba mitzvot Bnei Noach). 2) The Rabbis in my shul say that you can play basketball on Shabbat. What proofs can I show them to tell them that they are incorrect?
Goodmorning, I am Marco from Italy. Can I have a WhatsApp number to contact you please? All the best, Marco
Shalom Kvod HaRav, when one is intimate with their spouse is there a special Positionthat the woman and man has to be in or it doesn’t matter, and can a couple only be intimate for kids?
If a man is wearing tefillin, and his son is chos veshalom drowning in a pool, does he have to take off his Tefillin first or just jump right into the pool to save his sons life?
Cvod Harav, If you have a bad dream Chas Veshalom without wasting seed are you responsible for it, if you thought bad things during the day? Thanks Cvod Harav
Shalom Rebbe, My father is Jewish with strong Hasidic background from Poland. But he is 100% assimilated, my mother is not Jewish. I m a member of the Jewish community center, and because we are such a small community they did not request gyur for me. But Halacha is clear father Jew mother not Jewish, I'm not Jewish. As a young girl, I chouse to be Jewish as my Bubelech, Hasidic Jewish. But from my country, it was impossible to do Orthodox Gyur, and the only way to convert was nonegalitarian conservative Beis Din also outside my country. But I want Orthodox Gyur because I m practicing Hasidic Aleksander dynasty Minhag. My question is 1. CAN I NOW DO ORTHODOX CONVERSION AT ALL? 2. CAN I HAVE PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF MY NONEGALITERIAN CONSERVATIVE GYUR? 3. What you think Rebbe about the AMI conversion program in Israel? I want to do all right and Kosher, without shortcuts. I was considering to start my Orthodox Conversion in Israel, with this program: https://en.ami4u.org/ What do you recommend? Is this program Kosher and Halahicli correct?
Kavod HaRav, 1: May one scratch in the area if it itches him, if he has no desire to waste seed or think of immidesty, but it still is itching? Does it depend on the place? 2: Also, if one's urine stream isn't completely straight, does that mean he is wasting semen? 3: What constitutes a Krus Shafcha who is not allowed to have children? Thank you very much Rav.
Hi Rabbi I was wondering sometimes I do sins like embarrassing someone or hitting someone herting others feelings saying lashon hara etc. then it’s time for mincha and arvit and I feel too disscusting to pray and why would hashem even bother with my tefilah if I can’t even listen to his rules and follow it. So is it better for me to not pray or should I still pray and ask for forgiveness. Thank you so much Rabbi you really help me a lot
Can non Jews voluntarily participate in the lighting of the candles and the kiddush and then reading the Torah portion of the week after as a family. (Assuming the family knows that they are not allowed to keep all of shabbat and if they pray instead of saying “Who blessed us” they say “Who blessed Israel” for the lighting of the candles).