Halachic Highlights

Question: May you eat meat that was shipped from a kosher store but without an identifying seal?

Short Answer: Yes, the meat is permitted, as long the akum would derive no benefit from exchanging the meat with a non-kosher alternative. Nevertheless, ideally, one should only send the meat if it is sealed.

Question: May you use the same drinking glasses for both milk and meat?

Short Answer: There is certainly room to be lenient and use the same drinking glasses for both milk and meat. However, Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita rules that it is noble to be strict.

Question: Must young children wait between eating meat and dairy?

Short Answer: Yes, a young child, possibly as young as two or three, should ideally wait at least an hour before eating dairy after meat, unless doing so would be unhealthy (i.e., the child needs a bottle).

Question: May one drink milk after waking up in the morning less than six hours after eating a meat barbecue the night before?

Question: May you add butter to a potato baked with meat dishes (that were not used with meat in the previous 24 hours)?

Question: Is it permitted to purchase shares of a company that sells non-kosher food?

Short Answer: Many poskim permit purchasing shares in a company that sells non-kosher food, particularly where the purchaser has no active management in the affairs of the company. On the other hand, there are some poskim who are strict and prohibit.