Boots, especially the expensive ones, can be shaatnez. Recently, there was a specific alert about UGG boots. Question: I recently saw that the UGG boots and slippers have…
Boots, especially the expensive ones, can be shaatnez. Recently, there was a specific alert about UGG boots. Question: I recently saw that the UGG boots and slippers have…
Question Continued: This question applies to during the time of the Beis hamikdash as well as post Beis hamikdash. As an example was Achashverosh transgressing a specific prohibition against…
Question: It's common to use rooting hormone when growing new trees from cuttings. Now the question is, since some hormones are made naturally by grinding up arovos (Willow) -…
Yes. According to American federal law, garments must have a label which lists the exact content of the fabric. However, this refers only to the material of the main…
Is his word that he does not use linen thread sufficient to be relied upon? Answer: You should have it checked. Sources: ראה שו"ע שב, ב דעכו"ם…
Question: A Meyer lemon is a mix of a mandarin and a lemon. Is it Hallachically permissible to buy such a tree to plant? Or is it considered Kilayim?…
Question: If a Jew is renting from a goy and the goy provides a bed (mattress), does the Jew have a responsibility to test the mattress for Shatnez? …
It applies to curtains and couches as well. שו"ע יו"ד שא, א. שם ט. #14862
If it's not noticeable that they are shatnez, they may not be given to a Goy due to a concern that the Goy may pass them on to a…
Question: If I had a new suit tested and it was found to be Shaatnez-free, and then I purchased the same exact model suit from the same company, do…
Although one may not plant certain types of Kilayim, one may eat them. In fact many of the common fruits in America are originally Kilayim. If this is the…
There is a debate among poskim whether the brachah of Shehecheyanu, which is said before eating a new fruit, may be said if the fruit is a murkav, grown on a tree that is kilayim (one…
As long as you’re not planting or grafting trees, grape seeds or grapevines there should not be a problem outside of the Land of Israel. See here: https://asktherav.com/mixing-sprouts-and-kilayim/ …
Question: I am very confused about this. All the years I’ve heard that most poskim maintain that quinoa is considered kitniyos. Now I am hearing that there is new…
The Torah forbids us to wear a garment that contains both wool and linen, which is called Kilayim, or Shatnez. But is it permissible to put on a garment that…
Yes. See here: https://asktherav.com/article-279-trying-on-a-garment-not-checked-for-shatnez/ #6255
לא. כיון שאפשר להוריד אחד מהם ללא השני. וגם אם קשה קצת, אפשר להקל. טעמים ומקורות: ראה רמ״א יו״ד ש, ד. ובנו״כ שם. שו״ת שבה״ל ט, רכו. וראה…
Full Question: Is there room to be lenient and not need to check a jacket that has no wool or linen stated on the tag, and most of the…
Many times there is a problem of Shatnez in polyester and rayon suits as well, in the stitching and stuffing. Although there are lenient views that would allow you to…
אפשר ללבוש את המעילים שקיבלו מקופת בחורים אם אני לא יודע אם בדקו אותם משעטנז?
(המוכר מקראון הייטס אומר שלכאורה אין שעטנז כי הוא מוכר אותם הרבה שנים ואף אחד לא פנה אליו בנידון). על התווית רשום: Wool 50% Polyester 30% Acrylic 15% Other…
