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Eating first

Is it permitted to eat before feeding your own pet?

Feeding the Birds

On Shabbat Shira, many have the custom of leaving out food for the birds. Is it permissible to feed birds, or any other animal, on Shabbat?

Praying in the presence of pets

What are the guidelines for davening in front of pets? Should I ignore the pet or should I find a solution to get rid of it?

Hilchos Kelayim with making compost

Rabbi David Sperling | Cheshvan 16, 5784

Thank you

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 20, 5782

Fruit trees

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 19, 5782

Can you cut down a fruit free

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Kislev 6, 5782

Fruit Tree

Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 18, 5781

Pet cremation afterwards

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tishrei 4, 5781

Hybrid Fruits

Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Elul 21, 5780

Planting parsley and cilantro together

Rabbi David Sperling | Tammuz 21, 5780

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Why do we count Sefirat Haomer?

Rabbi Ro'i Margalit

Kosher soap for Pesach

Does soap need to have a Hechsher for Pesach?

Interesting Chol Hamoed Questions

Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

Is living in Jerusalem a mitzvah?

Is it a mitzvah or praiseworthy to live in Jerusalem relative to any other part of Israel?

Walking in Israel

What are the parameters of the idea that every 4 amot one walks in Eretz Yisrael is a mitzva? Is it only to new places? Does one have to walk on foot?

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