Question: If I use just enough flour to take ‘challah’ (with a bracha) can I use some of the dough for a yeast cake (mezonos). Does it make any difference… Read more »
Category: Kashrut
Talking while toveling utensils
Question: I toveled several pots and silverware this week. I talked in the middle. I asked the man in the store how to remove the sticker. Then I toveled the… Read more »
Eggs left overnight
Question: If I put 3 cracked eggs away overnight in a cup with a bit of salt and oil, and covered the cup, what’s the din? Am I allowed to… Read more »
Parev food, milk pot, meat bowl
Question: Accidentally cooked pasta in a milk pot but then ate it using a meat ikea bowl – the food itself was parev but it was hot when eaten and… Read more »
Is it still Kosher?
Question: Was this non-kosher? If so, is there anything to do about it? I spent the holidays with relatives, who do not keep a kosher home. They koshered their oven,… Read more »
Status of fleishig sink
Question: If dairy bowl not containing milk was washed in fleishig sink does sink need to be kashered? Answer: No the sink is still fleishig, because no actual milk got… Read more »
Eating fish cooked with fleishig utensils after drinking coffee in a milchig mug
Question: Is it an issue if you eat fish and salad prepared with a fleishig knife after you drink black coffee in a milchig mug? Answer: No it is not… Read more »
Hot Pareve pot, flieshig fork
Question: Cooked pasta in pareve pot. Accidentally used clean Stainless steel flieshig fork from drainer to stir food while boiling. Fork was Not used since day before. Unsure when fork… Read more »
Follow up to original urn question
Question: Hi I forgot an an important piece of information regarding my original message about the urn so I’ll repost the whole message about that and add that piece of… Read more »
Milky microwave – parev toaster
Question: Can I defrost bread in a milky microwave and then toast it in a parev toaster? Lchatchila would this be ok? And bdieved would it? Thank you Answer: It… Read more »
Urn spout fleishig?
Question: I mistakenly put the wrong hot cup under my urn this morning to make coffee. I had taken a clean one from the cabinet and put it down. I… Read more »
Regarding Steam
Question: My fleishig sink was clogged and a plumber poured hot water straight from the hot water urn into the fleishig sink. Being that the sink wasn’t clean and there… Read more »
Am I allowed to buy a wood cutting board Or other wood bowls that says it is preoiled?
Question: May I buy new Wood cutting boards or bowls that are pre oiled? Answer: You may buy them, but they should be kashered, once the surface oil is removed…. Read more »
porcelain dental work
Question: B”H Thank you for your help. My question is: If a person has porcelain dental work that they got during a time when they were not yet keeping kosher,… Read more »
Fleishig Corelle dish washed with Dairy dish sponge
Question: A guest of ours washed her fleishig dish (corelle) after eating chicken and side dishes, by mistake at our dairy sink with a dairy dish sponge…the sponge had not… Read more »
Honey and hechsher
Question: We were given a new jar of honey here in Israel. Does it need a hechsher? משק חקלאי כפר הנוער ויצו נהלל Answer: In consultation with a kashrus professional,… Read more »
Checking Broccoli
Question: How can I check fresh broccoli? Answer: R’ Vaye nd the CRC both say that the florets are extremely difficult to check, therefore they should not be used. Cut… Read more »
Fruits and vegetables
Question: Are bananas and other fruits and vegetables that may be coated with wax or spray containing shellfish or other non kosher items kosher? How do they need to be… Read more »
Tevilas kelim for “disposable” baking rack
Question: If I buy a baking rack (a wire grill/grate) from the dollar store intending to use it a few times then to throw it out when it gets gross… Read more »
Bracha on toiveling a pot and its lid
Question: Should it be tevilat keli or tevilat keilim? (this is after the fact, I already opted for keilim since they are two distinct parts). Answer: Interesting question, in fact… Read more »
Do I need to kasher this knife?
Question: A parev knife was accidentally used to cut meat. It was then left for a few hours without being washed. It was then washed with a meaty sponge. Is… Read more »
Glass jars from food are they made in Israel
Question: We have a number of products produced here in Israel such as honey, date syrup and coconut oil that come in glass jars. Is there a way to know… Read more »
Bugs near/in mouth
Question: Hello, I am very careful not to eat bugs and only each prechecked broccoli, spinach, etc. However, today a small bug flew into my mask (obviously for the pandemic)…. Read more »
homeopathy
Question: hi ha rav, is homeopathy kosher (halachcally good for use) ? Answer: Homeopathic preparations should have a reliable hechsher, and if it does, it is permitted to use…. Read more »
Is it necessary to check home-grown grapes that will be used to make wine?
