66 Lessons
Kashrut The Milky Way or Does Chalav Yisrael Apply Today?
I do not understand why some people keep chalav Yisrael today. Do they really think that someone is adding pig's milk? My friend quoted his rav that it is more important to keep chalav Yisrael today than it ever was before. How could this be?
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.
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Tevila of Something that Turns into a “Meal Utensil”
I received an ornamental honey dispenser and glass plate. I want to use the plate every Shabbat to hold challa rolls for lechem mishneh. Does it require tevilat keilim, assuming that it was made by a non-Jew(ish company)?
Rosh Hashana Checking the Simanim for Rosh Hashana
Updated 5781
The right way one should check the Simanim for Rosh Hashana according to Bedikas Hamazon.
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.
Kashrut Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
The yahrzeit of Rav Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, often referred to by the name of his seforim, Seridei Eish, occurs this week. Since a teshuvah by him on the subject of kosher animals is the basis for much of this article, I thought it appropriate to discuss this topic.
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.
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Salad at Meat and Milk Meals
Sometimes I serve the same salad at a fleishig meal and again at a milchig meal. My daughter told me that her friend’s family does not do that. Is it okay?
