Rosh Yeshiva Responds
Rabbi Linzer answers halakhic questions from rabbis and community members
Two questions regarding a sous vide:
1) Does it require tevilah?
2) Can it be used to reheat food on Shabbat, assuming it is on and in heated water from Erev Shabbat?
1. It does not require tevilah. It does not come in direct contact with the food (plastic bag and water both intervene). ([…]
QUESTION
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Shalom Rav Linzer – what are your thoughts on a gentile putting dry food to warm in an oven for kiddush? I know it’s not usually done but it seems like a d’rabbanan l’tzorech rabim (rabbinic prohibition done for the sake of the community)? The venue my shul meets at (a conservative synagogue) feels that hot plates are a liability.
ANSWER
This is exactly the case dealt with in SA OH 253:5 and […]
Rosh Yeshiva Responds
Rabbi Dov Linzer will be answering shailas from YCT rabbis and community members on video each week.