Living the halachic process

A series of responsa books written by the rabbis of the Institute for scholars and rabbis from around the world in all areas of Halacha.

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    מציג 1-11 מ-11 תוצאות

    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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    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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