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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Meat and Milk

Heated up a milchig cup with Pareve chocolate chips in a Fleishig microwave

  Question: By mistake, I heated up parve chocolate chips in a milchig cup in a fleishig microwave. The cup is Corelle. Then I mixed it with a milchig spoon…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus, Meat and Milk
  • microwave

Is there a permissible way to kasher yeshiva’s fleishige microwave to be used for milchig?

  Question: Is there a permissible way to kasher yeshiva's fleishige microwave to be used for milchig? In our case, there was no treif situation, but we're not doing this…

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  • Kashrus, Moshiach, Orlah

Will trees be subject to the laws of Orlah when they will grow fruit the same day that they are planted?

  Yes, unless it was a barren tree before, or - according to some opinions - it was planted before Klal Yisroel arrived to Eretz Yisroel (at least in areas…

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  • Kashrus, Stam Yeinom - Wine

Can I taste and spit out Stam Yeinom wine examples in a class?

  Question: I need to do a training class for my business which requires knowledge of 50 different examples of wine from around the world. The wine is stam yeinom.…

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  • Fish and Meat

I accidently baked fish and chicken simultaneously in the same oven. Can I eat them?

  If one of them was covered - you may eat them, but if they were both uncovered - they may not be eaten.   See here: https://asktherav.com/6719-heating-up-a-challah-to-be-eaten-with-fish-top-of-the-fleishig-crock-pot/    …

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  • Fish and Meat, Nine Days
  • lemon, Nine Days: Meat & Wine, דבר חריף

Am I allowed to cook salmon on a barbecue during the nine days?

  The salmon is going to sit on lemon slices, so not directly on the barbecue.   Answer: There are a couple of issues to address here: Cooking fish in…

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  • Ovens, Shavuos, Yom Tov

Can I ask a non-Jew to turn on my oven on Yom Tov?

  Question: According to the Alter Rebbe, starting a new fire on Yom Tov is a shvus. So is Amira Lanochri. Can I, therefore, ask a non-Jew to turn on…

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  • Kashrus, Shechita
  • Honoring a Kohen, matnos kehuna, meat, יו"ד סא

Why don’t we find that nowadays a Shochet gives the זרוע, קיבה ולחיים, to a Kohen?

  The accepted custom recorded in Shulchan Aruch is that this Mitzvah does not apply in Chutz L'aretz. In addition, Kohanim nowadays are generally only Kohanim based on Chazaka, thus…

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  • Kashering, Kashrus
  • dishwasher

Can I Kasher my dishwasher?

  Question: These are the relevant details: It has been used by previous non-Jewish owners, The inside of the door is stainless steel with a plastic dispenser for the soap.…

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  • Kashrus
  • יו"ד קיז

Can I Own a Non-Kosher Hotel?

  Question: I would like to purchase a hotel as an investment. The current arrangement in place is that a worker on salary does all the work, and lives there…

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  • Kashrus
  • יו"ד נז

Eggs laid by a chicken which was hurt by a fox

  Question: Hi. We have 4 chickens we keep as pets. One night we mistakenly left the coop door open and a fox got one of the chickens. We scared…

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  • - עברית, Food, Kashrus
  • apple, coatings on fruit, fruit, fruits and vegetables

האם מותר לאכול תפוח בקליפתו?

  שאלה: שמעתי שבדרך כלל מורחים על פרות וירקות חומר שאמור להיות בעייתי לאכילה. שמעתי בעיקר על תפוח השאלה על איזה עוד פירות וירקות ידוע שיש בעי'ה? והאם החומר הזה…

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  • Kashrus, Shabbos

What is the correct way to add more regular wine to wine received from the Rebbe at Kos Shel Bracha?

  Pour the other wine into the Kos shel bracha bit by bit. Each time you pour make sure the kos shel bracha is more than what is added.  …

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  • Kashrus
  • aluminum pans, disposable pans

Do aluminum foil pans require a hechsher?

  There can be some kashrus concerns with aluminum foil pans. While there are various reasons to allow for leniency, it is nonetheless recommended, if possible, to buy only those…

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  • Orlah
  • shmitta

How do I dispose of lotions made of Israeli extractions?

  Question: I have a lotion made in Israel that has plant material. I tried asking the company if these plants were from Israel but never got an answer. I…

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  • Bugs, Tevilas Keilim

Does a light box (used for checking lettuce) require Tevilla?

  No.   Sources: שהרי אינו מכשיר האוכל. והוא רק לתועלת ראיית האדם. ומעיקר הדין, גם כיסוי הפת א״צ טבילה שאינו משמש להפת. וכש״כ בכגון דא.  ואף למ״ד שמשפך צריך…

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  • Orlah
  • orlah outside of israel

Laws of Orlah Outside of Eretz Yisroel

  Question: I just bought a house in the USA with young fruit trees. If the trees were planted by a goy do I need to wait 4 years to…

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  • Kashering, Kashering (Pesach)

If I am doing הגעלה do I have to wait 24 hours after I clean it, or I have to wait 24 hours since the last time I used it?

  After the last time used. To be precise: When kashering from treif: waiting 24 hours before Kashering is from the last time it was used for Treif, unless it…

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  • Stam Yeinom - Wine
  • יו"ד קכג

Can a bottle of non-Mevushal wine be considered Mevushal if some Mevushal wine is mixed in?

  Strictly speaking, if mevushal is six times more, it’s considered mevushal. Some even say a majority of mevushal is sufficient. Nevertheless, in practice, these opinions should not be followed…

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  • Kashrus
  • maris ayin, מראית עין

Is one allowed to go over to a non kosher restaurant in the airport to buy a drink?

  If there are no places to buy drinks otherwise, you may go there. The reason: since in the airport it is usually obvious that people going to the non-kosher…

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