Ask the Rabbi
- Halacha
- Kosher or Not?
- Various Products
Question
Do dried beans, and wheat or flax need a hechsher?
Answer
Dried beans and wheat are edible therefore they need a Hechsher as they need Trumot and Maasrot taken from them. Flax does not need a Hechsher as it is not eaten.
Rabbi Binyamin Bemberger
When is a "by-product" no longer a "by-product"?
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 18 Cheshvan 5766
Mushrooms
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 10 Kislev 5763
Are Nicorettes Kosher ?
Rabbi Eliezer S. Weisz | 24 Shevat 5764
