Questions tagged [food]
Questions with this tag relate to laws of food or anything pertaining to food.
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Drop-shipping Non Kosher Food Products?
I own a drop-shipping business where I sell both food and non food products. As a drop shipper I do not keep the products I sell in stock. Instead, when I sell a product I purchase the item from a ...
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Is putting food in the freezer on Shabbos a machloket?
What is the Halacha if one wanted to put food in the freezer that could be used for a later date? Would this be considered Hachana for after Shabbos? Would this be considered a machloket, since ...
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Why might frozen potatoes require a hechsher?
The CRC says frozen potatoes require a hechsher
(even though many frozen veggies do not).
The Scroll K says frozen potatoes do not require a hechsher.
Why might frozen potatoes require a hechsher?
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Ramifications of eating (or forcing to eat) food one doesn’t like
Avos D’Rebbi Nassan 26:5 says (translation is from Artscroll, and brackets are from their footnotes):
הוא היה אומר האוכל אוכלין שאינם עולים על גופו עובר משום ג' לאוין שביזה את עצמו וביזה את האוכלין ...
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Does one fulfill Mishloach Manos by giving food to someone that the sender can eat but the recipient can’t, or vice versa? [duplicate]
Consider the following cases:
Reuven is deathly ill. He is instructed by doctors to eat pork in order to save his life, so, obviously, he does. But Shimon is a healthy individual and therefore cannot ...
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May one purchase smoothies anywhere?
What do sources say about purchasing smoothies at places with no kosher certification? Would this be allowed?
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May one gift food to a non-religious Jew if she does not say the Brachah? [duplicate]
I would like to give a gift to a professor of mine who is a non-religious Jew. May I give her [kosher] chocolate? The halachic issue I am concerned about is that she will not say a bracha beforehand.
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For a person who doesn't eat dairy are there any halachic or health issues with using a meaty pot to cook all food and drink?
For a person who doesn't eat dairy and won't be sharing food or drink with anyone, is there any halachic problem with using a meaty pot to cook all food and drink?
Also, lets say one only eats meat ...
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Does boiling lettuce remove insects?
If one were to submerge lettuce in a pot of boiling water, cover the pot with a lid, let the lettuce boil for a minute and then discard the water; would doing so remove all the bugs?
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What is the blessing on cricket bread?
This recent article speaks of commercially available bread made from ground crickets. To clarify, crickets are ground into flour and used in some combination with wheat flour.
Now, to the best of my ...
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Birkas Hamitzvah on food which is normally assur, but allowed due to pikuach nefesh
From Making a bracha on food which is normally assur, but allowed due to pikuach nefesh, if you eat normally forbidden foods because of pikuach nefesh, you make a bracha on them.
Does the same apply ...
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Can open kosher condiments (e.g., ketchup) found in a rented apartment be used?
Let's say you rent an apartment and find open kosher condiments like ketchup in the fridge, can they be used?
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Drinking Nespresso coffee on Shabbat?
The Wacaco Nanopresso machine is a hand-operated espresso machine. It is filled with either ground coffee or Nespresso capsules and, together with hot water, delivers a cup of espresso through a hand ...
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How was Israel's livestock fed in the desert? [duplicate]
The Children of Israel were fed the Manna for 40 years. But how were the numerous heads of cattle which accompanied them out of Egypt fed?
What information is available in the Torah and the Midrash?
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Are crayons allowed?
If a non-toxic (but also non-food) wax crayon is known/suspected to contain both meat (e.g. stearic acid; see e.g. here) and milk (e.g. dairy-derived palmitic acid), may one use it or does it qualify ...
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Non-toxic crayon bliyoth
Would a non-toxic, non-food substance, such as crayons, intentionally melted in a pan render it unkosher? Does it matter if the crayons are known/suspected to contain both milk and meat (e.g. tallow/...
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Blessing on orange juice after eating an orange
Say someone ate an orange and now wants to drink orange juice. The regular blessing on orange juice is sheakol (see e.g., here) although there is some opinion it might be haeitz if the oranges were ...
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Why are shellfish not kosher? [closed]
I have tried to read up and understand why shell fish aren't kosher, but the reasoning for scales/fins seems to be able to apply to shellfish as well. Is there any logical explanation?
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Shiur Brocha Achrona 2 different foods
If I eat less than a k’zayis of cake; and less than a k’zayis of grapes; do I make a brocha Achrona? And if I do; is it Borei Nefushois, or Ahl Hamichya V’ahl hu’aitz?
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Can you crack and roll a boiled egg on Shabbat, even if the rolling will tear the letters printed on the egg?
Introduction
In an article, Rabbi Gil Student writes that, on Shabbat:
The Mishnah Berurah (340:17) and other authorities ... permit eating cake with letters. However, they do not permit cutting ...
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Can one eat avodah zarah food?
My question is simple: Can food offered as avodah zarah be eaten? Why?
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Shaping liquids/foods on Shabbat
Is it allowed on Shabbat to make shapes with food or liquids for dish decoration purposes?
For example: dipping a fork into a sauce and then placing the fork on the plate to make a fork shaped ...
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If one makes a bracha on something not Kosher should he eat it to avoid saying G-d's name in vain or not?
If one makes a bracha on something not Kosher (meat and milk,chicken and milk, pork…) should he eat it to avoid saying G-d's name in vain or not?
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Minhag to eat Dessert First?
A while ago (at least 25 years ago) I recall a friend's mother saying there was a minhag in Tzfat to eat dessert first, because if you had to suddenly stop your meal in the middle because the Moshiach ...
