This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Pesach Barbecue-Does Charcoal require a Hashgacha for Pesach? Charcoal briquettes: Charcoal briquettes [square shaped manufactured charcoal, typically used for barbecues] are compressed together using a starch binder, most notably corn or wheat starch.[1] Accordingly, it is proper for one to […]
Must one Kosher his water urn to use on Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Must one Kosher his water urn to use on Pesach:[1] Water urns are to be Kashered for Pesach. In the following cases, this may be required from the letter of the law:[2] a) The urn was placed down while hot […]
Mechiras Chometz when traveling to different time zones
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Selling Chametz through a Rav within your time zone: One must be careful to sell his Chametz through a Rav who is located in his time zone and not in an earlier or later time zone. Selling the Chametz in […]
Medicine and vitamins-Must it be Kosher for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Medicine: The letter of the law: Many medicines may contain Chametz ingredients and are included in the category of inedible Taaruvos Chametz, discussed in the previous Halacha, which may be owned but may not be consumed irrelevant of ratio of […]
Paper & plastic-ware, tablecloths, napkins, disposable gloves- Must they be Kosher for Pesach
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Paper & plastic-ware, tablecloths, napkins, disposable gloves- Must they be Kosher for Pesach Background on Starch:[1] Many paper products are made and coated with starch to act as a binder and add to their smoothness and softness. Starches come from […]
How much is a Revius and what are the practical ramifications
How much is a Revius? The original Halachic measurement in dimensions of a cup:[1] The measurement of a Revius by completely square cup is two fingers [i.e. Etzbaos] in width and length and 2.7 fingers in height. The measurement of a Revius by a round cup is two fingers in […]
The Value of a Peruta
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy here or on Amazon.com How much is a Peruta?[1] The Peruta was the smallest form of currency in the times of the Mishna and Talmud. It was a copper coin. Its silver worth is the weight of half a barley, which […]
The correct blessing to say over onions-Raw, Cooked, and Fried
The blessing over onions:[1] Raw:[2] The blessing over raw onions is Hadama.[3] This applies even if one is eating it plain [without a dip].[4] This applies even in areas that people abstain from eating raw onions plain, and only eat it together with other foods, such as bread or in […]
Should one stand while reciting the morning blessings [i.e. Birchas Hashachar]
Should one stand while reciting the morning blessings [i.e. Birchas Hashachar]? Letter of the law: From the letter of the law, one is only required to stand when saying blessings which involve commands, such as when saying the blessing over Tzitzis, and Tefillin.[1] However, blessings of praise do not require […]
Making Kiddush [or Havdalah] on white wine
Making Kiddush on white wine:[1] A. Kiddush of Shabbos and Yom Tov, and Havdalah [excluding four cups by Seder]:[2] It is permitted to recite Kiddush [or Havdalah[3]] over white wine [even by the night Kiddush of Shabbos and Yom Tov, and certainly during the day]. [This applies even if the […]
