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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...


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...


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
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