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Does one say "Shehecheyanu" on haadama fruit?
Gemara Eiruvin 40B: Rav Yehuda would say shehecheyanu on a new gourd.
A gourd would have the brachah of borei pri ha'adamah.
Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 225:6 says that it should be a fruit that is ...
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Are the uncertified packaged pre cut vegetable and fruit platters in a non-Jewish store kosher
Here is an answer from Rabbi Eli Gersten from a previous issue of Jewish Action (OU):
If your co-workers bought a fruit platter from a supermarket, you may
partake of the fruit since you can ...
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Understanding Bereshit 1:30
Mefarshim here:
Q1)
Shadal there (it's a really long piece, worth reading in its entirety) opposes your understanding, as he notes the opinion that animals were prohibited from eating fruit, and ...
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Does Genesis 1:29 forbid ferns (fiddleheads) as food?
You are correct but after Adam was cursed then the plants themselves [and non-seed-bearing ones] were permitted too. It's explained in the Ramban there.
https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.1.29?ven=...
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Buying pre-cut ginger
Ginger is a davar charif as you suspected. This is found in Chayei Adam klal 49 siff 4, subsequently brought in Maadanei HaShulchan 96 2 s.v. 38.
As far as the heter of cutting many sharp foods in a ...
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Is one allowed to remove stems from vegetables or herbs on Shabbos?
Shmiras Shabbos K’hilchasa (3:35 and note 97): He brings down that it is mutar to remove the stems from tomatoes, plums, apples, pears, peaches, and cherries as long as this is done for immediate use.
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Do "triple washed" salad greens need to be inspected for bugs?
From a lecture heard at the STAR-K, given by Rabbi Tendler, there is no qualification halacha-wise for what "triple wash" means since there is no industry guarantee regarding what triple wash is ...
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Do "triple washed" salad greens need to be inspected for bugs?
This article from Star K categorises vegetables into groups -
1) Permitted without washing or checking
2) Permitted only after peeling and/or washing
3) Permitted only after checking
4)...
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Are hydroponic produce typically checked for bugs?
Hyroponically grown produce is not grown in the air, but in a medium such as rockwool with liquid either run through it, or that it sits in. Typically, this is done indoors (e.g. in a greenhouse), ...
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Gardening produce - fertilizer with blood meal, kosher?
See Mishna Yoma 5, 6:
הִזָּה עַל טָהֳרוֹ שֶׁל מִזְבֵּחַ שֶׁבַע פְּעָמִים, וּשְׁיָרֵי הַדָּם הָיָה שׁוֹפֵךְ עַל יְסוֹד מַעֲרָבִי שֶׁל מִזְבֵּחַ הַחִיצוֹן, וְשֶׁל מִזְבֵּחַ הַחִיצוֹן הָיָה שׁוֹפֵךְ עַל ...
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Is the use of the term "Glatt Kosher" a case of "Genivat Da'at"?
Not Lifnei Iver, as no one is being misled into committing a sin. One could argue that it perhaps borders on false (or ignorant) marketing, when applied to products besides meat.
However, as the ...
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Does anyone know about a recent brocolli bug problem?
There are various fruits and vegetables that kashrut organizations generally do not recommend. You can see the Chicago Rabbinical Council's positions on various fruits and vegetables here. Some ...
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Did the Arizal say we must not eat even plants?
Unfortunately, the article contains no citation to where the Arizal allegedly said this. However, given that the question is asked on the article's portrayal of the Arizal's view, we can answer it ...
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Why is it necessary to make a HaAdamah on Karpas?
Chazal do not give a definitive answer to this question. Rishonim do start to discuss it (see above comments, which cite Tos. Pesachim 114b, 115a, credit to Fred and DoubleAA), and I present the ...
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How to deal with internal inconsistency concerning vegetarianism in time of Noah
Cain sinned when he killed his brother. If he can kill a man he can kill an animal. Note that Cain brought vegetation as a sacrifice while Able brought sheep. The people in the time of Noah were ...
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Which produce is Kosher in Israel?
I'd like to add that when speaking about fruits and vegetables specifically, generally the shops will have a certificate displayed, if you can't see it ask them to point it out to you. In supermarkets ...
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Which produce is Kosher in Israel?
Shops and manufacturers have kashrut certificates, just like restaurants. And packed products also have them.
The large chain supermarkets are kosher, except for "Tiv Taam". That one exists ...
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Does boiling lettuce remove insects?
The method you describe is not one of the recommended ones for checking lettuce. The critical issue is whether you would be killing bugs who would stay nested in the folds of the lettuce leaves.
See ...
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If a vegetable is eaten raw only if it is in a salad, what bracha should I make on it if eating it plain?
It might be possible to infer this from the wording of the Mishna Berura 205 (1) [4] where he says:
שלאטי"ן מעורב עם שמן וחומץ בפה"א אף בחיין.
Lettuce mixed with oil and vinegar takes the ...
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Pesach: Kitniyos Plants
Certainly CYLOR for any practical halacha if someone is protein-deficient (though missing eight days likely won't be a make or break someone who has a relatively healthy diet for the vast majority of ...
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Does anyone know about a recent brocolli bug problem?
This is a real problem, and is neither particularly recent nor localized. Fresh broccoli has been a problem for years, across America. Due to the many crevices, it's impossible to check and find the ...
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