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KASHRUS KURRENTS CONTINUED from PAGE 1ALMOST EVERYTHING עכו”ם בישול Part II: Contemporary Applications of בישול עכו”םpart I ועד הכשרות דבאלטימאר STAR-K KOSHER CERTIFICATION FALL 5780 - 2019 | VOLUME 42 NO. 4 ASHRUS URRENTS K K FALL 5780 - 2019 | VOLUME 42 NO. 4 A TIME & PLACE FOR THE HALACHOS OF SCHACH ALMOST EVERYTHING RABBI MOSHE HEINEMANN Undercover:STAR-K RABBINIC ADMINISTRATOR it סוכות speaks about the Festival of תורה When our 1 סוכות The“ ,"חג הסוכות תעשה לך באספך מגרנך ומיקבך",Introduction: states holiday should be observed at the time that you harvest Years ago, on a transatlantic flight, I had an interesting your grain and your wine,” during the fall. Our has another פסוק have taught us that this חכמים exchange with another passenger sitting across the aisle. He in which we dwell , סוכהwas traveling with his family, and they were obviously very interpretation. The should be made from the unused , חג European. Out of curiosity he asked, “What do American during this children eat for breakfast?” I responded, “All varieties parts of the harvested grain and wine, namely of cold cereal;” that is the anchor of the All American the stalks of grain and twigs of the vine. These are the covering, which is placed on ,סכך breakfast. He reacted with a tone of disdain, “That is what the items that should be used for the .instead of a permanent roof סוכה we would feed animals!” I countered, “So, what do you top of the serve your children?” “Porridge!” was the reply. Porridge, I includes ,פסולת גורן ויקב ,said to myself. That’s the staple of the Three Bears! Our rabbis have further taught that this directive other items that are similar to stalks and twigs that are no longer attached Unfinished wood .טמא ,Of course, every country has their own breakfast menu to the ground and cannot become ritually impure and what one culture might consider to be an elegant repast slats, corn stalks, and palm branches are popular varieties that satisfy the .סכך would not pass muster in a different district or region. In criteria for and זמןreflect these differences of בישול עכו”ם fact, the laws of Leather is . סכךfit Many natural materials are not qualified to be used for) עולה על שולחן מלכיםtime and place. What qualifies as , מקום for the king’s table, a fancy repast) in one country or society a natural product that does not grow from the ground; neither do cement All .סכך would not qualify in another. What once was never eaten or natural materials such as metal, none of which may be used for are הלכה Included in this .סכך is presently very fashionable. types of foods are not kosher material for ”אינו נאכל כמו שהוא חי“ ,raw grain husks that have some grains remaining in the husks. Wood products In order to understand contemporary applications of that are cut and shaped into vessels, utensils or equipment that is tubular Even if .טמא because these products can become סכך we must define would not qualify as ,בישול עכו”ם what does and does not qualify as s implementation, the wood vessels were to be broken and unfit for their original use, and can’חכמים its parameters and reasons for our .they remain disqualified ,טמא no longer become זמן its constraints and how it applies to our contemporary occurs when certain foods comprised בישול עכו”ם .מקום and ,סכך of 100% kosher ingredients are cooked by a person who is Although hollow, bent wooden pipes would not be kosher for to keep kosher. hollow bamboo poles would be kosher because they grow hollow naturally תורה not required by the and were not fashioned by anyone with the intention of putting things instituted? There are two reasons into their opening. Straight wooden pipes without indentations would be בישול עכו”ם Why was .enacted this restriction: First, as a precaution kosher, as would wooden beams, even those with imperfections in the wood חכמים why our against inadvertently eating non-kosher food; second, as However, the custom is not to use them. a prevention against unnecessary socialization that could CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 דברים טז, יג .would 1 בישול עכו”ם lead to intermarriage. In situations where have instructed us that this חכמים present a problem, our disqualification can be avoided by having an observant Jew perform an integral part of the cooking process, such as THIS ISSUE assists in the preparation, A Time and Place for Almost Everything ........................................................................Page 1 יהודיturning on the fire. When a has been lifted. Undercover: The Halachos ofInside Schach .................................................................................. Page 1 בישול עכו”ם we say that the prohibition of Medicine On Shabbos ..........................................................................................................Page 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 New Under STAR-K ........................................................................................................Page 10 L EADERS CATION 1 HIP IN KASHRUS EDU THE HALACHOS OF SCHACH RABBI MOSHE HEINEMANN STAR-K RABBINIC ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Undercover: Mats held together with braided nylon filament thread would .