Is mashing eggs enough of a change that ruach ra’ah doesn’t affect them if left in the fridge overnight?
Mashed Eggs Left Overnight
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No, mashing eggs is not enough of a change to prevent ruach ra’ah from affecting them if left in the fridge overnight.
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The Gemara in Niddah quotes Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai that one who eats a peeled egg (along with peeled garlic or onion) that was left overnight endangers himself, “and his blood is on his own head.” The Gemara adds that this applies even if the food was placed in a basket and tied and sealed, because an evil spirit rests on it. The only exception it gives is when the shell (or, for garlic and onion, the root) was left on. A mashed egg has no shell, so it stays under the warning. The change in form does not remove the concern.
- Gemara Niddah 17a — one who eats a peeled egg left overnight endangers himself; even if sealed, ruach ra’ah rests on it; the only exception is if its shell was left on
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Rabbi Shay Tahan
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