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Shayla is an online Halakhic resource run by graduates of Hilkhata – Matan Jerusalem’s five-year Advanced Halakhic Institute. Shayla answers a growing need for an accessible go-to address for Jewish women and students seeking Halakhic guidance.
Our Halakhic Responders have extensive backgrounds in Torah learning. They are all Torah educators actively involved in their communities. Answers are reviewed by the editorial Halakhic board: Harav HaDayan Ariel Holland, Rabbanit Surale Rosen and Rav Yehoshua Mayerson.
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Warming Up Meatballs on ShabbatA Teshuva on: Can I warm up meatballs on shabbat?
Can a daughter pierce her mother’s ear?A Teshuva on: Can a daughter pierce her mother’s ear?
Shayla Team•197 Views•April 27, 2022•Kibbud Av Vem,Parents,Medicine,Children,Wounds,Honoring Parents,Medicine,Injury
If I (a woman) arrive at Shul on Shabbat during Torah reading, should I daven Shacharit or listen to Torah reading?A Teshuva on: If I (a woman) arrive at Shul on Shabbat during Torah reading, should I daven Shacharit or listen to Torah reading?
Can I take prenatal vitamins containing chametz on Pessach?A Teshuva on: Can i take prenatal vitamins containing chametz on Pessach?
Tzniut arms and legs- What are the sources for covering elbows and knees?A Teshuva on: Tzniut- arms and legs
Is there another way to do Tzedaka other than giving moneyA Teshuva on: taking an oath on becoming bat mitzvah
Can I daven Mincha in a Minyan instead of my husband?A Teshuva on: Can I daven Mincha with a Minyan instead of my husband
Oath on Becoming Bat MitzvahA Teshuva on: taking an oath on becoming bat mitzvah
Shayla Team•303 Views•January 31, 2022•Matan Torah,מושבע ועומד,Girls,Women,Oath,Mount Sinai,Har Sinai,Weeks,Women,Bat Mitzvah,Bat Mitzvah
Pregnancy and Fasting on Tisha b’AvA Teshuva on: Pregnancy and Fasting on Tisha b'Av
Does a Widow have to Cover her Hair According to Halakha and Minhag?A Teshuva on: Does a widow have to cover her hair according to Halakha and Minhag?
Shayla Team•313 Views•January 13, 2022•Hair Covering,Brachot,Women,Halacha,Hair,Women and Mitzvot,Widows,Head Covering
Should I Cover my Hair at Home when Saying a Bracha?A Teshuva on: hair covering at home when saying a Bracha
Shayla Team•500 Views•May 5, 2021•Brachot,Hair Covering,Women and Mitzvot,Halacha,Women,Hair,Head Covering
Meat and dairy dishes washed togetherA Teshuva on: Meat and dairy dishes washed together
Shabbat Timer: Adding/Subtracting TimeA Teshuva on: Adding and Subtracting Time on a Shabbat Timer
Shayla Team•792 Views•May 13, 2021•שעון שבת,Shabbat,Muktzeh,Electricity,Shabbat,Electricity,Timer,גרמה
One Microwave for Dairy and MeatA Teshuva on: One Microwave for Dairy and Meat
Shayla Team•335 Views•January 10, 2022•Smell,חלב,Meat,Kashrut,Milk,Kashrut,ריחא מילתא,Microwave,Meat,Dairy,מיקרוגל
How many Shabbat candles should one light? Should we add candles for additional household members? What happens in case of divorce?How many Shabbat candles should one light? Should we add candles for additional household members? What happens in case of divorce?
Shayla Team•508 Views•January 6, 2022•Divorce,Shabbat,Marriage,Shabbat,Divorce,Candles,Shabbat Candles
Treif Plate Mixed with the Rest of the SetA Teshuva on: Treif plate mixed with the rest of the set
Shayla Team•416 Views•January 3, 2022•Keilim,Kashrut,Kashrut,מיקרוגל,Ceramic,חרס,בשר בחלב,Dishes,Meat and Milk
Dairy glasses mistakenly washed in dishwasher used for meaty dishesA Teshuva On: Dairy glasses mistakenly washed in dishwasher used for meaty dishes
Shayla Team•650 Views•December 21, 2021•Glass,בשרי,Milk,Dishwasher,Kashrut,Milk,Nat Bar Nat,Glass,Kashrut,נט בר נט,מדיח,Meat
What are the ‘Shiurim’ or, minimal requirements for the mitzvah of Gemilut Chesed?What are the ‘Shiurim’ or, minimal requirements for the mitzvah of Gemilut Chesed?
Shayla Team•366 Views•December 27, 2021•Kindness,Chessed,Helping Profession,Kindness,שיעורם,Gemilut Chesed,Shiurim
Mishloach Manot during QuarantineA Teshuva on: Mishloach Manot during Quarantine
When do we add the prayer for dew and rain?A Teshuva on: When do we add the prayer for dew and rain
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