Meat and dairy and the oven.
19th of Shebat, 5770Using the same oven for meat and dairy ...
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...
Selling Chametz (Mekhirat Chametz)
Q: SELLING CHAMETZ: Pesach Question 3: What is the logic behind the custom of selling the Chametz before Pesach?A: All the Chametz that one...
Seeing Chametz in Pesach
Q: Is there any prohibition of actually "seeing" Chametz during Pesach?A: Two Pesukim in the Torah deal with Chametz prohibitions, which are...
Don’t eat, unless you’re hungry!
Last week we talked about smoking cigarettes and we explained the Halakhic principle of avoiding anything harmful to our health (see link). Technically speaking,...
