Halachic Highlights

Question: Must you slaughter a kosher animal that will not be eaten by Jews but will instead be sold to non-Jews?

Short Answer: Rav Moshe Sternbuch suggests that it is a machlokes between the Rambam and the Ramban whether an animal that will only be eaten by non-Jews needs to be slaughtered.

Question: May one eat a kosher meal in the house of non-observant relatives?

Short Answer: Under certain circumstances, it is permitted to eat a kosher meal in the house of non-observant relatives.

Question: May one drink milk nowadays?

Short Answer: It is permitted to drink milk nowadays, despite that many of the cows are treifos, because extract of a treifah is only forbidden when it is extracted from an animal that is recognizable as non-kosher.

Question: May an employer purchase non-kosher food for his non-Jewish employees?

Question: Must a person do t’shuvah if he accidentally eats a vegetable that has bugs?

Short Answer: Yes, a person who unknowingly eats bugs on a vegetable should do t’shuvah.

Question: May one eat a meat meal alone on a table with dairy food?

Short Answer: Rav Moshe Sternbuch rules that it is permitted only if the dairy food is on a separate tablecloth/placemat AND is out of arm’s reach of the person. Some are lenient and permit it even if the dairy food is within arm’s reach.