Questions about the required immersion of dishes and utensils in a Mikvah.
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Is there a source for not requiring Tevilah for the first use?
I have heard (as I'm sure many others have) that one can use a utensil one time before Tevilah. At the same time, I've heard that this is a common misconception.
Is there anyone who holds that this ...
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Eating on someone else's untoveled dishes
One must tovel (immerse in a mikve) various kinds of dishes before first use, and may not eat from his own dishes until they are toveled. Is it likewise forbidden to eat from someone else's untoveled ...
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Aluminum Pan Reuse
If you reuse an Aluminium pan does it then require a Tevilah as it is no longer a one time use disposable pan and now is a Keli which requires Tevilah?
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Why does a Meat Thermometer not need Tevilla?
In this answer, We were told that "according to the Star-K Tevila Guidelines, no tevila is required for a meat thermometer."
Why not?
From the Star-K's article on Tevillat Kelim:
Utensils ...
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Tevilat Keilim on a gift
If I buy a food-utensil from a gentile to give as a gift to a Jew, can I tovel it before giving it to him, or must he do it himself as the final intended owner? Is there a difference between glass and ...
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Does a cholent bag/aluminum foil take away the need to tovel the pot?
If no food touches it, does it need to be toveled (immersed in mikvah)?
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Does a ger have to tovel their dishes?
When a ger finishes their conversion, must they tovel (immerse in a mikvah) their dishes? Does it matter if they had toveled them previously?
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Tevilas Keilim for a meat thermometer
Does a meat thermometer need to undergo tevillas keilim before use, since it does not really do anything to prepare the food itself?
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Does a coffee grinder require Tevillah (immersion) in a Mikvah?
I recently bought a coffee grinder with non-removable burrs (rather than a blade). The only parts of the machine that is actually of a substance that requires Tevillah are the burrs themselves. I ...
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Keilim Mikva design
I live in a neighborhood where it is difficult to find a Keilim mikva. Are there any designs available for how to build one? Is it as hard to build as a human mikva?
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Electric Appliances and Mikva
Do electric appliances need to be dunked (toveled) in a mikva?
Obviously, if the parts that touch the food are removable (e.g. an electric mixer's bowl and blade, or a blender's carafe, or the ...
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Food utensil on loan from now-dead non-Jew
Do non-Jews have laws of inheritance in halacha? If so, what are they?
Okay... that's not my real question, though I think it's a good part of my real question; in the interests of avoiding the ...
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Do hookahs need to be Toiveled?
I saw this question somewhere else said as a joke but, seriously, does a hookah require tevilah (immersion)? After all, why wouldn't smoking be like ingesting food, as on some level you are ingesting ...
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Tevila on mouthwash cup
In some people's sink area they keep a glass or metal cup to wash their mouth out after they brush their teeth. Must one Tovel that cup even though they don't swallow the water/liquid? Plus, even if ...
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Does a French Press Shoulder Nut Require Tevila?
On a french press, there is a piece that sits on the bottom of the plunger rod above the filtering discs called a shoulder nut. The purpose of this piece is to keep the filtering discs plunged down ...
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Tevilath Keilim in a creek or other natural body of water
Are there any special rules to be aware of in order to do Tevilath Keilim in a creek or other natural body of water, as compared to a Mikvah?
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Microwave tray tevilah
Does you need to tovel the glass plate from a microwave in a mikvah, and do you need a Bracha?
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Would silverware intended for one-time kosher use (e.g. airlines) need to be immersed in a mikva?
According to the Star-K,
First Class and Business Class meals are double wrapped in real chinaware and sealed with kosher certification tape. They are then sent to the airline food service ...
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Can one Tovel dishes in snow?
We learned that:
If no cup is available for washing one's hands, one can immerse them into a river or into snow, if there's enough snow on the ground to fill a Mikve. (About 500 litres/130 gallons of ...
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Do Israeli silver gifts (e.g. kiddush cups) need to be dunked in the mikva?
People get these nice Israeli silver gifts like kiddush cups or fountains -- do they need to be dunked in the mikva?
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Receiving dishes from a Jew - toivel (immerse)?
I inherited a set of dishes from a Jew.
I don't know how observant this Jew was.
Do I need to toivel them?
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Do ceramic salt and pepper shakers need to be immersed in a Mikvah before use?
Considering that salt and pepper shakers aren't used to eat food with directly, nor are they used to make food, do they have to be immersed in a Mikvah before using if they are ceramic?
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Does a dish received as a gift from another Jew need to be toveled? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Tevilat Keilim on a gift
If I buy Ploni a new coffee mug, does he need to tovel it? Did I need to tovel it?
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Using dishes/pots before tevillah [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a source for not requiring Tevilah for the first use?
Many are mistaken that one is allowed to use a dish or pot one time before being tovel it (something like ...
