A friend of mine always eats dessert after Birkat Hamazon in order to avoid questions about whether he should make a bracha on dessert. Is

Question: I learned that the mezamen (leader of zimun) should recite—if not all of Birkat Hamazon aloud—at least the first beracha and the ends of

At a second marriage for both chatan and kallah, what is different from at a regular wedding? The following is an overview, regarding a second

Question: When a service provider and a hirer do not discuss the fee in advance and disagree later, what does halacha say about resolving the

Question: I wear a wedding ring and a watch on my left arm, and I do not like taking them off. Is it permitted to

My shul has a guard station near the entrance. The non-Jewish guard has instructions that, on Shabbat, he should get up to open the door

I am traveling to the United States on Chanukah; my wife will be staying home. When I will be staying with family and/or friends, can/should

Question: I owed someone (Reuven) 2,000 NIS, and he asked to give him an “open check” (i.e., payee left open), which he would give to

Question: We need a babysitter for a few hours on Shabbat. Is there a problem paying her for Shabbat work? Answer: Sechar Shabbat (pay for

Question: At a time of year when we do not mention rain in Shemoneh Esrei’s second beracha, the chazan started saying, “mashiv haruach …” People

Question: I am saying Kaddish and, recently, went to a shiva house for tefillah. After I said a Kaddish with the aveilim, someone told me