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I’d like to know if there is such a thing as kosher Himalayan salt. Himalayan salt is more healthful than other salts because it contains no plastic. I’d love to be able to buy some. Walmart advertises kosher Himalayan salt but the package has no indication that it is kosher. Please advise and thank you. Nancy

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There is a certain hechsher (I will not name it here) found on lots of products that three leading kashrut organizations have explicitly told me is unreliable. But it is the only kashrut organization in a major city with an orthodox population of several thousand, and all the Orthodox Jews in that city say it’s acceptable and use those products in their homes and on their keilim. That organization supervises all the kosher restaurants in that city, and all the Orthodox Jews who live in and visit that city eat at those restaurants. How is that possible, and how do you deal with it if you visit that city and you want to dine out or get invited to someone for Shabbos?

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Hi Rabbi, I was attempting to kasher 2 kosher knives that had accidentally become treif in a pot, after waiting the requisite 24 hours and 2 boilings in the pot, but once I put the knives in the pot, I saw that the pot was too small to fit both knives. My question is now is there a problem with the pot now that had it had treif in it with hot water, or is it fine because the knives were clean and hadn’t been used for 24 hours? On top of that, is there any board rules about kashering in a pot I should know? With many thanks and appreciation.

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Do dentures and braces have to be kosher according to Halacha? Is there something that has to be done before Pesach? What about meat or dairy?

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Oh hello! Weird question that I'm hoping someone can help me with! I'm a ceramic artist (I make porcelain functional pottery) and I'm working on a wedding gift for two close friends. This couple is fairly observant and I want to make sure that anything I make them (I'm thinking a large serving bowl or platter for Shabbos) is fully kosher. I make all of my own materials from scratch, including clay and glazes, and I fire my work to close to 2400f, which is about as hot as any type of ceramic-ware would be fired to (I use high-fire clay as opposed to porous earthenware). I don't see any reason why handmade ceramics wouldn't be kosher, unless perhaps I were to fire a kiln on Shabbat or rub a bunch of treif food over everything, neither of which I plan to do... Nonetheless, I want to make sure I'm making something that can be used, and I actually don't know anyone in the Orthodox community who makes pottery so...here we are. I'd love some feedback! And luckily, if an issue pops up, I can always just make a vase...   Thanks!

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Since the Passuk in the Torah commanding shechita (Deuteronomy 12:21) mentions “your settlements” does this mean according to Halacha shechita in outer space is invalid? Or Is my hypothesis completely basis?

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does soap have to be kosher? If it is made out of tallow (cow fat?) As anything on your skin is absorbed into your body.

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Dear Rabbi, What rationale are given in Judaism for not eating meat and milk together? Thanks

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According to Halacha is wine previously handled by a publicly Mechalel Shabbat Jew who is now a Baal Teshuvah kosher retroactively? And would it be the same rule for him and for other Jews who drink it? sources please