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A better way to warm up food on shabbat morning
When warming up food on a hot tray on shabbat, most poskim do not allow one to put the food directly on the hot tray, but rather insist on a plate or inverted pot or pan be placed on the hot tray and ...
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Case of causing someone to sin?
Are there any sources that the following case would constitute causing others to sin?
A person addressed a nonreligous Jew about keeping kosher, and tried to make him keep kosher. The non religious ...
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Bracha after consuming food
If one eats pizza and is 100% certain he did not say the bracha for it, may he still say it? Explanation: Eating a piece of pizza, realizing you didn’t say the bracha, and saying the bracha before ...
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Chazal Heimlich Maneuver
The Gemara Shabbos (67a) records
תני תנא בפרק אמוראי קמיה דרבי חייא בר אבין אמר ליה כולהו אית בהו משום
דרכי האמורי לבר מהני מי שיש לו עצם בגרונו מביא מאותו המין ומניח ליה על
קדקדו ולימא הכי חד ...
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Can you have almond milk on Rosh Hashana?
The custom in my community is not to eat or cook with whole nuts during Elul. But I don't know whether pulverized or otherwise disembodied nuts --for example, nuts as an ingredient in a processed food ...
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Does ever min hachai transfer to utensils?
When meaty/dairy/treif food is cooked in a pot, the taste (ta'am) of the food is transferred to the pot. When the pot is reused for other food, that food becomes meaty/dairy/treif as well. Likewise, ...
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Is eating in the bedroom forbidden?
Is eating in the bedroom or any typical part of the bedroom forbidden? I've heard that there's some sort of tumah associated with this action, but couldn't get verification outside of differing ...
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Using teabags on Shabbos [duplicate]
Is it accepted to use teabags on Shabbos?
Obviously, one would have to leave the teabag in the cup (and leave enough liquid to cover it) so as not to transgress Boirer. It would also need to be a ...
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Why did Avraham Have to Give a Recipe to Sarah?
When the 3 visitors show up, Avraham indicates he will get them bread. He then runs off and tells his wife not just what to make but what recipe to use (Gen 18,6):
"וַיְמַהֵר אַבְרָהָם הָאֹהֱלָה ...
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Can one eat together two salads with onions (charif) cut with different knives?
Two salads have been prepared and both have raw onions. One salad was prepared with meaty utensils and the other prepared with dairy utensils. The onions were chopped with their respective knives. All ...
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Is all 100%-synthetic food kosher?
If, at some point in the future, ALL food is manufactured entirely from individual atoms and molecules, and made to look and taste like anything you want, would there be NO food restrictions for Jews ...
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What blessing is recited before eating hearts of palm?
What blessing is recited before eating hearts of palm and what are the reasons behind the different opinions?
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mixing Milki on the sabbath
Sh'miras Shabas K'hilchasah (5739 edition), 8:1:
There's no prohibition of kneading [on the sabbath]… unless these three conditions are fulfilled:
that he combine two distinct things
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What Bracha do you make on an acai bowl?
What Bracha do you make on an acai bowl?
These bowls usually contain yogurt, berries, and granola.
Here is a link for reference: Acai Bowl
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Making a Slurpee/Slushee on Shabbos?
Although this might be the same question as making ice cubes on Shabbos, is it permitted to make a Slurpee/Slushee on Shabbos using the following method: a specialized ice-pack is left in the freezer ...
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Do fortune cookies need to be Pat Yisrael?
Certain products are made from one of the five major grains but aren't Tzuras Hapat, i.e. they don't look baked. As a result, they can be eaten even if one has taken upon themselves to eat only Pat ...
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Kosher food on cruises?
I will be going on a cruise. I know that some cruises have Kosher menu selections that are actually verified Kosher, not just “Jewish Style meals”. My question is that how can these be kosher without ...
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Can the blessing She-ha-kol be used for ALL foods before eating them?
There are several blessings we say before eating, depending on the food (ha-motzi, ha-etz, ha-adamah, ha-gefen, mezonot), but we say she-ha-kol for foods not in these categories. Would there be ...
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A bug that falls in noodles [duplicate]
If a small non-poisonous bug jumps into a pot of noodles cooking, instantly dying because of the boiling water, and then is scooped out right away is there a problem with either the noodles or the ...
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Does animal food mekabel tumah?
Does food which has a status of animal food only receive ritual impurity (mekabel tumah)? please bring a source.
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Are foods that contain raisin juice prohibited during the 9 days?
Are foods that contains raisin juice or raisin juice concentrate prohibited during the 9 days?
This article: http://rabbikaganoff.com/raisin-juice-and-wine/
discusses various opinions on raisin juice ...
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Food ‘fight’ in the Talmud
Does the Talmud talk about a food fight (i.e. throwing food at one another)?
In general, what would the Talmud have to say about a food fight in terms of wasting food, or otherwise? Is it okay? Not ...
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Whey in butter (Chema't akkum)?
I recently read a responsum from R' Tam (brought in Shaarei Dura 78) where he discusses butter that was mixed with whey. While he permits regular butter from a gentile for consumption he nevertheless ...
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Is this “Crown PL” a kosher symbol?
The international food company Pampa sells a tin of herring fillets in oil, but I do not recognize this symbol on the back and cannot find information on the Internet of whether this is actually a ...
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If you make the bracha of shehacol over a food that is haetz do you need to make another bracha?
If someone makes the bracha of shehacol over a food that is haetz does he need to make another bracha?
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Is stealing food OK?
If you or your loved ones are starving, are you allowed to steal food from those who have more than they need? On the face of it, yes, of course: Pikuach nefesh says you can break any commandment to ...
