Is it the same as any potato chips, or is it more stringent/lenient? Answer: Same as regular Potato Chips, because the only difference between the two is how/when…
Is it the same as any potato chips, or is it more stringent/lenient? Answer: Same as regular Potato Chips, because the only difference between the two is how/when…
Question: Our shul has a keurig machine and the pods are all kosher. I have seen non-Jewish visitors make themselves a cup of coffee using the machine. Is it…
Question: We have a student who it now became known that she needs to go thru geirus. She was by us for 2 years and was sometimes cooking in…
Question: I put up an electric roaster oven (like a crock pot) before Yomtov (Shavous) with only hot water inside in order to make a Cholent the next day…
Question Details: A non religious Jewish guest cooked chicken in a fleshig pot. However, he cooked on my milchig burners on the stove top. He also put a fleishig…
Ideally it should be a child six and up. After the fact, even if a five year old did it, it is fine. Note also other potential issues: https://asktherav.com/non-jewish-help-and-kashrus/…
Question: I have a question about the kashrus status of a kitchen (stove, oven, counters etc.) and utensils (pots, plates, cutlery). There is someone subletting my apartment as I…
ישיבה בבית קפה של גוים לצורך עבודה/פגישה
שאלה: האם יש איסור לישב ולשתות קפה, או לעבוד, או להיפגש עם מישהו בבית קפה (כדוגמת Starbucks) מצד גזירת ועד הארצות שלא לישב בבתי משתאות של גויים? או שאין…
As a general rule, any food that is not eaten raw and is an important food ("fitting to be on a king's table") must be Bishul Yisroel when cooked.…
Question: I was wondering if doughnuts need to be pas yisroel or bishul yisroel? I.e. Would it be permitted to purchase a doughnut with a hechsher which isn’t particular…
Permissible. Some are strict. I know of no Chabad minhag. Sources: ראה בשעהמ״צ להרח״ו פ׳ וילך, חומרות יתירות למי שרוצה להיות חסיד, ומהם - להחמיר בתורמוסין שאעעש״מ, דל״ג…
Questions: Bishul: If I'm the one who turns the electricity on in my house from the fuse box, can a goy plug an electric pot into the outlet? is…
Question: There is a question in the archives, concerning if Pringles need to be Bishul Yisroel. The response was that even people that are lenient with potato chips should…
האם חומוס בקופסת שימורים צריך בישול ישראל או שמספיק רק הכשר?
בארץ חייבים לקנות רק עם הכשר למהדרין, המקפיד שיהא בישול ישראל. בחו"ל יש להקפיד לקנות רק באופן שבטוח שהוא בישול ישראל. אם הדבר בלתי אפשרי, יש המתירים לקנות עם…
No. Sources: בקובץ מבית לוי (מפסקי בעל שבט הלוי) ח ע׳ 40, לגבי שוקולד וסוכריות, שכיון שנאכל רק כממתק ולא ללפת הפת או פרפרת אינו צריך בישול ישראל.…
Question: I am tutoring a teenage boy from a traditional sfardic family. We learned halachos of bishul Yisroel and I told him that a non-Jew may not turn the…
Question: We recently rented a cottage for a few days. The host, who lived next door was impressed with us, Baruch Hashem, and wanted to leave us a gift.…
Are there any granola bars that need to be Pas Yisroel? I noticed that some bars are soft with more of a cookie type texture and in the ingredients it…
Canned sardines are a very basic staple all over the world. However, in many places canned sardines that are bishul Yisroel (cooked by a Jew) are not available. There is a machlokes…
The flour in Twizzlers isn’t a primary ingredient. (Thus its Bracha is Shehakol). Although they are cooked using ingredients that cannot be eaten raw, there is no issue of Bishul…
Potato chips - fried potato chips should be Bishul Yisroel. Pringles - there is a Machlokes in regards to regular Potato chips if they need to be Bishul Yisroel and one…
Obviously, the OU ensures that are all its products are Bishul Yisroel. However, there are a range of opinions regarding what needs Bishul Yisroel. You would have to contact…
Ingredients are potato starch, potato flour, corn starch, Spanish powder, tomato paste, & assorted oil. Answer: It is the right thing to be stringent and require Bishul Yisroel.…
Is it okay to feed that to a baby? How about the following baby food- carrots, butternut squash, sweet potato? And if it was cooked with direct steam change…
The consensus of contemporary Poskim is that fish must still be Bishul Yisroel. There are various reasons. See below. It should be noted that sushi itself needs to be Bishul…
