Question: Does unflavored non chewable melatonin and magnesium need a hechsher Attached: Attached file 1 Answer: In consultation with a kashrus professional, it is ok to use. Sleep well
Category: Kashrut
Cold chicken soup in a milky pan
Question: I accidentally put cold chicken soup in a milky pan (cold). The soup has not been boiled (cold). Was wondering if we have to throw the pot? Answer: If… Read more »
Breastmilk and fleishig dishwasher
Question: Is it OK to wash baby bottles used exclusively for breast milk in fleishig dishwasher with fleishig dishes? What about hand wash with hot water in fleishig sink with… Read more »
Poured crushed garlic salt from container over pan with hot dairy
Question: If there is hot dairy being cooked in a pan, and I pour crushed garlic salt from a plastic container over it while it is cooking, is there an… Read more »
Grill
Question: Dם I have to toivel a grill? Answer: A grill that was made by a non Jew or was bought from a non Jew has to be toveled, with… Read more »
Bishul Akum of a non Shomer Shabbos Jew
Question: Hello Rabbi. I am Jewish on both sides, have grown up in a conservative household with strong Jewish values throughout. My girlfriend is a modern orthodox shomer shabbos and… Read more »
Bugs in the air
Question: Hi, in the summer, there are a lot of bugs around–even in the house. If a bug were to fly into the mouth while breathing or talking, is this… Read more »
Blood from mouth
Question: If one cuts the tongue a little on some crispy food but does not see any blood on the fork or spoon upon quick glance (not really inspecting), is… Read more »
Dairy in meat grill that did not touch the grate.
Question: An unobservant friend was staying at my house, we decided to make pizza. I told him to use the toaster oven, I came back later with some ingredients for… Read more »
Is tarnish on a silver utensil a chatzitza by tevillas keilim?
Question: Is tarnish on a silver utensil a chatzitza by tevillas keilim? Answer: You should clean the utensil and try to get off as much of the tarnish as you… Read more »
non californian prunes
Question: Do non californian prunes need to be checked for insects and if yes, how do you check them? Answer: According to R’ M. Vaye they should be cleaned first…. Read more »
Made a meat pizza with dough that had dry powdered milk in it in my oven.
Question: I mistakenly made a meat pizza with dough that was dairy (it had dry powdered milk) in my oven. Do I need to kasher my oven? Answer: Yes you… Read more »
Eating food cooked in a milky pot after eating meat
Question: If you are meaty, can you eat food that is chezkas milky and vice versa? (I am understanding chezkas milky food to mean parev food that was for example… Read more »
milk spilled on pareve cutting board
Question: Milk spilled on a pareve cutting board. Is it sufficient to wash off the cutting board, or do I have to be concerned that, because of the bumpy surface… Read more »
Halakha about tolaas
Question: About halakha when it forbids eating worms(tolaas) , what is this halakha, and how is it reflected in the question of fermented milks, (yakult and others) live lactobacilli, which… Read more »
Pareve Food on Meat/Dairy Sheet
Question: Hello, If I recently cooked meat in the oven, and then immediately afterward wanted to cook or bake a pareve item, may I use a dairy pan or sheet… Read more »
Covered Meat and Dairy Utensil in the Oven
Question: Hello, Can I put in meat and dairy utensils (such as pans) in the oven at the same time? As long as both foods are pareve, do I have… Read more »
is my oven still parve?
Question: Hello Rabbi, I appreciate your time taking my question. I have an oven that I’ve kept parve by double wrapping all dairy and meat items. on Wednesday, I baked… Read more »
Meat utensil in dairy pot
Question: We accidentally used a meat utensil (silicone) in a dairy pot to make macaroni and cheese; the hot food was then placed in ceramic bowls. I believe that I… Read more »
Wrong utensil used milchig/fleishig
Question: I made onions & eggs in a dairy pan using large oil spray on a designated for milchig induction burner but used a designated for meat silicone spatula that… Read more »
Confusion of utensils w/new coated parve electric frying pan
Question: I have a new silicone coated electric frying pan that I used to make something that was for sure large. I had intended to put it away for Pesach… Read more »
Cut onion with meaty knife and cooked in pareve pan
Question: I cut an onion with a meaty knife. And then cooked it in a parev pan (with minimal oil). I realised before the onion got too hot – i… Read more »
Infusion of taste through soaking
Question: If you left parev liquid in a milky bowl, does the liquid become milky? Would it make a difference if the liquid was hot or cold? Thank you very… Read more »
Infusion of taste with dvar charif
Question: If you cut a dvar charif (like an onion) with a meat knife, and then eat the onion, do you become meaty and need to wait before eating milky?… Read more »
Infusion of taste via soaking
Question: If I’m not mistaken, meaty or milky flavour can be absorbed into a food via soaking (without heat). Is this for example a pareve food soaking in milk becomes… Read more »
Infusion of taste – Nat bar nat
Question: If you cut a dvar charif like an onion with a meaty knife and then eat the onion, are you then meaty and have to wait before eating milky?… Read more »
Hagalah and Tevilah Kelim for new utensils that were bought
Question: Shalom, I bought some new kelim, and I made hagalah, but I didn’t make tevilah kelim before Pesach and I used the kelim them after Pesach but I only… Read more »
Shared DrinkMate carbonator; can it be used if previously used with non-kosher beverages?
