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Delayed commandment for immersion of vessels?
In parshas Mattos, Bemidbar 31:19-20 we learn about ritual immersions for people and vessels who went to a war. These laws are taught after the war with Midian. Why did the Torah delay teaching these ...
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Tevilla for second hand dishes
I heard once that if a Jew, who is trustworthy in halacha, gives you their second hand dishes, which they definitely tovelled themselves, you still have to tovel them again.
I was young and ...
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Does chinaware need Tevilat keilim
According to Halacha, does chinaware need tevilat keilim when it is bought by a Jew from a gentile or no? Is this question a machloket amongst the different poskim?
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May a Jew Benefit from non-Toiveled utensils
According to Halacha, is it permissible for a Jew to benefit from selling non-Toiveled utensils to non-Jews or no? For example, if Jews decide to buy up the rights to a silverware company that sells ...
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Tovelling a non-stick pan
Should a metal pan with a non-stick coating be tovelled and if so, should it be with a bracha? Does the non-stick coating mean that it isn't counted as a metal pan and therefore it doesn't require ...
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Do cooling racks need to be toiveled?
Similar to but different from this question, do cooling racks need to be toiveled?
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Can a woman take a spoon with her to the mikvah?
If a woman is going to the mikvah for herself and has a utensil that also has to be dipped in the mikvah, is there any halachic or public policy reason she can't take it with her?
Possible reasons I ...
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Why does the Torah explicitly endorse the use of lead, a carcinogenic metal, in regards to Tevilah?
In Parshas מטות, the Torah describes 6 different metals which require Tevilah (Bamidbar 31:22), one of them being lead. (Gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, & lead.)
It is learned out that all metals ...
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Is Tevilas Keilim needed? [duplicate]
Regarding a ceramic crock pot that is always used with a plastic liner does it need tevila? or since food never touches pot its fine?
I looked it up
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Tevilat keilim - one item definitely needs a beracha, the others dont
When there is a safek regarding whether to do tevilat keilim on an item we generally don't say a beracha when tovelling the item since this beracha is d'rabbanan i.e., tovel without a beracha.
However,...
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Is one allowed to dine in a home where pots are kosher but not toiveled?
What would be the halachic course of action if one is invited for a meal on shabbos to a family who are shomer shabbos and kosher, but readily admit that they never toiveled their pots/dishes?
Is it ...
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How to Toivel a hot and cold water cooler?
I recently bought a hot and cold water cooler for our house. I thought it was a simple gift.
I bought one with a stainless steel water basin to help avoid possible health issues with plastic (and ...
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Tevila in Keilim Mikva without permission
Recently was at a Keilim Mikva which had a sign "No Tevila allowed for outside utensils. Only utensils purchased at this store may be Toiveled here". I was wondering if one goes ahead and ...
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Toivel a utensil used in a store
A local (jewish/frum owned) store near me sells these little glass cups with mousse in them (produced by a non Jewish company). Do such cups require tevillah from the stores perspective? follow up ...
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Don't rely on rov for general blessings, but do for tevila
The Mishnah Berurah (215:20) brings from the Chayei Adam (Kelal 5) and Pri Megadim (Pesicha LeHilchos Berachos) that even if there's sfek sfeka (a double doubt) telling you to make a blessing, we don'...
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Is immersion of utensils (tevila) valid before koshering (hagala)?
dinonline (here) writes that
The hagalah [koshering of non-kosher utensils] should be done before
the tevila [immersion in a mikve].
Are there other sources saying so? Are there sources saying ...
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When does a pot/pan need to be toveled?
If I buy a pot/pan with intention to only use it a few times and then discard it (away on vacation and no intention of bringing it home) does it need to be toveled?
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Loosely holding utensils in a mikve - halacha development
The Rambam (Hilchot Mikvaot 2:11) does not allow loosely holding a utensil in a mikve
When one holds another person or an implement and immerses them, they
remain impure. This applies even if he ...
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Why do we need the second reason?
Chagigah 3:8:
כָּל הַכֵּלִים שֶׁהָיוּ בַמִּקְדָּשׁ, טְעוּנִין טְבִילָה, חוּץ מִמִּזְבַּח הַזָּהָב וּמִזְבַּח הַנְּחֹשֶׁת, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהֵן כַּקַּרְקַע, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים,...
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Does a wine bottle stopper require tevillah?
Does a wine bottle stopper require tevillah?
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Why don’t we have to toivel hot water heaters?
If a water heater is essentially a giant pot why is it different than a coffee urn which does the same thing but is required to be toiveled?
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Can a Jew use a knife that belongs to a non-Jew?
I know there's a whole thing about a Jew being allowed to use the kli of a non-Jew without tevilah, but I don't know the extent of that allowance. I was part of a conversation on facebook where ...
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Tevila for a plastic kettle?
Does a kettle 1, whose body made of plastic, need tevila? (Do we consider the body, or the metallic resistor?)
1 A very classic electrical kettle, ie a jug with a warming resistor immersed into the ...
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Should I say the bracha when I immerse the vessel in the Mikve if I don't know what it is made of?
For example: we immerse without bracha on utensils made of porcelain, but utensils made of glass we do immerse with bracha. If I don't know if it's actually made of glass or porcelain, what should I ...
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Can one engrave on a utensil bought from a non jew to avoid the need for tevilla?
