Comments on: Bishul Akum https://kashrut.org/bishul-akum-2/ Practicing Judaism without all the pain Fri, 11 Apr 2025 05:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Aaron Abadi https://kashrut.org/bishul-akum-2/#comment-4370 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 05:23:07 +0000 https://kashrut.org/?p=21076#comment-4370 In reply to Netanel Colish.

You got it. Check out bishul akum in our Jewish law section

]]> By: Netanel Colish https://kashrut.org/bishul-akum-2/#comment-4345 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:41:15 +0000 https://kashrut.org/?p=21076#comment-4345 Thank you for explaining! So just to make sure I’m understanding correctly.

I was reading Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 113 and I just want to make sure I’m understanding it correctly.

There are two qualifications that would make something full under it NOT being Bishul Akum and therefore okay to eat if a non-jew cooked it:
1. If it can be eaten raw then it is always allowed to be cooked by a non-jew EVEN IF it would be served at a king’s table (for example: fruits, vegetables, possibly certain kinds of kosher fish)
2. If it is not fit for a king’s table (in alignment with what you wrote above)

Please let me know if I’m misunderstanding anything. Thank you!

]]> By: Netanel Colish https://kashrut.org/bishul-akum-2/#comment-4344 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 23:40:58 +0000 https://kashrut.org/?p=21076#comment-4344 In reply to Aaron Abadi.

Thank you for explaining! So just to make sure I’m understanding correctly.

I was reading Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 113 and I just want to make sure I’m understanding it correctly.

There are two qualifications that would make something full under it NOT being Bishul Akum and therefore okay to eat if a non-jew cooked it:
1. If it can be eaten raw then it is always allowed to be cooked by a non-jew EVEN IF it would be served at a king’s table (for example: fruits, vegetables, possibly certain kinds of kosher fish)
2. If it is not fit for a king’s table (in alignment with what you wrote above)

Please let me know if I’m misunderstanding anything. Thank you!

]]> By: Aaron Abadi https://kashrut.org/bishul-akum-2/#comment-4308 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:08:28 +0000 https://kashrut.org/?p=21076#comment-4308 1. yes 2. Star K wrote the following “Foods that are not prestigious and would not be served at a kings’ table when hosting an official state dinner (e.g. baked beans or corn flakes). These foods are permitted because a person does not experience deep feelings of gratitude and appreciation when someone warms up a can of string beans. Therefore, cooking non-prestigious food would not bring on feelings of closeness between preparer and recipient. Any food that would not be served at a wedding feast because it is not elegant (e.g. doughnuts) would certainly not qualify for bishul akum.”

I say, “use your judgment,” but his concept is accurate

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