List of Some reliable Kosher Symbols
FROM: http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php Directory of Kosher Certifying AgenciesUpdated April 2010As a public service, the Chicago Rabbinical Council is presenting...
Kosher work out
Last week I mentioned Maimonides 4th chapter on Hilkhot de'ot and his advices for keeping a strong and healthy body, preventing sickness , etc....
Financial support to one’s parents
8th of Kislev, 5771The Mitzva of honoring ones' parents consists of assisting one's parents and devoting to them part of our time and our...
Microwave and dishwasher for meat and dairy
MICROWAVE: There are different opinions among the rabbis, for using the same microwave for meat and dairy foods. According to one opinion, one could use one...
Activation, activation, activation!
5th day of Kislev, 5771
Last week we discussed the use of automatic electrical appliances on Shabbat, and concluded that before Shabbat begins it is...
Traveling through the dateline
Dear Rabbi Bitton, I often travel to the Far East on business. When I'm done with my business dealings, I'm anxious to...
Rice on Pesach
Why do Ashkenazi Jews consider rice as Chametz?A: Rice is not Chametz. There are only 5 grains who could become Chametz: wheat, barley,...
Do Jews believe in evil eye?
We read in our morning prayers, "Ha-Shem please save us from an evil friend, evil neighbor, evil tongue, evil inclination, and evil eye."...
Q & A: Death penalty and self incrimination
DEATH PENALTY: Is there a concept of self-incrimination for a capital crime in Biblical Law?A: First of all, let me clarify to you that...
