Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com   Fridge:[1] A fridge, and its various compartments, does not require Kashering [i.e. Hagala] but simply Hadacha [washing] as it is generally only used for cold foods. [One is to wash the fridge down very well using water and a […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Microwave:[1] Does it need to be Kashered? Some Rabbanim[2] say that a microwave does not need to be Kashered at all prior to use for Pesach, and simply needs to be wiped clean.[3] The majority consensus of Poskim[4], however, is […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com   Electric hot plate [Shabbos Plata]: Some Poskim[1] rule an electric plate requires Libun Chamur.[2] Others[3] rule an electric plate requires Libun Kal. Others[4] rule it requires Iruiy Keli Rishon. If the coating of the hot plate is made of […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Oven:[1] From the letter of the law, an oven requires Libun Chamur.[2] If one’s oven does not have a self clean cycle, it is very difficult to accomplish this. One cannot do Libun Chamur through using a blow torch, as […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com The stove:[1] The grates:[2] The grates of the stove need to be Kashered through Libun Chamur.[3] [If one cannot do Libun Chamor to the grates, then one is to clean them very well and wrap the grates in thick aluminum […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Cups:[1] The custom is to Kasher cups through Miluiy Veiruiy or Hagala.[2] One may not swerve from this custom. [If, however, one knows for certain that the Chametz was never used with hot Chametz. such as it was never used […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Practical list of items and how they are to be Kashered: Pots, Cutlery and Kitchenware Cutlery Forks/Spoons:[1] All forks, spoons and other cutlery made of Kasherable material, such as silver or stainless steel, are to be Kashered through Hagala. Knives:[2] […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com What materials may be Kashered? Earthenware pottery, china, dishes: Earthenware can only be Kashered through placing it in an oven and heating it to the point that it can be reformed.[1] If an earthenware dish was used for only cold […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com   What form of Kashering does a vessel require-General rules-Summary of above? *The below list only refers to the form of Kashering required for vessels made of Kasherable materials. For a list of those materials that are Kasherable and those […]

This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com   Miluiy Veiruiy Shalosh Peamim:[1] This refers to soaking water in the vessel for 24 hours, three times. One fills up the vessel till it’s very top with even cold water, and lets it sit there for 24 hours or […]