Yahu made the following comment on the question posed as "Electric Appliances and Mikva"
"Breaking does not mean that it can not work. As long as what you are doing affects the vessel ...
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Can an item toveled by someone non-religious be used?
If a cooking pot was expressly intentionally toveled in a kosher mikva by someone who is not religious (intentionally does not keep shabbat, kosher etc.) and did not make a blessing, but followed all ...
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Using mikva under owners conditions
I recently passed a keilim mikva which is located in a highly congested area.There is no charge to use the mikvah. Right above the mikva there was a big sign that said " you do not have permission to ...
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Are metim toiveled in regular mikvaos?
I just learned that metim are toiveled as part of the preparation for burial. I assume this is done in a mikvah. I assume this is not the same mikvah that the living use to toivel themselves or their ...
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tevilas kitchen carts
Do stainless steel top kitchen carts require tevila prior to placing food items (such as fruit) directly on them?
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Rav S.Z. Auerbach on Toveling Tables and Refrigerator Shelves
According to Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, z"l, as cited by the Kof-K, tables do not require tevila. However, he is cited in the same Kof-K article as having seemingly allowed omitting tevila of ...
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Does a table require tevila?
Does a table need to be toiveled if it is made of glass? It doesn't seem to be common practice, but I would think it's a כלי אכילה.
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Toveling an item with Hashgacha
Many years ago, my parents bought me a jar of cider which had a hashgocha clearly visible on it. The cider came in a handled mug with a top (like this https://is.alicdn.com/img/pb/572/105/517/...
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Order for tevilah and kashering
This is an extension of this question.
If one purchases used keilim from a non-Jew which would require both tevilah and kashering, which order is prescribed: tevilah then kashering or kashering then ...
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Kashrut of second-hand silverware
Note: I've just emailed my rav to request a psak, this question is purely to explore the halachic background of the issue.
Does second-hand silverware require both tevilah and kashering? If one is ...
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Toveling Stainless Steel Food Thermos
How does one tovel a stainless steel food thermos that has a sticker on the outside that has powerful glue, and cannot be removed. As the food only makes contact with the inside, is this toveling ...
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Where are the 24-hour keilim mikvaot in NYC?
Can anyone help me find a 24-hour keilim mikvah in NYC, preferably Manhattan or Brooklyn? (NOT the East River.) There must be a ton of them, but it's surprisingly impossible to find a listing online.
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Touching Keilim While Toveling
Is one obligated to hold the object he or she is toveling? That is, if they put the object in a bag, let's say, and dunk the bag such that the object is entirely immersed, is that a kosher tevilah? Or ...
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Do yartzeit glasses need to be toveled for use as drinking glasses?
Do glass containers for yahrtzet candles need to be toveled to use as drinking glasses after the candles have been totally consumed?
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to grate cheese with a saw not Toveled?
The mishna in Masechet Shabbat says:
A man may take a hammer to split nuts, a chopper to cut [a round of] pressed figs, a saw for sawing cheese, a spade to scoop dried figs, a winnowing shovel and ...
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When does a keli not require immersion?
So I have been told on a few occasions that a keli that can hold a certain large amount of water does not require immersion before use. What is the minimal amount in gallons that would make t'vila ...
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Do you have to re-tovel non-Pesach dishware after buying it back?
"Utensils which are bought from a non-Jew, even if they are brand new, require immersion in a kosher mikveh."
--From
Weekly Halacha: Selected Halachos Related to Parshas Vayera by Rabbi Doniel ...
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Kashering and tevilas of corkscrews
Do they need to be
Kashered?
Toiveled?
If yes to #1, how?
One potential issue with not kashering a corkscrew is that it could have had contact with non-kosher wine.
I'm not sure whether it would ...
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Should the bracha for toiveling be repeated for subsequent immersions in a toiveling "session"?
If one is immersing multiple kelim in a toiveling "session" does the bracha need to be repeated for each immersion or can the bracha be said once at the start? Also, if one is toiveling a kli that is ...
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Dipping in a basket vs. on a bench
Note that a spring is usable as a mikva for some purposes (e.g., a zav or m'tzora's dipping) and in some conditions (viz, with fewer than forty s'a and/or while not pooled) that a mikva is not. ...
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Untoiveled but used dinnerware and cookware - how to salvage if possible? [duplicate]
What's the deal with untoiveled, but used, dinnerware and cookware? Can they still be toiveled to make usable/kosher or must it all be tossed?
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Does one need to tovel enamelware?
Does one need to tovel keilim that are indicated as being made of "enamelware"? Should a bracha accompany the tevila?
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Can someone [be] tovel accidentally? (Does tovelling need kavanah?)
Does tovelling, either for vessels or a person, require kavanah (intent) to achieve the purification?
Let's say someone went bathing in the river, or for whatever reason just fell in naked; for dishes,...
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Why doesn't the Rambam mention the Brochah on Tevillas Keilim?
Why doesn't the Rambam mention the Brochah on Tevillas Keilim? Even if he holds its a Mitzve Drabanon (as this is subject to an argument), but by others he specifies the Brochah.
So why is it ...
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tevilat keilim - ger toshav and meshumad
Do keilim (eating utensils) bought from an artisan who is a ger toshav (observant non-Jew) require tevilah (ritual immersion)? Conversely, what if the artisan is a meshumad (Jewish idolator/heretic)?
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