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Q and A s with Rabbi David Bar-Hayim: Preparing for Passover

On Parashat Re'eh

Is it permissible to eat gelatin from non-kosher animals?

Checking Knives and the Kashrut of Meat

Question: I have read in the Rambam's Mishneh Torah regarding the slaughter of animals that the Shochet must inspect the knife before and...

Kashrut and the Halachic Paradigm

Question: I understand that all meat slaughtered by a Shochet who is Jewish and observes the Shabbath and Mitzvoth are kosher regardless...

Q and As with Rabbi David Bar-Hayim on Pesach, Tzitzit, Buying from a Shochet, and more

What counts as Bishul Yisrael?

Question: What standard of bishul yisroel does the Rav hold by? Answer: I hold by the standard usually associated with the Ashk'nazi...

Q & As on Kashrut: Tevilat Kelim, Davar Harif, Owning Hametz Through Stocks and Shares, and More

On Stainless Steel: Should one have two sets of pots and pans?

Peanut Oil and Quinoa During Pesah

Question: I know the Rav's position regarding kitniyot, but I am still adhering to the custom. Perhaps I’ll work up the courage, but...

Romaine Lettuce is No Joke

Question: You wrote in a previous post: “Maror comes from the word "mar" meaning bitter. As everyone knows "bitter" is distinct from...

Heter Mechira During Shemittah

Question: During the Shemittah year should I buy Arab produce or rely on heter mechira? Answer: Neither - Otzar Beth Din is the correct...

Purchasing Arab Produce

Question: What sin am i committing by choosing to purchase Arab produce during the Shemittah year? Answer: Lo Tichanem. By purchasing...

Dairy Pot Lid Falls into Chicken Dish

Question: My friend has a dairy pot which, at the time of this incident, had not been used for dairy in several days. Its lid is glass...

Medication Containing Ingredients from Non-Kosher Fish

Question: May I ingest a health pill/capsule which contains an ingredient(s) (e.g.oil) from a non-kosher fish? Answer: Yes, one may take...

Candy with Halav Akum

Question: Can I eat chocolate bars which contain "halav akum"? Answer: The correct term is "halev goyim" or "halev nokhrim". 'Akum is...

Poultry and Dairy

Question: Why can we not eat chicken with milk products? Of course in the Tanakh we are instructed not to "boil the kid in its mother...

Is Gelatin Kosher?

Question: I remember a tshuva by Rav Abadi saying that gelatin in all its forms is completely kosher and parve, and that this is true for...

Kashering Meat

Questions: 1. Do you rely on regular Glatt Kosher meat (Beit Yosef, etc.) that is rinsed and salted, or do you consider it not enough...

Milk and Meat?

What are the rules regarding eating milk and meat? Hulin 104b Part 1 Part 2 Part 3