Keeping Kosher
Basar v'cholov
Fruits, veggies and eggs
Kashering/Toiveling
Kashrus L'mehadrin
100
What type of Mitzvah is Kashrus
A chok
100
How many hours do we wait between eating milk and meat?
1 hour
100
Before eating fruits or vegetables, what's the first thing we have to do?
Check it for bugs!!
100
What do we do with new dishes before eating on them?
Toivel them in the mikvah.
100
Write out 4 kosher symbols
OU, Triangle CRC, CHK, Chof K, Star K, Badatz Eida Chareidis, OK
200
What makes an animal kosher
Split hooves and chews its cud
200
How many hours do we wait between eating meat and milk?
6 hours
200
What do we check eggs for?
Blood
200
If a dish becomes treif do we have to throw it out? Is there something we can do instead?
We don't throw it out, we can usually kasher the dish.
200
What is Cholov Yisroel? Give an example of this type of food
Milk that's been watched by a Shomer Shabbos Yid from the time of milking
300
What makes a fish kosher?
fins and scales
300
List 3 things that are kept separate in the kitchen
Dishes, sinks, counters
300
Act out how to check an egg for blood
Crack the egg into a clear container and check from all sides for any signs of blood.
300
What is the Chabad custom regarding saying a brocha when toiveling dishes?
We do not say a brocha.
300
What is Pas Yisroel? Give 2 examples of this type of food
Food that has been baked by a Shomer Shabbos Yid.
400
What types of birds are kosher?
Only the ones we know from mesorah (passed down from generation to generation)
400
What lesson can we learn from an animal chewing it's cud?
Before we act we should "chew on it" think it over, and think how Hashem wants us to act.
400
How do you check leafy vegetables for bugs?
Soak it in salty/soapy water, rinse it off and in the light check for bugs.
400
What happens if a drop of milk falls into a huge pot of hot chicken soup?
If it's batul b'shishim it's ok. If you're not sure, you must ask a Rov.
400
What is Bishul Yisroel? Give 2 examples of this type of food.
Food that has been cooked by a Shomer Shabbos Yid.
500
Why do we keep kosher?
1. Animals are spiritually healthy for our neshamos 2. It separates us from the ways of the world
500
What are 3 things we may not do with basar and cholov?
No cooking, no eating, no benefitting
500
How do you check strawberries for bugs?
Rinse the strawberry well, cut off the top and if there are holes, slice down the center and check for bugs.
500
What is the Chabad minhag regarding which dishes must be toiveled?
All dishes must be toiveled.
500
What is Yayin nesech? What type of wine can be used in the Beis HaMikdash?
1. Wine that is used for Avoda Zara. 2. Only wine that is not mevushal.
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