23 Tevet 5771 December 30, 2010 An ad appears in this morning’s HaMevaser newspaper stating the Eida Chareidit has halted its supervision on the ‘hagala’ of Sultam pots. Therefore, the Eida announces that those purchasing the pots should be aware that hagala and tveila are required.
23 Tevet 5771 December 30, 2010 The following are now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef. 1. Savion Pizza – 106 Rachmilovitz (Pisgat Ze’ev, Jerusalem) 052-240-7466 2. Nissim’s Humus Restaurant 1 Independence Square (Lod) 08-921-6976
23 Tevet 5771 December 30, 2010 There are numerous kosher falafel stores in the area of Machane Yehuda, “The Shuk”, including regular Jerusalem Rabbinate and Rabbinate Mehadrin. Now there is also Falafel Nachmani, under the supervision of the Eida Chareidit. It is located on the other side of Jaffe Street, the continuation of Machane Yehuda read more
23 Tevet 5771 December 30, 2010 Frequently Asked Question: Do I have to check a jacket that does not list wool or linen in its contents label? A Perry Ellis suit made in China was tested in the Flatbush Shatnez Laboratory. Its contents label listed 73% Polyester, 27% Rayon. To read the entire alert and read more
23 Tevet 5771 December 30, 2010 The attached ornament consisted of gold sequins attached to a linen fabric that was in turn attached to a wool felt backing. (See pictures for detail.) The ornament itself is shatnez. This emphasizes the fact that ornaments, even attached to synthetic garments, require checking. To read the entire alert read more
22 Tevet 5771 December 29, 2010 by: Harav Chaim Malinowitz Way back when, when we were first getting to know each other, I wrote a series of articles entitled “Just What Are Mehadrin Standards?” We discussed that there are different standards for different hechsherim, much as there are different standards for different qualities of anything read more
22 Tevet 5771 December 29, 2010 By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff The first plague that attacked Egypt was that their water turned to blood. Can blood be used as a food color? Indeed we now that the master artisans building the Mishkan used a dye, tola’as shani, which is often assumed to be the “blood” of read more
22 Tevet 5771 December 29, 2010 The following are now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef 1. Beit HaKibbutzim Fish Store – 14 Tapuach Street, Machane Yehuda (Jerusalem) 02-622-1784 2. Pizzarika Pizza – 63 Ramatayim (Hod HaSharon) 09-773-7333 3. Yehuda Bakery – 27 HaBanai St (Holon) 054-775-4162
21 Tevet 5771 December 28, 2010 Rabbi Tsvi Rogin was last night’s guest lecturer, the second in the ongoing Shovavim series hosted by Ramat Beit Shemesh’s Beis Tefillah Yona Avraham in conjunction with JKN. The rabbi did not disappoint, addressing ‘chotamot and simanim’, as promised, giving practical examples by showing the seals and packaging read more
21 Tevet 5771 December 28, 2010 An advisory has been issued concerning to those individuals who have purchased double-sided black retzuos. One may think that since they are black on both sides that they are also black in the inside and therefore do not to be checked for cracking or not being black on the read more
