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1)Serving
dishes that are only used to serve parve foods (e.g. a popcorn bowl,
fruit platter), M'Ikar Hadin may be used at both meat and dairy meals
as long as the following conditions are met:
a)The only utensils used to remove food from the tray or bowl are designated for that dish.
b)The utensil may not come in contact with any other food that is on the table or on any plates.(See Kaf HaChaim Yoreh Deah Siman 89:79)
2)
However, scrupulous people are careful to have separate serving trays
and bowls for each food class in order to ensure that no mistakes
happen and everything retains its status as 100% Kosher. (Especially when lending out utensils and dishes to neighbors, it is important to make sure they know its exact food status.)
Reader
Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we
covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the
Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
Although
the answers I give to questions are taken directly from the Sifrei
HaPoskim, and aren't my own, they are still for study purposes
only, NOT for Psak Halacha.
if someone is on a diet and it helps him to do the following, is it ok, or is it ba'al tashchis?
To bite into a piece of cake, chew it, taste it, and then spit it out in the trash can.
He loves the way it tastes, but knows its not good for him to swallow...
Answer:
I don't think it's a problem to do this. He isn't wasting the food, as he is using it in a way that satisfies him.
Also, he puts it in his mouth, and now when he takes it out
it isn't "Ra'ui L'Achila" anymore, so discarding it isnt Bal Tashchis.
Lastly, there is a concept of "Ba'al Tashchis D'Guf Adif"
meaning it is better to waste some food than to waste your body, which
if it isnt healthy for your body is considered hurting it. (See Talmud
Shabbos 140b)
Our holy sages, the Chazal tell us
תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן עולם הבא, שנאמר הליכות עולם לו, אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות - one who studies [at least two] Halachos daily is assured a portion in Olam Haba - the world to come. (:מגילה כ"ח )
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