No, a glass table does not need tevila. If one doesn’t put food directly on it then if for sure doesn’t need tevila. However, if one does put food directly on it then there is a discussion in the poskim as to whether it needs tevila, although the consensus of many poskim is that we […]
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Fish and meat
Read MoreAs long as the milk was not hot, it’s fine. Just clean the pot well (with cold water) before using it again for meat.
Read MoreWhen meat is salted properly, all the blood comes out. The red juice that you see in the meat when you buy it (or in rare meat) is not blood, rather מוהל, which is permitted.
Read MoreWhether glass can be koshered is a subject of debate among the Rishonim and Poskim. Many hold that glass never needs hagala, while others hold it needs hagala for pesach, and still others hold glass can not be koshered. Ashkenazim generally rule like the Rama for pesach, that glass can not be koshered. The rest […]
Read MoreMost poskim are of the opinion that a microwave is considered cooking in regards to bishul akum. It is important to note that only food which is fit to serve at a fancy meal is subject to bishul akum, and in most cases, food cooked in a microwave would not classify as such. Also, only […]
Read MoreNo. Source: Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 87, 4)
Read MoreCorn on the cob is susceptible to bug infestations. It is very difficult to properly check the corn for bugs. For a more detailed answer please see this video.
Read MoreFish and meat that were mixed are forbidden to be eaten because of sakana. However, the Taz (יו”ד סי’ צה ס”ק ג) writes that if the fish merely absorbed the taste of meat from a utensil, the fish is still permitted. Therefore, it is permissible to cut an onion with a meat knife and use […]
Read MoreIf one cuts a sharp food, such as an onion, with a knife, the food gets the status of the knife. This means, if one cut a sharp food with a meat knife, the sharp food would absorb the taste of meat from the knife, even though neither the knife nor the food was hot. […]
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