Kashrus questions(over the counter medications or other products)I used to ask Rav Blumenkrantz z”l. I don’t think my Rav knows ingredients and products the way he did. I really don’t have anyone now to call when I don’t want to call the Dayan of my shul.
I once called him with something that did not need a Halachic answer, but needed a Torah’dig and wise approach. I called him and he didn’t know what to say. He told me to call him back in 3-4 days. When I called him back he said he researched the issue in various seforim. What impressed me most is that he spent almost an hour with me on the phone. He told me little stories about people in a similar situation, and how they handled it. He spoke the way one speaks to an auditorium full of people. He gave me so much of his valuable time, and did not sound rushed at all. When I got off the phone I couldn’t believe how patiently he spoke to an anonymous person.