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I used my Pareve oven to bake Milchig cookies. It’s nothing that splatters onto the oven or anything that would make the oven dirty, it was just baked on a disposable baking sheet. To use the oven for Pareve again, do I need to kosher it? If yes, how so?

The oven needs to be Kashered if you want it to be Pareve, (even if none of the Milchig cookies spilled or splattered). To Kasher the oven in this instance…

Is there a problem with a non-Jewish babysitter making quick oats for a baby in regards to Bishul Akum? If yes, what do you suggest to avoid it?

There is no problem with a non-Jew making quick oats, since it is not עולה על שולחן מלכים. See here regarding kashrus concerns: https://asktherav.com/article-212-issues-with-non-jewish-cleaning-help/ #1233

If I bake flour tortillas (that have a Hechsher) does that make them Pas Yisroel?

Please see here: https://asktherav.com/2311-can-bread-that-requires-reheating-be-considered-pas-yisroel/ #1184

Do apricots need a Hechsher?

Fresh apricots do not require a Hechsher unless they are from Eretz Yisroel. Even dried apricots, if produced out of Eretz Yisroel (usually they are made in Turkey), do…

I really want to take a particular vitamin called Omega XL which is an Omega 3…

Continued: I'm in a lot of pain and have been for a number of months in my back, foot, leg and hip, the pain is totally getting in the…

If I ground flax seeds in a blender used for milk can I use it to coat chicken?

If the blender was clean when you ground the seeds, you may use them for chicken. If you washed the blender with soap in between its last usage, you…

I found a Milchig spoon with the clean Fleishig cutlery. Is it a problem? Also, are there any issues with the Fleishig sponge and by default all the rest of my Fleishig cutlery?

Your Milchig spoon as well as your Fleishig cutlery is all fine. The sponge is fine too. Sources: רמ״א יו״ד צה, ג: וְאִם נִמְצָא קְעָרָה חוֹלֶבֶת בֵּין כְּלֵי בָּשָׂר,…

Hot metal bowl and hot dogs on non-Kosher table

Question: I put a hot metal bowl on a clean table covered by the plastic table cover in a country house rented from a non-Jew. Afterwards I also put…

מעג מען עסן חלב עם גבינה “קרים טשיז מיט לאקס” צידען האט קעז א דין ווי חמאה?

.בנוגע ל"קרים טשיז" עם דג ("לאקס") - מותר מקורות: ראה ב"י יו"ד סי' פ"ז ד"ה דגים, ש"ך שם ס"ק ה', וט"ז שם ס"ק ג', ובפ"ת שם ס"ק ט',…

If I bake cookies in a Fleishig oven which had chicken in it during the last 24 hours but NOT at the same time as the cookies, can I eat the cookies with milk?

If there is any grease of the Fleishigs remaining on the walls of the oven, one may not eat the cookies with milk. Even if the oven was completely…

Is mother’s milk considered Pareve, Milchig or Fleishig?

Q. Must I wash bottles or dishes of breast milk with its own sponge? A. Mother's milk is considered Pareve. However, we give it the status of Milchig because…

שאלה: מדובר במתקן לחימום מים, שיש מסגרת של מתכת מסביב כמו כיסוי (צירפתי תמונות למטה), והמכסה למעלה אינו נוגע במתקן עצמו. המקום היחיד שיש נגיעה בין המתקן לכיסוי זה…

If we cook pasta in a clean meat pot and pour it out (w/the boiling water) into a pasta strainer, does the strainer become “meaty”? Would I be able to later use the same strainer with pasta cooked in a dairy pot that would be put into a dairy recipe? (both pots were not used with their respective ‘genders’ meat and milk in 24 hours)

The strainer will not become fleishig or milchig in either case. Sources: 1) The taste of the meat (or dairy) absorbed in the pot after 24 hours is טעם…

Are the arnica edible pellets kosher/cholov Yisroel?

These pellets usually contain milk sugar (not cholov yisroel) and sometimes alcohol from wine, in amounts that are not bottul. Arnica pellets with a hechsher (pareve) are widely available.

Can I take the prescription medication Vitamin d-2 cap 50,000 IU?

There is a difference between consuming a medicine where one does not benefit from the taste and where one does benefit from the taste (like a a flavored syrup medicine).…