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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • non jewish babysitter, יו"ד קיג

Can my 5 year old plug in a waffle maker or turn on a fire for our non Jewish babysitter to make him food?

  Ideally it should be a child six and up. After the fact, even if a five year old did it, it is fine. Note also other potential issues: https://asktherav.com/non-jewish-help-and-kashrus/…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Ovens
  • geirus

Someone in the process of converting used my oven. Does it need to be Kashered?

  Question: I have a question about the kashrus status of a kitchen (stove, oven, counters etc.) and utensils (pots, plates, cutlery). There is someone subletting my apartment as I…

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  • - עברית, Bishul Yisroel
  • coffee, Starbucks

ישיבה בבית קפה של גוים לצורך עבודה/פגישה

  שאלה: האם יש איסור לישב ולשתות קפה, או לעבוד, או להיפגש עם מישהו בבית קפה (כדוגמת Starbucks) מצד גזירת ועד הארצות שלא לישב בבתי משתאות של גויים? או שאין…

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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • gluten free

I eat only gluten free. Products made from which ingredients need to be Bishul Yisroel?

  As a general rule, any food that is not eaten raw and is an important food ("fitting to be on a king's table") must be Bishul Yisroel when cooked.…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Chanukah
  • Doughnuts

Do doughnuts need to be Bishul Yisroel?

  Question: I was wondering if doughnuts need to be pas yisroel or bishul yisroel? I.e. Would it be permitted to purchase a doughnut with a hechsher which isn’t particular…

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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • kashrus at hotel, urn

What’s the Halacha and Minhag Chabad regarding using hot water from a non Jewish hotel lobby?

  Permissible. Some are strict. I know of no Chabad minhag.   Sources: ראה בשעהמ״צ להרח״ו פ׳ וילך, חומרות יתירות למי שרוצה להיות חסיד, ומהם - להחמיר בתורמוסין שאעעש״מ, דל״ג…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Kitchen Appliances, Pas Yisroel
  • smart plug

Electricity & Bishul/Pas Yisroel (Fuse Box & Smart Plug)

  Questions: Bishul: If I'm the one who turns the electricity on in my house from the fuse box, can a goy plug an electric pot into the outlet? is…

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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • potato chips, pringles

Follow-up to the Pringles Question

  Question: There is a question in the archives, concerning if Pringles need to be Bishul Yisroel. The response was that even people that are lenient with potato chips should…

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  • - עברית, Bishul Yisroel, Bugs
  • chickpeas, חומוס, יו"ד קיג

האם חומוס ב‏קופסת שימורים צריך בישול ישראל ‏או שמספיק רק הכשר?

  בארץ חייבים לקנות רק עם הכשר למהדרין, המקפיד שיהא בישול ישראל. בחו"ל יש להקפיד לקנות רק באופן שבטוח שהוא בישול ישראל. אם הדבר בלתי אפשרי, יש המתירים לקנות עם…

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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • chocolate

Does chocolate need to be Bishul Yisrael?

  No.   Sources: בקובץ מבית לוי (מפסקי בעל שבט הלוי) ח ע׳ 40, לגבי שוקולד וסוכריות, שכיון שנאכל רק כממתק ולא ללפת הפת או פרפרת אינו צריך בישול ישראל.…

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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • יו"ד קיג

Can a Goyishe helper turn on the fire and cook at home if a Jew is in the kitchen?

  Question: I am tutoring a teenage boy from a traditional sfardic family. We learned halachos of bishul Yisroel and I told him that a non-Jew may not turn the…

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  • Bishul Yisroel
  • maple syrup

A Non-Jew gifted me maple syrup he made by himself. Is it Kosher?

  Question: We recently rented a cottage for a few days. The host, who lived next door was impressed with us, Baruch Hashem, and wanted to leave us a gift.…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Ma'acholei Akum (Food of Gentiles), Pas Yisroel
  • bracha, granola bar, pas yisroel

Do granola bars with oat flour need to be Pas Yisroel?

Are there any granola bars that need to be Pas Yisroel? I noticed that some bars are soft with more of a cookie type texture and in the ingredients it…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Bishul Yisroel, Kashrus
  • sardines, tuna, יו"ד קיג

Do Sardines Have to Be Bishul Yisroel?

  Canned sardines are a very basic staple all over the world. However, in many places canned sardines that are bishul Yisroel (cooked by a Jew) are not available. There is a machlokes…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Brochos (Birchas HaNehenin), Hechsher, Kashrus, Pas Yisroel
  • twizzlers

Is the OU without Pas Yisroel enough for Twizzlers? It is made with wheat flour.

  The flour in Twizzlers isn’t a primary ingredient. (Thus its Bracha is Shehakol). Although they are cooked using ingredients that cannot be eaten raw, there is no issue of Bishul…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Hechsher, Kashrus
  • potato chips, pringles

Are Potato Chips/Pringles with an OU Fine?

  Potato chips - fried potato chips should be Bishul Yisroel. However steam cooked potato chips do not need to be exclusively bishul Yisroel. Pringles - there is a Machlokes in regards…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Kashrus
  • bishul yisroel, OU

When a product has OU Hechsher, can a Chossid rely that Bishul Yisroel has been carried out? (specifically Gerber cereal baby puffs snack).

  Obviously, the OU ensures that are all its products are Bishul Yisroel. However, there are a range of opinions regarding what needs Bishul Yisroel. You would have to contact…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Kashrus
  • bishul, veggie chips, Veggie Straws

Do Veggie Straws & Veggie Chips (the company is Sensible Portions) need to be Bishul Yisroel?

  Ingredients are potato starch, potato flour, corn starch, Spanish powder, tomato paste, & assorted oil.   Answer: It is the right thing to be stringent and require Bishul Yisroel.…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Kashrus
  • baby food

Does baby cereal (single grain, rice cereal by Gerbers) need to be Bishul Yisroel?

  Is it okay to feed that to a baby? How about the following baby food- carrots, butternut squash, sweet potato? And if it was cooked with direct steam change…

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  • Bishul Yisroel, Kashrus
  • bishul yisroel, Kashrus

Since raw fish is commonly eaten nowadays, does fish still need to be Bishul Yisroel?

The consensus of contemporary Poskim is that fish must still be Bishul Yisroel. There are various reasons. See below. It should be noted that sushi itself needs to be Bishul…

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