Tevilat Keilim on Yom Tov for Use on Yom Tov
QUESTION
What is the Rosh Yeshiva’s position on toiveling keilim (immersing dishes) on Yom Tov?
ANSWER
Although I’m curious about the specific circumstances (e.g. where are you going to be tovel it? Why couldn’t you do it beforehand?), I think it is fine. See Shulchan Arukh OC 323:7 where the Shulchan Arukh rules that m’ikar ha’din (according to the basic halakha) it is permitted, and Rema implicitly agrees. While in Darkhei Moshe he rules that it is forbidden, and many Ashkenazi Achronim are strict
This glass mug by Bodum has a rubber stopper at the bottom that is designed to allow the air trapped between the two layers to expand due to heat but to not let water in since the water would get trapped inside. Can it be toveled/is the rubber a hatzitza? It is designed to be there and be left in place, so would it be considered to be eino makpid? (