Question: Shalom, I’d like to use the grapes from our home garden to make wine. Do I need to check them as per Rav Vayeh’s instructions? I’m asking because the… Read more »
Bug on plate
Question: I was eating some candy from a plate and after having one bite I saw a small bug on the plate. I did not finish the food but am… Read more »
Dairy tomato soup poured into a meaty ninja slow cooker which had not been used for a week.
Question: Dairy tomato soup poured into a meaty ninja slow cooker which had not been used for a week. Do I need to kasher the pot? Answer: Assuming that the… Read more »
Pie is cooked in a milchig toaster oven, served as desert after fleishig meal?
Question: If a pie is cooked in a milchig toaster oven, can it be served as a desert after a fleishig meal? Please provide sources if possible. Thanks so much!… Read more »
Toiveling a utensil for someone else with your utensils
Question: I ordered 2 utensils, one for me and one for a gift. The recipient is disabled and I would like to toivel it first for her to save her… Read more »
checking organic string beans/green beans
Question: What is the procedure to check organic string beans/green bean? Thank you. Answer: Please see the following link https://dinonline.org/Bedikat/string-beans-green-beans-and-wax-beans/ Have a good Shabbos
Kosher Chicken that was cooked unsupervised.
Question: I used to shop at a grocery store near me that had a “kosher” deli. All of the food was premade outside of the kitchen. I obviously assumed that… Read more »
Do flaxseeds need to be checked for bugs
Question: Do flaxseeds need to be checked for bugs Answer: In some countries it is fie, but in other countries they should be checked. P{lease see the following link https://dinonline.org/Bedikat/flaxseed-linseed/ Best… Read more »
Selling hindquarters of animal
Question: If a kosher slaughterhouse is in the habit of selling the hindquarters, isn’t that in violation of doing business with non-kosher foods ? Is it perhaps because the only… Read more »
What is the minimum amount of flour I need in order to take challah?
Question: 1. What is the minimum amount of flour I need in order to take challah with a brocha? 2. What is the range of amount I need to take… Read more »
Non Kosher Food Eaten on Dining Table
Question: I am new to keeping kosher at home, and recently had a guest who brought in non-kosher food and ate it on my dining table. (None of my utensils,… Read more »
Food cooked in non koshered oven.
Question: Hi, I recently moved into new apartment, previous tenants were not kosher. Do I have to Kosher the oven I don’t have self cleaning mode so how would I… Read more »
Plastic Container used to store cooked meat..
Question: Hi, I used a plastic Tupperware container to store cooked meat, is the container now considered “Meat”? Answer: Thank you for your question. The status of the container depends… Read more »
Fish and onions cooked in milchig pot and reheated on fleishig plate
Question: Hello, Thank you so much for your help! Fish that was baked in a milchig toaster oven, together with lentils/rice/onions cooked in a milchig pot were mistakenly put on… Read more »
Hechsherim on stores, and rice cauliflower
Question: Does riced cauliflower with a circle K require checking for infestation? It does not say it has been checked (like Bodek says). Why would some frozen vegetables from the… Read more »
Hashgacha on chocolate
Question: If a chocolate has the Badatz Yerushalayim hashgacha is it cholov yisrael if it just says chalavi? Answer: Assuming that Badatz Yerushalayim means Badatz Eida Hachareidis of Yerushalayim, it… Read more »
Does the water in Maine (well water) require filtering for bugs?
Question: Dear Rav, Does the water in Maine (well water) require filtering for bugs? Answer: The issue of bugs in the water is specifically for New York City, and other… Read more »
Mixed milchigs/fleishigs
Question: Fish that was baked in a milchig toaster oven, together with lentils/rice/onions cooked in a milchig pot were mistakenly put on a fleishig corelle plate and reheated in a… Read more »
Eating salad from milk meal with meat
Question: It happens on occasion that some of my family eats milchigs and some fleishigs for supper. If it’s unclear whether a pareve dish became milchig, for example, lets say… Read more »
Vinegar and Davar Charif
Question: Lets say someone has a salad with feta cheese in a parve bowl and they use a vinegar type dressing. If when they finish the salad there is some… Read more »
Melatonin
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
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 »