Is This Permitted?

Where I live (and in many other places), it is not unusual for people to sell merchandise that is highly in demand on the streets for a small fraction of the price the identical goods are customarily sold for in a retail store. I have no proof that any of these vendors have stolen their wares, only the ‘too good to be true’ suspicion on the basis that there is no way I know of to obtain this merchandise for such a low price. Even retailers pay more from wholesalers than these vendors are selling these items for. What is the Halacha when it comes to buying from these street vendors?

Hi. I am trying to learn more about Lashon Hara. Specifically about whether speaking about celebrities is considered Lashon Hara. Is it? Do you have any sources about Lashon Hara and specifically about speaking about celebrities or other people in power who make their lives known that I can look at? Also, would submitting a rating to my school or on an online forum about a professor be considered Lashon Hara? Do you have sources on this? Thank you so much.

Is it forbidden to refer to public figures in politics you don’t like by derogatory terms? For example, when talking amongst your friends, describing a politician you don’t like as an ‘idiot’ or ‘moron’ or some other harsh name you believe fits them.

Shalom aleichem Rabbi Lauffer. Thank you for answering my last question. It says here https://din.org.il/2012/01/04/%D7%90%D7%9B%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94-%D7%A2%D7%9D-%D7%A0%D7%9B%D7%A8%D7%99-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%97%D7%9F-%D7%90%D7%97%D7%93/ that "When we speak of a feast which either the non-Jew or the Jew arranges, it is forbidden according to all opinions to eat with the non-Jew at the same table. If each one sits at his own separate table, then if the feast is in the house of the non-Jew, the Jew cannot eat there but if it is in the Jew's house, it is allowed as long as they do not eat at one table [and the majority of people are Jews]." First of all, is this the actual halacha, and if so, would a seder meal be considered a "mesibah" or "feast" for which it would be forbidden to eat at the same table with the non-Jew even if other Jews at the table make up the majority and it is at the house of the Jew? And would it make a difference if the non-Jew is a helper for one of the Jewish women at the seder? Thanks a lot.

Hello, I am currently undergoing a research investigation into the Jewish application of belief for the medical practice of Xenotransplantation, and I was wondering how the Jewish application of beliefs would impact adherents choice surrounding this medical technology.

Is it permitted for females to slaughter animals in halachic process?

I am a bat anusim with 4 generations maternal genealogy and evidences awaiting to meet with the beit din for review of my case. In searching for a synagogue to learn Torah with, I was suggested by the local orthodox rabbi to drive to Shabbat services to begin experiencing Jewish communal life. When I asked if I could leave after Havdalah, he said I shouldn't stay for it. Can a ben or bat anusim in the process of a giur le'chumra drive to synagogue on Shabbat, or be asked to do one counter-mitzvah as a standard ger would? Can they light nerot, make kiddush, and havdalah? As a bat anusim, should women be treated like a geriah or counted as a Jewess? Thank you.