And if not, if one put them there already, can they still be used? Answer: It is permitted as it is not food. Sources: גם במאכלים לא…
And if not, if one put them there already, can they still be used? Answer: It is permitted as it is not food. Sources: גם במאכלים לא…
Case #1: I washed my Pareve knife in the Milchig dishwasher. Soap in the first cycle. Is it still Pareve? If not, can it be Kashered back to Pareve? Answer:…
Engineered quartz resin counter tops is a man-made material made to look like granite or marble. They are made from a combination of stone, synthetic resins and pigments and is different than natural…
Baby corn does not need to be checked as it is not infested under normal circumstances.
1. Cut and separate all the lettuce leaves from the root. 2. Insert the leaves in a bowl filled with a solution of water at room temperature, together with liquid soap,…
Whenever the flour/bread component is only a minute amount of the recipe, then it is not considered pas akum. (It goes without saying that you must make sure there…
The stove top does not need to be Toiveled. If it is brand new, it does not need to be Kashered either. Sources: לענין טבילה, ראה שו"ע סי'…
Healthforce Superfoods: Vitamineral Green and Vitamineral Earth are certified by the OU when bearing an OU symbol. The Friendly Fats version was discontinued about four years ago and was not…
I'm living in an apartment with some friends who aren't very careful with Kashrus. Some of the Keilim used for food are probably not kosher anymore. There's a few…
There are those who permit it, but most Poskim maintain kingklip is Treif for many reasons. This is the position of Harav Elyashiv, Harav Shternbuch, the Eida Charedis, the OU,…
One may not eat or drink Milchig (dairy) products within six hours of eating meat. According to Halachah, if onions or other sharp foods are cut with a Fleishig…
I washed a Fleishig pot that was used to cook mashed potatoes with a Milchig sponge that was used that day for Milchigs. The pot is metal and the…
Q. Can I bake vegetables that are going to be used for the fish course in the oven at the same time as uncovered chicken? A. No, unless they’re…
קאי רק על פת פלטר - ראה יו"ד שם ס"ב. דאלו המקילים בפת בעה"ב הוא רק היכא שלא נמצא פת פלטר כלל, משא"כ בנידון של סי"ג שנמצא פת אחרת. וראה…
Question: Garlic was cut with a Fleishig knife right after cutting chicken with it. It surely had some chicken fat on it. That garlic was put into a pot…
Question: We cooked shakshuka, and it included jalapenos, garlic, onions cut with a Fleishig knife (not Ben Yomo) and then cooked it in a Fleishig pot (not Ben Yomo),…
One may Kasher from Fleishig to Pareve. Even from Fleishig to Milchig is permissible if it became Treif. See here for a discussion on the topic.
The chopper should be Kashered. If not Kasherable, there is room for leniency, provided the chopper doesn’t heat up when used. See here for more details. Sources: נדו"ד, אינו…
How about other products that are not Cholov Yisroel/Pas Yisroel, etc.? Answer: It depends. If it’s an item which you consider not Kosher, but others consider it Kosher,…
A cloth on the faucet reduces the amount of copepods and can be used as a filter on a temporary basis. It is best to use several layers of cloth…
Many poskim maintain, at least in the USA, that corn is a food which isn’t subject to Bishul Yisroel, as it isn't fit to be served at a king’s table.…
Firstly, every Mitzvah Hashem has given us is important, because it is important to him that we keep them. If a king would ask you for a simple thing like…
It is OK to Kasher from Fleishig (or Milchig) to Pareve. If one did Kasher from Fleishig to Pareve, and then at a later stage wants to now make it…
The issue of Anisakis isn’t a particularly Lubavitch issue as such, and although the Tzemach Tzedek dedicates some space to address the issue of fish infestation as discussed in…
After washing some of the parts of the machine I realized that I wanted the sandwich maker to be dairy, but I had already washed the parts in the Fleishig…
