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March 23 2010
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1) Pitchers that are used for serving hot drinks, if they are made from metal, must be designated for either meat or dairy use.
If they are made from glass, for Ashkenazic Jews they must also be designated for meat or dairy.
For
Sephardic Jews, if the glass pitcher is smooth there is room for
leniency in allowing them to be used for both meat and dairy, as long
as they were thoroughly washed between uses.
However,
as we mentioned a few times already, even for Sephardic Jews it is best
not to rely on this leniency if not absolutely necessary.
2)
Plastic pitchers that are hard and smooth have the same Halachos as
glass. However, it is important to note that in reality, most plastic
pitchers after a while get scratched and indented and
thus lose their status of "hard and smooth" and thus practically, it is
best to designate plastic pitchers for one food class only, even for
Sephardim.
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Reader's Question:
Are peanuts considered Kitniyos and thus prohibited to eat on pesach (for Ashkenazim) or not?
Answer:
There is a debate in the Poskim if peanuts are considered Kitniyos. Rav Moshe Feinstein Zatzal (Igros Moshe Orach Chaim Vol. 3 Siman 63)
ruled that they are not Kitniyos. However, he does write that those who
have the custom to treat them as Kitniyos should hold on to that custom
and continue not eating peanuts and peanut products on Pesach.
Other Poskim maintained that peanuts are indeed Kitniyos and should not be eaten.
Some Poskim prohibit actual peanuts but allow peanut oil to be used.(See Shu"t Melamed L'Hoel Siman 88, Sefer Mikraei Kodesh Vol. 2 Siman 60 and Halichos Shlomo, Pesach, Perek 4 Dvar Halacha Os 28)
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