Compiled by Rabbi Moishe Dovid Lebovits who can be reached at [email protected]

Reviewed by Rabbi Ben-zion Schiffenbauer Shlita

All Piskei Harav Yisrael Belsky Shlita are Reviewed by Harav Yisrael Belsky Shlita

Volume 6 Issue 6

6-25-11

L�chatchilah or B�dieved?

There is a discussion if one is permitted to send items with a non-Jew if the food has the correct seal or seals. Some only permit the item after the fact (b�dieved), but prohibit the practice. The custom follows the opinion which permits it even l�chatchilah.²⁸ �

Hefker

If the item of food was left in a hefker place and not in the hands of the non-Jew there is no concern of him switching the food (we will see later how this relates to hospitals).²⁹�
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After the Fact

A food which was sent with a non-Jew without the required seals and was used by a Jew would render his utensils non � kosher.³⁰ �

Tevias Ayin

If one has a tevias ayin (recognizes) that this food is from a Jewish company because of the way the food is made or shaped, then there is no requirement for the food to have a seal.³¹