kashrut | Machon Shilo

Jul 11
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Is it permissible to eat gelatin from non-kosher animals?

Jun 29
2 min

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...

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Jun 12
2 min

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...

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Mar 13
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Q and As with Rabbi David Bar-Hayim on Pesach, Tzitzit, Buying from a Shochet, and more

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Mar 3
1 min

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...

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Feb 28
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Q & As on Kashrut: Tevilat Kelim, Davar Harif, Owning Hametz Through Stocks and Shares, and More

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Dec 31, 2021
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On Stainless Steel: Should one have two sets of pots and pans?

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Dec 29, 2021
4 min

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...

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Dec 28, 2021
5 min

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...

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Nov 18, 2021
1 min

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...

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Nov 18, 2021
1 min

Purchasing Arab Produce

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

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Nov 18, 2021
1 min

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...

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Nov 17, 2021
1 min

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...

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Nov 17, 2021
4 min

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...

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Nov 17, 2021
1 min

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...

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Nov 17, 2021
1 min

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...

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Nov 17, 2021
2 min

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...

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Nov 15, 2021
1 min

Milk and Meat?

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

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Nov 14, 2021
2 min

Vitamins & Medications During the Year and During Pesah

Question: 1. I would like to know if vitamins that don't have a hekhsher are kosher? 2. Also on one post you said “All forms of gelatin...

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Nov 14, 2021
2 min

Baking Bread in "Fleischig" Oven

Question: We have a single oven in our home, which we cook basari in. The oven is clean - there are no "meat splatters" all over the...

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