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 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?

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.

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.

Some Contemporary Bishul Akum Curiosities

The Crisis of Unwashed Meat

Bishul Akum for the Ill

Glycerin in Today’s World - Or "How I Stopped a Catastrophe"

Must I Toivel This?

High in the Thigh

The Mitzvah of Gid Hano’she

The Mitzvah of Gid Hano’she

What Makes Bread Jewish?

Bishul Akum Problems in the Home

The Contemporary Kosher Bakery and its Halachic Issues.

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 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?

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 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?”

This Is the Way We Salt Our Meat

The laws of Kashering meat, why the chicken is split, and the connection to the Korbanos.