Toiveling Dishes Where the Mikvah Forbids It

 

Question:

I brought a glass coffee pot and ceramic coffee mug to a mikveh to toivel them. Although the mikveh is kosher, there is a sign that states toiveling keilim is forbidden. The mikveh doesn’t want to deal with accidents and broken glass. Are my keilim ok to use? Or must I toivel again?

 

Answer:

The keilim are OK to use after the fact, assuming it is indeed a kosher mikvah in terms of tevilas keilim’s requirements. This would need to be properly verified. It should be noted that if a mikva asks not to tovel keilim, it’s likely that it is actually not kosher for that purpose, as no one is assuming responsibility for the kashrus in terms of tevilas keilim.

But this should absolutely not be done. See here for a related question, and about the severity of the matter:

Is it considered stealing if I use a Mikvah without paying, and if yes, is the Tevilah useless?

 

 

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