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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Question: A plastic spoon was used to mix a milchig coffee in a milchig mug and then used to mix a pareve coffee in a fleishig mug. Both were…
Question: I have 6 cookie sheets that were Parve. One was accidentally used to bake hot dogs. That sheet got mixed in with the rest, I no longer know…
Question: I am finishing an Invisalign treatment and one of the options is to glue a metal wire behind the front bottom teeth. Is there any problem? Such as…
Question: We received a gift that is a spice rack with about 20 different Glass bottles of spices; There's no hechsher on the bottles, just the name of the…
Question: Raw eggs got wet from milk on the way back from shopping, and I haven't rinsed them when I came home, they sat like that for over 24…
If the milk was or hotter - you should Kasher it. In this case, Kashering can be done by cleaning the urn well, waiting 24 hours, and pouring boiling…
There may be an issue involved. Please see here for details: https://asktherav.com/article-739-are-public-hot-water-urns-kosher/ #10794
Charcoal in itself, is not an issue if it's vegetarian. The same holds true for the capsule. When vegetarian is not available: If a physician / medical professional has…
Can I bake my Challa in my fleishig oven? Yes, Challah for Shabbos may be baked in a fleishig oven, even if the oven is dirty (and it’s considered…
Poskim indeed are lenient regarding garlic/onion/egg "powder" that was left (peeled) overnight, on the grounds that once these items are grinded, they have thus changed their original status and…
Full Question: I left non mevushal wine in an open brown bag on my desk in school overnight. There are non Jewish janitors that clean the room each day…
No. שו״ע יו״ד סי׳ פ״ט סעי׳ ד׳, וראה אג״מ יו״ד ח״א סי׳ ל״ח. #13403
האם מותר לעשות אוזני המן חלביים?
שאלה: בשו"ע יו"ד סי' צז מבואר שצריך לעשות איזה היכר, והרי הם בצורה מיוחדת? זאת ועוד, בדרך כלל אופים אוזני המן באותו היום, ומבואר שם ברמ"א, שאם יגמרו לאכול…
As a general policy, AskTheRav cannot comment on Hechsherim. PS I noticed that the certifying Rabbi is also the one who started the company. It is generally accepted in…
Question: Our school kitchen prepares food for multiple school buildings. The food is prepared in the kitchen and then some of it is also transported to other locations. Generally,…
