1)As Pesach preparations get into full gear, it is the time of year when it is very common for new dishes, silverware, pots and pans to purchased.
Whenever purchasing new dishes, glasses, silverware pots or any other utensils that will come in contact with food, it must be determined if the manufacturer and/or the seller of these utensils are non-Jews, as if the utensils were manufactured or owned by a non-Jew they require Tevilah (immersion in a Kosher Mikvah) before being fit for use in a Kosher kitchen. (A Rav should be consulted regarding which utensils require a Bracha )
2)It is best to Tovel these utensils as soon as possible after purchasing them, as putting it off until a later date when they are ready to be used can often lead to mistakes and the use of these utensils without Tevilah. (Such as a sudden need for the extra dishes, or when needed on Shabbos or Yom Tov when Tevilah isn't possible)
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1) If the items acquired were previously used (e.g. by relatives, friends or purchased at a garage sale, estate sale or on eBay or similar site), it must be determined who used them and in which manner, as besides for Tevilah they may also require Koshering, a process necessary for utensils used for non Kosher, Chometz and/or Basar B'Chalav uses.
One who purchases or otherwise comes into possession of utensils that previously belonged to a non Jew, even if they were only used for cold uses, should kosher them in boiling water, even if they will only continue to be used for cold uses
These utensils should be koshered immediately and not even be used temporarily until they are Koshered [and Toveled]. (See Shulchan Aruch and Rama Yoreh Deah Siman 121:5 and Siman 122:10)
2)This Koshering should be done before they are Toveled in a Mikvah.
If they were mistakenly Toveled first before koshering them, they should be re-Toveled without a Bracha. (Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah Siman 121:2 and Shach S"K 5. For more on this see Aruch HaShulchan 121:9 and Pischei Teshuva 121:3)
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Reader's Question:
I was asked, if one did bitul (annulment) and bedika on their chametz, and after Pesach they found chametz is it allowed to be used?
I told them that if they sold their chametz to a non Jew it was certainly allowed.
If they did not make a mechira, rather only bitul and bedika, bidieved is the chamatz truly allowed after Pesach?
Answer:
This is a Machlokes HaPoskim. The Shulchan Aruch (Siman 448:5) rules stringently that it is prohibited to eat or derive any pleasure from it.
Many Poskim, including the Chak Yaakov and Tashbatz are lenient at least in regard to selling it and deriving pleasure from the money.
The Mishna Berura (S"K 25) rules that if the amount of Chometz in question would be a Hefsed Meruba, a substantial loss, we can be lenient and allow it to be sold or given to a non Jew and then buy it back and use. If it isn't a substantial loss it is best to be stringent.
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Clarification regarding feeding Basar B'Chalav to pets:
The prohibition to derive pleasure from meat and milk, according to many Poskim is in effect when dairy is mixed together with the meat of a Kosher species of animal (e.g. cow, sheep etc.), even if the actual meat is not kosher to eat, i.e. it wasn't slaughtered properly (Neveilah) etc.
Some Poskim, however, based on the Rambam in his commentary to Mishnayos Krisus Perek 3, quoted in the Dagul Mervava (Nodeh B'Yehuda) to Yoreh Deah Siman 87:3 maintain that there is no prohibition to derive pleasure from milk mixed with the meat of a Neveilah, as being that it is already prohibited to eat due to its being a Neveilah, thus Ain Isur Chal Al Isur, a new prohibition cannot replace the original prohibition and thus it does not fall into the prohibition of Basar B'Chalav for eating and by extension for deriving pleasure from it as well.
It is best to be stringent and not derive pleasure from any mixture of milk and meat of a kosher species.
See Pischei Teshuva Yoreh Deah Siman 87:6, Shu"t Chasam Sofer Yoreh Deah Siman 92 , Chazon Ish Yoreh Deah Siman 22 and Sefer Badei Hashulchan Siman 87:25.
For halacha L'Maa'seh a Rav should be consulted.
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