by Menashe | Mar 30, 2026 | Shabbat & Yom Tov
Rav, So Hilchos Makeh bePatish. It’s almost like anything that would be permitted, we shut down saying ah! this is a finishing touch. For example, I smoke cigars on Yom tov. Cutting a cigar’s closed end is makeh bePatish. Why? Because the cigar is not...
by Menashe | Mar 5, 2026 | Interaction with Non-Jews, Kashrut
Rav, I want to share with you something that’s bugging me for the longest time, and need your usual common sense to give me some clarity. If I recall, Yanom stam was forbidden back in the day, when this was a risk in that society that Jews and Goyim mix, and...
by Menashe | Jun 9, 2024 | Kosher Products
Rabbi, I was wondering that the raw chopped tomato/onion/cucumber (AKA israeli salad) that is done in a non-kosher establishment and selling in a well known retail store, like Smith’s or Traders Joe’s could be used for eating it raw or cooking. I would...
