All Halocha Shailos and Tiffeh Questions

[AussieMan]

What's the logic in existing stock needing to be discarded but utensils not kashered?

My guess is that the possibility of non kosher taam from equipment in there was stam amino Ben yoimoi, and bedieved kosher, so no issue with keilim.
And they consider bought and stocked lechatchilla (to drink it).
Any experts, does that make sense?

[PlatinumGuy]

My guess is that the possibility of non kosher taam from equipment in there was stam amino Ben yoimoi, and bedieved kosher, so no issue with keilim.
And they consider bought and stocked lechatchilla (to drink it).
Any experts, does that make sense?

I wouldn't be so sure there's an actual Kashrus concern - they would've spelled it out if there was one. More likely it's simply no longer supervised.

[aygart]

I wouldn't be so sure there's an actual Kashrus concern - they would've spelled it out if there was one. More likely it's simply no longer supervised.

Then why would they say to discard existing stock?

[PlatinumGuy]

Then why would they say to discard existing stock?

Its possible they would say that about any unsupervised product

[aygart]

Its possible they would say that about any unsupervised product

only if it was unsupervised at the time of production.

[AussieMan]

After 24 hours keilim become einoi Ben yoi and taam bolua becomes pagum. In some cases halacha mandates to wait a year, not just 24 hours.

What is the one year concept, how does it work and when is the concept applied?

[AussieMan]

After 24 hours keilim become einoi Ben yoi and taam bolua becomes pagum. In some cases halacha mandates to wait a year, not just 24 hours.

What is the one year concept, how does it work and when is the concept applied?

Anyone?

Lor said I could kasher a certain household item only after a year. Wondering what the basis/source for this psak is.

[aygart]

Anyone?

Lor said I could kasher a certain household item only after a year. Wondering what the basis/source for this psak is.

There is a Noda Biyehuda who mentions a concept of a year but this typically only used in a case where you need to rely on opinions we normally wouldn't use to make it at all possible to kasher something and the item is one of value with other lenient factors. It really depends on the judgement of the LOR for each specific case.

[AussieMan]

There is a Noda Biyehuda who mentions a concept of a year but this typically only used in a case where you need to rely on opinions we normally wouldn't use to make it at all possible to kasher something and the item is one of value with other lenient factors. It really depends on the judgement of the LOR for each specific case.

Thanks!
This is the case - what is the rationale for a year? Is it a stronger form of pagum or that the taam is no longer there at all?

[aygart]

Thanks!
This is the case - what is the rationale for a year? Is it a stronger form of pagum or that the taam is no longer there at all?

It is that the bliyos dry up

[Randomex]

1. "My friend Max is F-M [that is, female to male transgender], and for years has wanted to convert to Judaism. He was told that he cannot because of his surgeries. He is absolutely heartbroken about this, but is trying to accept that Hashem wants him to be a Noachide in this lifetime."
(^From a 2014 Imamother thread.)
Why would a female having had such surgery disqualify her from conversion?

2. Have you ever heard of the glass-breaking at a chuppah being to scare off mazikim?
If so, are you aware of any source for this?

[~King Lake~]

1. "My friend Max is F-M [that is, female to male transgender], and for years has wanted to convert to Judaism. He was told that he cannot because of his surgeries. He is absolutely heartbroken about this, but is trying to accept that Hashem wants him to be a Noachide in this lifetime."
(^From a 2014 Imamother thread.)
Why would a female having had such surgery disqualify her from conversion?

2. Have you ever heard of the glass-breaking at a chuppah being to scare off mazikim?
If so, are you aware of any source for this?

For number 1 I don't see what's the problem of converting to judaism, although she might have a problem getting married halachakly.
For number 2 I've heard that it's to scare away DeBlasio's inspectors

[yungermanchik]

2. Have you ever heard of the glass-breaking at a chuppah being to scare off mazikim?
If so, are you aware of any source for this?

See taamei haminhagim page 412(top and bottom of page), he brings a few reasons, not this exactly but some are similar

[Randomex]

They don't look similar to me.

[yungermanchik]

They don't look similar to me.

I meant similar in terms of kabalistic in nature sitra acher stuff, as appossed to the niglah reason of zecher l'churban

[aygart]

Chazal do.
 If we don't understand a chazal that's brought down by the poskim in we don't call it preposterous.
Learn hilcos tziziz, there are many halachos pertaining to the talis shel mitzvah.
#mashgiach

Just heard R Shmuel Meir Katz saying that rabbonim should tell men who have yellowed, patched, and torn taleisim that it is not kovod hatfila. They are not rauy laamod lifnei melech "let them try wearing that talis for 5 minuted in front of their wife"

[chinagel]

Buying group that lowers the price on an item after I buy it. Later they credit me an item I never ordered. Tefisa helps? Is it just mechusar amana?

[Yonah]

I had some questions about Sous Vide cooking (I will definitely ask my LOR, but figured I'd solicit some opinions):

Quick background on Sous Vide cooking:
Essentially, you put a piece of meat or fish in a sealed bag. The bag gets lowered into a pot/basin of water. You then stick a sous vide cooker into the water and it regulates the temperature of the water to cook the item in the bag. The items typically cook for several hours at this low temperature.

- Usually the temp is well bellow boiling (say 130 degrees F)
- The water never comes into contact with the food

So now my questions:
- Seeing that the sous vide cooker never comes into contact with the food, and the food is sealed in a plastic bag, is it safe to assume that the fish cooked with this is pareve? Even if the pot I am normally cooking it in used for Fleishigs?

- How does this impact cooking for shabbos using it - i.e. given the cooler temperatures, could I put some salmon in right before shabbos and then take it out right before lunch?

[eyj]

I had some questions about Sous Vide cooking (I will definitely ask my LOR, but figured I'd solicit some opinions):

Quick background on Sous Vide cooking:
Essentially, you put a piece of meat or fish in a sealed bag. The bag gets lowered into a pot/basin of water. You then stick a sous vide cooker into the water and it regulates the temperature of the water to cook the item in the bag. The items typically cook for several hours at this low temperature.

- Usually the temp is well bellow boiling (say 130 degrees F)
- The water never comes into contact with the food

So now my questions:
- Seeing that the sous vide cooker never comes into contact with the food, and the food is sealed in a plastic bag, is it safe to assume that the fish cooked with this is pareve? Even if the pot I am normally cooking it in used for Fleishigs?

- How does this impact cooking for shabbos using it - i.e. given the cooler temperatures, could I put some salmon in right before shabbos and then take it out right before lunch?

The food does tend to leak occasionally. That being said, fish cooked in a clean fleshing pot is pareve in any case. Some have a minhag to use a dedicated fish pot but it is doubtful that minhag would apply here (safek yad soledes, etc.).

Many of not most  poskim would not allow sous vide on shabbos (shehiya, hatmana bedavar hamosif hevel) some are more lenient. Ask your LOR.

[yungermanchik]

- Usually the temp is well bellow boiling (say 130 degrees F)

130 degrees is a safek Yad soledes both according to Rav Moshe and Rav Aharon and therefore it is treated as Yed Soledes Lechumrah (in other words, for basar v'cholov and issur bishul/shehiyah on shabbos, but we would also consider it not Yad solodes lechumrah, in that it wouldn't be considered mevushal to reheat in conventional methods)