Question: Shalom, I got your email but could not reply to that address. The DrinkMate is built with a CO2 bottle inserted in the machine. There is a special bottle… Read more »
Milk & Meat
Question: We made macaroni and cheese last night in a milchig pot. As we were taking it to eat I noticed the spoon we used to stir the pasta and… Read more »
Organic vs Non Organic peanut butter and other nut butters and spices
Question: I am vegan so I do eat Organic peanut butters and other nut butters and I do like spices as well and they are organic also. Is there ANYTHING… Read more »
ORGANIC peanut butter from Trader Joes
Question: Does Organic peanut butter contain insect parts? Answer: This is something you would have to ask the company. From a halachic angle though, even if it did contain insect… Read more »
Kashrus
Question: Shalom u Bracha Does Chalav Akum requires Kashering the utensils to those that are makpid on Chalav Yisrael? Answer: A person that cooked Chalav Akum in his pot etc…. Read more »
Challah from play dough
Question: Does one have to take challah from homemade play dough if he kneads the requisite amount of flour? Answer: Thank you for your question. If there is no intention… Read more »
Manufactured grape juice- Stam Yanom?
Question: To make a kosher grape juice, does one have to be Jewish? or even a bnei noach can make and make it kosher? Answer: Yes, the people involved in… Read more »
Reheated chicken soup poured into glass cup
Question: I had thought that already prepared chicken soup (which was in a throwaway plastic container) was actually parve soup, and reheated it in a parve stainless pot, and then… Read more »
No kosher meat that touched kosher product
Question: B”H Thank you sincerely for your help, I really appreciate it. If non kosher meat (cold) brushed against a sealed kosher product, and the outside of the kosher product… Read more »
Oat flour
Question: How do I check oat flour if it is too thick to be sifted? Answer: Thank you for your question. In consultation with a Rov that is familiar with… Read more »
Purée Frozen Fruit to make smoothies
Question: Is it permissible to buy frozen strawberries, blueberries, blackberries which do not have a hashgacha for purpose of puréeing them and making smoothies ? Or does it require a… Read more »
Yayin Nesech by Muslims and Christians and irreligious non-jews
Question: Outside of idolatrous places like india, is there a true Yayin Nesech issue these days, or is it just something nice to do? There seems to be zero or… Read more »
Boiling water for (iced) tea
Question: I am new to keeping a kosher kitchen and have a question: If I want to boil water to make tea, and I boil the water in a dairy pot… Read more »
Tevilas Keilim
Question: Yesterday, my wife received 2 glass pots that were ordered online. Before I had a chance to “sell the Keilim to a Non-Jew” (as we are not allowed to… Read more »
Poured milk into jar to get out choco, did the Jar need tevila
Question: Hello, Earlier today my wife made a hot Choco from leftovers of a chocolate spread. The sheilah we have is as follows: She boiled milk in a pot on… Read more »
Wooden spoon fell on oven
Question: A hot wooden spoon being used in a fleishig pan fell onto stovetop, is this a problem (is the stovetop considered treif if used for both meat and dairy?)… Read more »
Electric beater for both dairy and pareve
Question: If only used for cold foods and cleaned in between Can I use same electric mixer and beaters for dairy and for pareve? Answer: It is permitted to use… Read more »
Using Microwave water for hagala
Question: Would one be able to bring water to a boil in a utensil using a microwave, then insert an even meluban into the utensil to overflow the water in… Read more »
Non mevasel wine
Question: If you cook pears in non mevasel wine ( with water, sugar etc.) after you cook it is there any issue of a non jew touching it ? Answer:… Read more »
Possibly had a dairy on my hands
Question: Hi, A few months ago on a erev Shabbos I realized my cholent wasn’t cooking I opened the pot and touched a piece of meat to see if it… Read more »
Blender for smoothie to be used for soup that will be eaten in meaty bowl
Question: I made yogurt smoothies in a blender (cold). Can I put a hot parve soup in the blender and then and eat it in a meat bowl (more than… Read more »
Fleishig steam on milchig pan
Question: Gut voch! We have a milchig frying pan (had not been used for milchig within 24 hours) that was on a different part the stove at the same time… Read more »
Regarding a oven or toaster oven
Question: How do you use an oven or toaster oven for meat and later for dairy ? Answer: It is controversial is an oven can be used for Milk and Meat…. Read more »