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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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