Halachically Speaking

Halachically Speaking Volume 5 now available at your local  seforim store or at israelbookshoppublications.com The Gemorah in Berochos states, “when the month of Nissin is upon...

New Sefer Volume 5  Just Released!!!!! (at your local seforim store) Piskei Harav Belsky zt"l coming very soon (reprint hard cover) There are two aspects of...

KOF-K Kosher Supervision Volume 5 and Piskei Harav Yisroel Belsky zt"l vol 1 (reprint - hard cover) Coming Soon!! There are many halachic issues that...

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We are all familiar with the cherem of Rabbeinu Gershom not to read other people’s mail. It is very common in the workplace for...

There are many days of the year where tachnun is not recited. Some times one is in a shul and there will be a...

                Written By Moishe Lebovits - KOF-K Kosher Supervision   The time when a couple finds out that a child is on the way is a very...

The Jewish people have always focused on birthdays. On Pesach, we celebrate the birth of the Jewish nation. We say in Mussaf that the...

The Jewish calendar plays an important role throughout the year. However, we make ample use of the secular calendar as well. Whenever we write...

A visitor to a supermarket is struck by the vast array of chocolate items for sale, such as candies, chocolate cake, chocolate milk, chocolate...

Written By Rabbi Moishe Lebovits KOF-K Kosher Supervision Much has been discussed over the years regarding Thanksgiving dinner. We will discuss whether such a party is...

Using A Water Cooler/Water Fountain On Shabbos One may only use a water cooler on Shabbos if he is lenient in regard to opening...

Asking A Goy To Turn On The Air Conditioning On Shabbos Today, many people are accustomed to air conditioning. Therefore, on Shabbos when one is...

Playing Ball Then Going To Daven One is supposed to prepare himself properly before one davens to Hashem. Therefore, after one has finished playing ball...

Rolling One’s Sleeves Up On Shabbos There is a basis to permit one to wear a shirt will the sleeves rolled up outside on a...

Walking With Jacket Over The Shoulders On Shabbos Wearing ones jacket over ones sleeves is not the derech to wear one’s jacket and therefore,...

Copyright Issues With the summer months upon us it is very common for one to listen to more music than normally, whether while walking,...

Photo Gray Lenses One is permitted to wear glasses that change colors when exposed to the Sun. This is not called coloring on Shabbos. Eating Ices/Ice...

Wearing Sunglasses In A Place That Has No Eiruv The Chai Adom is of the opinion that it is forbidden to walk outside on...

Car Safety Based on the posuk “to watch out for ourselves” one has an obligation to drive safely; below are a few areas in...

Buying From A Yiddisha Store vs A Goy There is a mitzvah for a yid to help his fellow Jew in supporting him. Included in...

Berochos In summer camps the following foods are often offered for sale, therefore, it is noteworthy to mention them. Regular knishes – regular knishes that...

Calling Women By Their First Name One should not call other peoples wife’s by their first name. For relatives one can be lenient. Many people...

The Music Ban in Yerushalayim In 1865 a general ban was issued in Yerushalayim against playing music at weddings, and only one instrument was...

Listening to Tapes of Jewish Music Today the custom is to be lenient and listen to music for the following reasons: 1. Musical instruments...

Music and Zecher L’churban  Many people listen to music on a regular basis. However, as will be discussed below, one of the gezeiras that were...

Crowns A chosson does not wear a crown by the chasana, and the kallah does not wear a crown of gold, silver, or precious stone...

Wedding T’nayim The minhag is to break a plate at the t’nayim as a zecher l’churban. The breaking should be done by any of the machatanim...

Yeshiva No zecher l’churban is needed in a Yeshiva.   Yerushalayim The halacha of making a zecher l’churban also applies to those who live in Yerushalayim even though...

Buying a House from a Goy One who bought a house from a goy is not obligated to make a zecher l’churban in his house...

Each Room Some poskim maintain that an amah by amah should be made in every room of one’s house. Even according to this opinion, a...

Amah by Amah  When the bais hamikdosh was destroyed the chachumim established that anything that brings joy should be accompanied by a zecher l’churban, since...

Many people are not properly familiar with the halachos of zecher l’churban which apply today even though the bais hamikdosh was destroyed thousands of...

Swimming - Three Weeks (not including nine days) Some have the custom to refrain from swimming during the three weeks.121 However, the custom is to...