18 Lessons
Achrei Mot Prepared to DeLIVER
In many places, the Torah forbids the consumption of blood. In the parsha of Acharei Mot, this prohibition of blood is mentioned. In Kedoshim there are nine references to blood, in the context of different prohibitions. This makes it appropriate to discuss the laws of preparing livers according to halacha.
The Laws of Kashrut The Saga of Twelve Months
Is there any way to Kosher an expensive china set? is there any chance to eat during Pesach food that was cooked in a pot that was used once for Chametz?
Articles about Shavuot The Cheese Factory
It is a common custom to have special milchig meals in honor Shavuos; thus, I am sharing with you an article on the halachic issue of gevinas akum.
The Laws of Kashrut A Sweet Change of Pace
What beracha does one recite over chocolate-covered raisins?
The Torah teaches that the second time the brothers came down to Mitzrayim, Yaakov told them to bring treats from Eretz Yisroel with which to woo Pharoah. Of course, they had no chocolate to bring, but we can discuss a different royal treat that the Aztecs considered a royal beverage.
The Laws of Kashrut Making Dairy Bread
“May I add dairy ingredients to bread that I intend to serve with a milchig meal on Shavuos?” “Is one permitted to eat the local bread when everyone knows it is milchig?”
The Laws of Kashrut The Kashrus of Raisin Juice and Wine
How can two kosher, pareve ingredients combine to become a product that can become non-kosher? A non-Jewish friend of mine makes her own raisin wine. Is this a kashrus issue like grape wine, or is it like cherry wine, which is usually kosher?
The Laws of Kashrut Bishul Akum Problems in the Home, part II
Mrs. Goldman calls the non-Jewish babysitter, Jenny, to apologize for the delay and asks her to find something in the freezer to warm and serve the kids. Jenny finds some blintzes, places them on ceramic cookware and pops them into the toaster oven. That evening, when Rabbi Goldman returns from Kollel, Mrs. Goldman tells him about her frustrating commute home. Rabbi Goldman realizes that they may now have a kashrus concern in their house.
The Laws of Kashrut The Right Type of Help
"We hired a very nice Polish lady to help around the house, keep an eye on the kids and do light housekeeping. Can we have her cook a bit for the kids while I am away at work?”
The Laws of Kashrut This Is the Way We Salt Our Meat
The laws of Kashering meat, why the chicken is split, and the connection to the Korbanos.