סכך must be in their original state and סכך Stems that are used for they are , רש”יcannot be subject to further processing. Even items which cannot be disqualified for the same reason since, according to However, monofilament line would not be disqualified .מקבל טומאה if they have been processed and their פסול מדרבנן are טמא become .מקבל טומאהappearance has changed. For example, flax stems are kosher but flax because a monofilament line is not braided and is not using monofilament סכךrope is not. Cotton wool, which has been combed out and no longer Therefore, if wooden mats were made for line, the mats would be kosher.3 .סכך resembles the natural cotton plant, would no longer qualify as in the proper סוכהif the A kosher monofilament mat must be placed on the ,רש"י Flax rope is problematic for another reason. According to manner. The following guidelines must be followed: The bamboo slats פסול מןlinen fibers were twisted into threads and braided into rope they are disqualifies them, as well as any other woven material.2 should be placed perpendicular to the beams and walls upon which תורהThe .התורה if the branches are still they rest in such a way that the slats would remain supported by the סכך Branches of a tree cannot be used for connected to their original source. If the branch was still connected beams and walls, even if the monofilament line were to be removed. In ( סכךand was then cut down, the other words, if the monofilament line (which does not qualify as סוכה to the tree while covering the branch would be disqualified. This is so, unless a person lifted the is supporting the slats, the mat has been placed down improperly; one with the intention of using סוכה branch and then replaced it on the which has an סכך Our rabbis have taught that .סכך the branch for has to סכך unpleasant odor should preferably not be used. Kosher Branches with leaves that will How wide can the boards .חג remain fresh throughout the entire or vines that will shrivel, are disqualified and ,סוכות dry out during are not kosher even while the leaves are still fresh. be in order to qualify as with סוכה material must be placed on top of the סכך Kosher ?kosher schach סכך One cannot place kosher .סכך the intention of being used for ,with the intention of drying the material סוכה material on top of the mats סכך ,material. Furthermore סכך-with non סכך and then change his mind in the course of the drying process. To this may not suspend if it is generally subject to must not be anchored with string to prevent the mat from blowing סכך forbids the use of bundled הלכה ,end Instead, a kosher wooden beam .(רוח מצויה away in a normal wind (a .סכך drying and our rabbis forbade its use even if it was intended for This restriction applies to bundles of 25 sticks or more that are tied may be placed across the mat in order to hold it down. A wooden in the middle or at both ends. beam placed on top of a monofilament mat should be positioned mats available consisting of סכךperpendicular to the slats. There are ?סכך How wide can the boards be in order to qualify as kosher wide. Even if slats that are lined with natural fibers that are considered kosher for (”14) טפחים One may use boards that are less than 4 With this type of mat it is not necessary to ensure that the slats .סכך wider boards would be set on their sides, these boards would not be kosher. It is the custom not to even use narrower finished wood are placed perpendicular to the beams and walls. planks generally used in construction. Can kosher mats contain more than 25 slats, or would the mat be ,Since the mat does not need to be dried ?(חבילה) is threefold: 1) items considered a bundle סכך As was previously stated, the criteria for that grow from the ground, 2) items that are no longer attached to the it may contain more than 25 slats without qualifying as a bundle. with something סכך as to whether one can support the שאלהReeds, straw, or wooden There is a .טמא ground, and 3) items that cannot become Therefore, one should not support the .סכך if they were woven that is not kosher for use as סכך slats that are woven into mats would not qualify as ,i.e. metal rods or pipes. Also ,טמא with anything that can become סכך .for the purpose of sitting or sleeping upon, or any other specific function so that it will not blow off סכך these mats would be kosher. one cannot use metal to weigh down the סכך However, if they were made expressly for Are bamboo mats that are held together with other materials, with an ordinary wind.
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