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SheHecheyanu: New Fruit with Juice
Situation
Note Having drunk the juice does not affect the status of the fruit's being new and in season.
Note You do not ever say she'hecheyanu on fruit juice!
- You drink the juice of a fruit that you have not eaten for one year.
- Later, you will eat the actual fruit,
Note Having drunk the juice does not affect the status of the fruit's being new and in season.
Note You do not ever say she'hecheyanu on fruit juice!
Interruptions after Shofar Blessing
Once the blessings have been said before (and for) blowing the shofar on Rosh HaShana, no one in the congregation may speak or do any action (hefsek) that will interrupt the entire process of blessings and the series of blowing the shofar. Any speaking that is not related to the shofar blowing or to the prayer service is forbidden.
Tum'a: Touching Body Parts after Saying HaMotzi
You must wash your hands again (but without a blessing) using the One-Time Method if you touch a normally covered area of your body or scratch your head where you have hair after you have said ha'motzi; but don't say ha'motzi again.
Saying VaYechulu with Others
Friday night, it is a nice custom for men to say va'yechulu with at least one other man. It is best (but not required) to say va'yechulu with the entire minyan.
Reason The idea is that we are attesting (with other people, as in a court) to God's having created the world.
Reason The idea is that we are attesting (with other people, as in a court) to God's having created the world.
Kashrut: Dairy/Meat: Pot Lids
Pot lids are treated as if they are utensils.
Situation
- You put a lid of one gender on a pot of the opposite gender.
- The pot is more than 120° F (49° C).
Baking Challa at Same Time as Chicken with Sauce
Situation You baked challa with chicken, both uncovered, in the same oven (the chicken DID have sauce).
Status The challa becomes non-kosher even if the sauce was dry by the end of cooking.
Reason A rabbinic enactment requires that challa be pareve, lest someone eat it with the opposite gender food. Consult a rabbi for exceptions.
Note The rabbinic enactment applies to all bread, unless it looks different from normal bread or is small enough to eat at one meal.
Status The challa becomes non-kosher even if the sauce was dry by the end of cooking.
Reason A rabbinic enactment requires that challa be pareve, lest someone eat it with the opposite gender food. Consult a rabbi for exceptions.
Note The rabbinic enactment applies to all bread, unless it looks different from normal bread or is small enough to eat at one meal.
Baking Challa at Same Time as Chicken without Sauce
Situation You baked challa with chicken, both uncovered, in the same oven (the chicken had no sauce).
Status
Status
- You may not eat that challa with dairy food, but
- You do not need to wait another 3-6 hours after eating the challa before eating dairy.
Jewish Festivals: Medicine for Non-Chronic Diseases
You may take medicine on Jewish festivals for non-chronic illnesses, if skipping one day will prevent cure. You may not take medicine for non-chronic illnesses if skipping a day will just delay your being cured (unless the disease affects your entire body--in which case, you may take the medicine).
Jewish Festivals: Bringing Mail inside House
Do not bring mail inside the house on Jewish festivals, unless it was delivered:
- Open
Reason Most mail is muktza on Jewish festivals since it cannot be opened or used without doing melacha, AND
- From within techum Shabbat, AND
- By a non-Jew.
Jewish Festivals: Dropping Unwanted Food
When you have food mixed with non-desired substances, you may remove the non-desired ones by picking up the entire mixture and letting the non-desired elements fall away.
Jewish Festivals: Electric Eyes
On Jewish festivals, when walking into the path of an electric eye:
- You may walk into one that prevents a door from closing.
- You may not walk into one that causes the door to open.
Birkat HaMazon: Location: Eating in Two Places--Prior Intention
Say birkat ha'mazon at either place if:
- You eat in one place, intending to continue your meal in another place, AND
- You ate at least 1.3 fl. oz. (39 ml, or 1/6 cup) of bread at either place.
Note If you intend to eat only a snack only at the second place, you do not need to say birkat ha'mazon before you go there; you only need to say whichever fore-blessings are required for the foods you will eat there. You must return to the first place to say birkat ha'mazon.
Orla Planting Deadline
Trees planted at least 45 days before Rosh Hashana (that is, by Tu B'Av) are considered to be one year old on that Rosh Hashana.
Kashrut and Non-Kosher Nutritional Supplements
If kosher supplements are not available or are not as good as the non-kosher ones, you may use non-kosher nutritional supplements, including non-kosher gelatin capsules:
- If you are sick (disease, headaches, weakness....), or
- To improve your health if you have deficient nutrition
Note You may not take non-kosher supplements to prevent disease.
Introduction to Kashrut: Dairy/Meat: Baking at Same Time
Five factors affect cooking separate pans of dairy and meat in an oven at the same time (these are all b'di'avad cases):
- Covered
Is either pan (or both) covered?
- Outside Clean and Dry
Are both pans clean and dry on the outside?
- Food Non-Liquid (“Solid”)
Are the contents of one or both of them non-liquid (solid before OR after cooking
OR both)? That is, one or both are non-liquid (“solid”) at:
OR both)? That is, one or both are non-liquid (“solid”) at:
- The beginning of the cooking,
- The end of the cooking, OR
- Both beginning and end of cooking.
- Pans Touching
Are the pans touching?
- Spicy/Charif
Are the contents spicy/charif?