Halacha

Dear Rabbi Simon, I hope you are well. I wondered if you could assist please with a Shailah [halakhic question]. I currently use a Standard AST [Assured Short Term Tenancy] agreement for when I rent out properties to tenants. There is a clause in the contract which states that if a tenant is late paying rent then the landlord will…

Dear Rabbi Simon, Please can you tell me if one may go to an exercise class in a church hall?  If so, would that still be the case even if there’s a cross (crucifix) on the wall? Deborah Dear Deborah, As a rule, entering the sanctuary of a church is to be strictly avoided. (I will not dwell on those…

Dear Rabbi Simon, A distant elderly Jewish relative died last month and he chose to be cremated. Is it still appropriate to say Kaddish for him? Many thanks, Martin Dear Martin, The sombre and distasteful subject of cremation is discussed (and decried) in the Torah literature. The practice has become very common in non-Orthodox circles, and strenuous efforts are sometimes exerted…