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Hindquarter Meat
You may eat hindquarter if the sciatic nerve and forbidden fat are properly removed from a kosher animal that has been properly slaughtered.
Matza (Oat)
There is no question that oat matza properly made and supervised according to Jewish law is kosher for eating on Passover.
Frozen Vegetables
Frozen vegetables, such as spinach or broccoli, may not be used on Passover unless certified as kosher for Passover.
Non-Glatt Meat for Sefardi Guest
Non-glatt meat at an Ashkenazi house doesn't necessarily render the food non-kosher for a Sefardi guest.
Kashrut: Food Served by Shomer Shabbat Jew
You may trust that the food a shomer Shabbat Jew serves is kosher without your needing to check it out.
However, if a shomer Shabbat host serves non-kosher food or food without reliable supervision on foods that need supervision, you may not eat it.
However, if a shomer Shabbat host serves non-kosher food or food without reliable supervision on foods that need supervision, you may not eat it.
Note If the host will listen to you if you tell the host that the item is not kosher, you should tell him/her. If the host will not listen, you should not tell him/her.
Introduction to Finding Three or More Bugs in Cooked Food
If you find three or more bugs cooked in otherwise kosher food, you must throw out the food, because you must assume that there are more bugs in the food and that the food is therefore not kosher.
Sukka: Overhangs: Balconies
A sukka built under a balcony, even if the balcony is many stories above the sukka, is not kosher.
Situation
Only part of a sukka is under the balcony.
Status
To be kosher, the sukka must have a footprint at least 7 by 7 tefachim and must have at least three walls that are not under the balcony.
Note If you have only two walls with the overhanging balcony, consult a rabbi.
Virgin Olive Oil
Virgin and extra virgin olive oils (which have not been deodorized and still smell like olives) are usually kosher without needing supervision.
Note A hechsher is recommended anyway due to occasional adulteration.
Sukka: Overhangs: Vines/Trees
Vines or tree branches that overhang even a small part of a sukka may make it not kosher. A tree that overhangs a large part of the sukka invalidates the portion below the tree and may invalidate an entire side or even more. Consult a rabbi.
Seltzer
Plain seltzer (with no additives other than water and carbon dioxide) that has been produced before Passover does not need kosher supervision.
If produced during Passover, it might need kosher supervision.
If produced during Passover, it might need kosher supervision.
Dating only People You May Marry
You should date only people whom you may marry.
Examples
- A convert must have had a kosher conversion.
- A cohen may not date divorcees, converts, or a woman both of whose parents converted before she was born.
- The person must not be a mamzeir or child of mamzeirim (offspring of a forbidden union).
Note A mamzeir is permitted to marry another mamzeir.
Finding Bug in Cooked Artichoke
If you cook an artichoke and then find a bug in it, the entire artichoke is not kosher and may not be eaten, even if you cut away the part with the bug in it.
Reason We assume that there are more bugs inside.
Reason We assume that there are more bugs inside.
Kashrut: Dairy/Meat: Utensils: Heat with Dry/Wet
Hot, clean, dry utensils of opposite genders, even if touching each other, both remain kosher.
Hot, clean, wet utensils of opposite genders touching each other are both not kosher.
SITUATION One of the utensils had not been used in less than 24 hours before the contact.
STATUS That unused utensil becomes not kosher. However, even if the other utensil had been used in less than 24 hours before the contact, it remains kosher.
Hot, clean, wet utensils of opposite genders touching each other are both not kosher.
SITUATION One of the utensils had not been used in less than 24 hours before the contact.
STATUS That unused utensil becomes not kosher. However, even if the other utensil had been used in less than 24 hours before the contact, it remains kosher.
Kashrut: Open, Uncooked Wine: Drinking or Benefiting From
You may not DRINK or DERIVE ANY BENEFIT FROM open (unsealed), non-mevushal (uncooked, previously kosher) wine or grape juice that has been handled by:
- A non-Jew, or
- Any Jew who intentionally does not observe the laws of Shabbat.
Note Even though some people are not stringent about this, they should be since the prohibition is from the Talmud.
Note “Deriving benefit” includes that you may not sell it, feed it to an animal, etc.
Note There may be exceptions for cases involving large losses. A large loss is subjective to the individual's actual wealth and also to that person's perception of what is a large loss. Consult a rabbi.
Note “Deriving benefit” includes that you may not sell it, feed it to an animal, etc.
Note There may be exceptions for cases involving large losses. A large loss is subjective to the individual's actual wealth and also to that person's perception of what is a large loss. Consult a rabbi.
Stovetop Surfaces: Clean, Cold Utensil
Situation A dry, clean, cold utensil is put on a dry, clean, hot stovetop.
Status The utensil is kosher b'di'avad.
Status The utensil is kosher b'di'avad.