Celebrating Thanksgiving

It is well known that Rav Moshe Feinstein was not keen on Jews celebrating Thanksgiving in America. I hope this doesn’t offend anyone, but growing up, Rav Moshe Feinstein was universally recognized as the Gadol Hador. Yet, it was widely understood that Rav Moshe spoke...

Mikveh

Have a question.   I am about to construct another mikvah..   I don’t want it to be as labor intensive as the first one…   Can a pool liner be used? Or is it considered a Keli?   I struggle with that because it’s a piece of...

Farm mikveh

Hi rav Abadi, Thanks for all you’re doing for us. The closest mikveh local to us is quite a drive. My son and daughter in law are struggling financially and their car is hanging on by a thread. So travel is a big drain on them. In adfition, the mikveh that is...

Mikvah options during Corona

Dear Rabbi Abadi, My wife is unable to go to the mikvah due to coronavirus restrictions.  I have heard that in a sha’at had’chak situation such as this one, there might be other options that are satisfactory.  We do have a hot tub in our backyard that is not...