Unanswered Questions
281 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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Can an ashkenazi Jew eat on dishes at a sephardi house on Pesach?
If someone follows ashkenazi customs and is invited by a sephardi family to eat at their house, is he allowed to eat off their dishes?
In my understanding, sephardim are allowed to kasher the plates ...
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Does one need to repeat Birchas Hamazon if he forgot Ya’aleh Veyavo after washing again for the Afikoman?
If one forgot to eat the Afikoman, and he remembered after he bentched, so he washed again and ate the Afikoman, and then bentched again, and he forgot Ya’aleh Veyavo in the second bentching, must he ...
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If a reliable person tells you that an item, bearing an otherwise reliable hechsher, is in fact NOT kosher, are you required to investigate the claim?
Suppose I purchase a package of fresh steak bearing a very reliable and respected Hechsher (Kashrut symbol). Before starting up the BBQ, my friend passing by notices the steak and informs me that his ...
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What was the date of Avraham Avinu's bris millah?
Based on the Rashi's comment on Bereshis 18:1,
AND THE LORD APPEARED UNTO HIM to visit the sick man. R. Hama the son of Hanina said: it was the third day after his circumcision and the Holy One, ...
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Non-Food related items
Not addressed by Transfer of taste to/from non-food items
Can non-food related objects have the status of milchig or fleishig because of saliva or food residue? This would refer to anything from a ...
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Should non-expert-shochets’ veal be trusted
According to this answer, there are several issues in Halacha with white veal, however most opinions conclude ruling it kosher. My question is, should we have trust that veal from a non-expert-shochet ...
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כשרות of fins and bones
רש"י in his second note to ויקרא 11:11 states that the fins and bones of a not כשר fish are permitted. Do any contemporary פוסקים rule like this today and, if so, does it mean that (for example) ...
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Does the flavor enhancer E635 (Disodium Ribonucleotides) Require a Hechsher?
I've seen a few places saying it's kosher like this:
https://www.foodsweeteners.com/kosher-certified-disodium-5-ribonucleotides/
However on the isitkosher app it's listed as not kosher:
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How come Yom Tov Kiddush can postpone having food on Yom Tov, specifically on Pesach?
What source in the Torah forbids a person from eating any food before Kiddush, specifically on Pesach and Chol Ha'Moed Pesach?
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A father promising their child an afikoman present on yom tov?
A prominent minhag on seder night is that the children "steal" the afikoman and hide it. What follows is the normal haggling process as the father agrees to buy a child a gift in return for ...
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Is there any source that says a person should have kaf zechut to anothers shechita
I know a person who is machmir on not eating meat from others he said only if he does the shechita himself he will trust to eat it. Is there any law that mandates others to trust in others people ...
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Can you compost chametz in your backyard? If so, how?
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Some ways to get rid of food, from most to least environmentally-friendly, are:
Feeding it to animals.
Backyard composting.
Curbside municipal composting.
Burning it in a plastic bag. ...
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Where can I get Lafa (soft Yemenite) matza in South Florida?
Where can I buy Lafa (soft Yemenite) matza in South Florida?
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The simanei haseder (TOC of the seder)
Why was the simanei haseder created? Is there any real significance to them other than just being a table of contents? And Why do we chant or sing it at the start of the seder?
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Minhag Oberland Selling Chametz
Does anyone by any chance know if the oberlander minhag is to sell chametz or not? Thank you very much
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Can you taste-test multiple brands of matzah, even if your custom is not to eat matzah before Passover begins?
There is a common practice not to eat matzah preceding Pesach, either on erev Pesach or in the weeks before. The reason for this is so that matzah will be eaten on the Seder night with gusto.
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Do caffeine pouches need to be kosher
Caffeine pouches, no nicotine or tobacco.
I want to know if it has to be kosher certified if you do not ingest it.
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Kosher alcohol etc
I have been using the CRC's kosher liquor list for many years.
It seems that just in the past 2 years or so, they have dropped a lot of the brands.
Can someone discuss if there was some sort of major ...
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What else happened in Jewish history on Pesach
I know that many other monumental occasions occurred to happen on Pesach, specifically the first day eg; the birth of Yitzchak, Eisav selling the birthright to Yaakov, parts of the Purim story. Are ...
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Are conjoined twin animals inherently treif
According to Halacha, are animals which are conjoined twins considered injured and therefor inherently treif and non kosher even if from a kosher species? Or no, if they are from a kosher species and ...
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Parshas Achrei and Pesach
This year, on Erev Pesach (Monday, April 22, 2024) the Torah reading is parshas Achrei Mot. The Chabad-website notifies that the daily reading of Erev Pesach is the 2nd Portion (Vayikra (Leviticus) 16:...
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Are Mixed Animal variations kosher?
Can one consume an animal that is from two different species of the same animal?
I.e. Taurus and Tauros offspring
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Do Jews need to kasher pots and glasses used for Yayin Nesech
According to Halacha, if there is a glass or pot that has been covered in Yayin Nesech wine do Jews have to kasher it in order to use it for kosher food or drink? Or is merely washing it enough? To ...
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On Pesach, to which side does someone with situs inversus lean?
Situs inversus is a condition where the body’s internal organs are reversed, apparently including the esophagus, the trachea, and both bronchi.
Therefore, on Pesach, would a Jew with this condition ...
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Matzah baking in a frying pan - flipping the matzah
Do regular matzah bakeries flip the matzah in the middle of baking? I heard from a rabbi not to do that, but I see videos where they flip it. What are the issues here?
Update: I want to make the ...
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Price of eggs have increased... Still minhag to throw away all eggs that have something resembling a spot?
Had a thought while reading OU article about checking eggs for blood spots (this was the article by the way)
The article cites Rav Feinstein zt"l for the minhag to check every egg and discard ...
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Baking matzah on tin foil
The poskim bring down (in OH 461) that there are people who bake matzah on a piece of paper. They all seem to say that you should not do it, but if you did the paper won't stop the heat from getting ...
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If Using *Chamar Medinah* for Dalet Kosos, is an Alcoholic One Preferred?
As discussed previously, the Maharil ("father of Ashkenazic customs") says it's okay to use mead at the Seder if someone has no wine (or presumably is deathly allergic to it), and the Ramah ...
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Steps required to make a cow kosher for consumption
Let's say I have a cow and I want to eat it what are the steps according to halachah.
I'm not looking for details just the basics
Something like this
Shechita by a certified Shochet
Bedika? What is ...
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What Bugs are common in Wheat & spelt?
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I know one of the common insects found in lettuce are called aphids although what are the common bugs found in Wheat & Spelt? My teacher told me to watch out for little black dots on them ...
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