Kashering china
In general, one cannot kasher china, as it is assumed to belong to the category of kli cheres...
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Kashering utensils from meat to dairy
Let’s start with a basic understanding of the problem. From the perspective of the gemara, and even of...
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Children checking food for insects
Your question is a very important one, and it has broad application. In fact, since the applications are...
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Exchanging non-kosher wine
What you suggest is the equivalent of selling the non-kosher wine. If it is asur behana’a, what you...
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Commerce with non-kosher food
The gemara derives from the pasuk, “Vesheketz yiheyu lachem,” that one may sell non-kosher species (and some other...
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Use of fleishig oven for pareve food
Please be aware that there are diverse minhagim in different communities regarding the use of ovens for various...
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Milk that fell on hot meat
When milk falls into a pot that contains meat, it can create the forbidden substance known as basar...
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Swallowing blood from a cracked lip
The prohibition against ingesting blood is a very severe one. However, the full force of the prohibition does...
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What utensils require tevillat keilim?
We cannot go into all of the factors that require something to have tevillat keilim, but we will...
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Bishul akum regarding pancakes
There are two basic exemptions from the rabbinic prohibition of bishul akum: (1) when the food is edible...
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Milk and poultry – why is it forbidden?
The prohibition of meat and milk is a chok, a commandment whose reason is not readily apparent. Chazal...
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Pareve Bread Knife / Kashrut
The application of the halacha in this matter has developed over time. After seeing relevant halachic sources, we...
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Food Cooked by a Non-Jew
We hope that the caregiver will give your mother the help she needs. Most Filipino caregivers are kind...
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Kashrut of Tequila With a Worm
An article that appeared on the OU website, “Hard Truths about Hard Liquor,” explains that tequila requires a...
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Attending a Non-Kosher Culinary School
Tasting a small amount: Although the full penalty for eating forbidden foods requires a minimum quantity (usually, the...
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The Status of Onions Chopped in a Dairy Food Processor
First we must determine what you mean by a dairy food processor. There are a few ways in...
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Pat Akum
Pat akum, which translates as “bread baked by a non-Jew,” is included in the list of things that...
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Accepting a Stringency Regarding Milk and Meat
The mishna and gemara give instructions to avoid the accidental eating of milk and meat together. One directive...
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Eating the Products of Kilayim
The Rabbis derive the prohibition against creating new fruit varieties by grafting branches of one type onto the...
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Prohibition of Eating Fish and Meat Together
The prohibition of eating fish and meat together is based on a concern of danger, not on directly...
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Waiting Between Eating Milk and Meat
You are correct that the Torah prohibition refers only to meat and milk that were cooked together in...
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Using a Non-Toveled Utensil One Time
It is a pleasure to deal with an area of halacha that was all but forgotten in the...
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Validity of Tevillat Keilim with a Chatzitza on a Handle
The relevant rule of chatzitza is that something that people normally would remove constitutes a chatzitza that disqualifies...
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Does an Elevator Require a Mezuza?
This is a fascinating question from the perspective of applying classical halachot to new situations, which leads to...
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Checking the Tzitzit of a Shul Tallit
We will answer this question on several levels, starting with the most basic. The Shulchan Aruch rules that...
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Trying on a Tallit Katan Without Tzitzit
There is an interesting chakira regarding the timing of the mitzva of tzitzit. Is the mitzva to attach...
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A Mezuza at a Jewish-Owned Commercial Establishment
At first glance, it seems that he should affix mezuzot, as ownership is a major component of the...
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Placing Books on a Bima
In general, the question that you raise is cogent. A sefer Torah has a higher level of kedusha...
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The Propriety of a Traveling Sefer Torah
The Shulchan Aruch rules that one should not take a sefer Torah to a prison in order to...
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Hafrashat Challa{&&} When Part Was Baked and Part is Dough
One who did not do hafrashat challa on dough may do so even on the resulting bread. ...
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