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Showing Questions in 'Kashrus (Kosher Laws)'

Question No.	1747
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	18 Jun 2010
The Question	1)How far up do tzitzit have to be split in order for you to have to say a brucha and 2)Doyou measure it from the bottom to the top of the side seam under the arm or to the top of the shoulder —Cooltzit, NY/NJ
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Question No.	1741
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	13 Jun 2010
The Question	Are Kosher Laws considered inspired by God, and written down by man? I am Catholic, and horrified by Christopher Hitchens mocking tone when speaking about kosher laws. I can read the actual laws in my Bible, but would appreciate any thoughts. —Jean Marie, Lords Valley PA
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Question No.	1739
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	10 Jun 2010
The Question	i have to travel in china where there is no K vegetal oil. can i use their vegetal oil when i know it is pure vegetal oil (no animal oil) ? —muriel zerbib, france
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Question No.	1724
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	1 Jun 2010
The Question	Greetings, I am researching the accurate methodology for slaughtering of animals in the Jewish faith to render an animal kosher for consumption. Particularly, I am interested in, 1) The various approved methods for slaughtering an animal. 2) The requirements for the tool used for the slaughter (type/sharpness of knife, etc). 2) The placement of the animal (hung upside down/laid on its side, etc.) 3) Words mentioned during the slaughter, if any. Kindly, provide me the details or direct me to a resource/website with such details. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Awais. Gam101@Rocketmail.com —Anonymous
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Question No.	1695
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	25 Sep 2009
The Question	I have high cholesterol and i need to take certain dietary supplements such as fish oil capsules. there is a company that my doctor recommends called natures bounty that has fish oil capsules. is it ok if i take these capsules if they include gelatin? and does the type of fish used make a difference? —jack, brooklyn new york
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Question No.	1692
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	24 Sep 2009
The Question	I inherited dishes (China, duralex,plastic) and pots and pans from my mother who was frum but originally didn't eat glatt. Among her dishes was also stuff she got from sibling who didn't keep kosher, tovel etc. 1. Can I use her dishes as is, or do I need to kasher anything? 2. What if some of the stuff (glass I believe) originally was not toveled? Do I tovel everything questionable? What cannot be kashered? Duralex glasses? 3. There's one set of China that says Pesach but not if it's meat or milk, The most logical explanation is that it's meat, and may have been used once or twice. Can I assume it's meat? There's nobody that remembers. —Anonymous, Jerusalem
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Question No.	1685
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	14 Sep 2009
The Question	I was wondering if it was okay to take Omega 3 fish oil capsules if they don't have kosher certification. I noticed that the kosher one can be as much as 10 times the cost of the ones without certification. —Anonymous, Baltimore, MD
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Question No.	1659
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	17 May 2009
The Question	Very often you pour some wine (or any liquid) and you want to pour back the unused portion back into the bottle. Is there an issue regarding the k'li that wasn't toiveled? And in general if the k'li was bought for the contents inside it (a wine bottle) can it be used later on once its empty to keeep for ex. water without toiveling the k'li. —Anonymous, Jerusalem
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Question No.	1651
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	6 May 2009
The Question	I've heard that when boiling eggs, one must boil an odd number eggs at a time. Is this true, and if so, why? Thank you. —Anonymous, Rechovot
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Question No.	1634
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	15 Mar 2009
The Question	In regards to the OU chickens in Israel. What are the results of your investigation? Would you recomend them to the public? —Moshe Machuca, Jerusalem
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Question No.	1627
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	9 Mar 2009
The Question	A talmid chochom of my acquaintance who works as a "magiah" of tefillin and muzuzos told me that the uncle of Rabbi Akiva Eiger, the author of the book "Canfei Yonah", was a sofer who wrote using a metal pen instead of the quill universally used today. He thinks that therefore there is no halachic problem writing with a metal pen and it would even produce more consistent writing, but, for want of a better expression, it is not considered "yeshivishe" to do this today. Can the Rav elaborate. I find the idea confusing. It seems to me it is either correct halachically or prohibited. —Shimon Frais, Beit Shemesh
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Question No.	1579
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	15 Dec 2008
The Question	Lichvod to The Rav. I listened to your shiur on The Gid HaNasheh for parshas Vayishlach 5764 where you mention that the menaker has to break the thigh bone in order to extract part of the Gid. I was thinking, how would we remove the gid with a korban Pesach being that one of the requirements is not to break any of the bones of the korban? —Mordechai Bendon, Maale Adumim
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Question No.	1566
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	4 Dec 2008
The Question	What is the situation with the OU Chicken shechted in Israel? Are they mehadrin like we are used to in Israel? —Anonymous, Jerusalem
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Question No.	1542
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	13 Nov 2008
The Question	If I understand right, Yerushalayim mehadrin is OK, but both Chasam Sofers are not. I have an article from the 28th of August that implies (regarding Cafe Rimon) that Yerushalayim Mehadrin allows its restaurants to use both Chasam Sofers. —Anonymous, Jerusalem
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Question No.	1540
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	12 Nov 2008
The Question	I need help. There are a lot of diet pills out there and it's really hard to tell if they are kosher. The following two sites are examples of what I'm looking for, but I don't see ingredients. can you take a look and tell me if I can take them? —Ahuva Wiedermann, Spring Valley, NY
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Question No.	1521
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	30 Aug 2008
The Question	Are all dairy items that are certified by Badatz Eida haChareidis of Yerushalayim cholov yisroel, even without the label stating this; or does Badatz certify cholov stam products as well? —Anonymous, Brooklyn, NY
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Question No.	1520
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	29 Aug 2008
The Question	Rabbi Leff: I really need your help. I am in vacation in Brazil and have just caught what appears to be the most delicious piranha. The question is, can I eat it? I am an observant jew, and would never eat the treif. Please advise as soon as possible. Best, Daniel "the Hatchet" Machet —Daniel Machet, Johannesburg
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Question No.	1465
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	5 May 2008
The Question	L'Chavod Harav, why is it mutar to eat canned tuna fish, when Rav Henkin and Rav Moshe both asser it? I know that Rav Aharon and Rav Soloveitchik both paskened it's OK, but I am wondering why, especially by the din d'oraisa of bedikas simonim. —Yosef Chaim, New York
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Question No.	1459
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	28 Apr 2008
The Question	I have a regular electric water boiler (kettle). I use this boiler to pour the boiling water onto raw meat in order to cook it. I then want to use the remaining water from the boiler into a cup of coffe. Can I put milk into this cup of cofee and drink it? —Gabriel Furman, Baltimore, MD
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Question No.	1452
Category	Kashrus (Kosher Laws)
Date Posted	14 Apr 2008
The Question	What is the status of food cooked, b'ymei chol, in a home that is not shomer Shabbos, assuming one knows and trusts the knowledge and practice of the 'kitchen kashrus' of the people involved? —Dov, Jerusalem
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