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We have an apartment in Tel Aviv which we are going to let a family from Sderot stay in while the war is on. They do not keep kosher and I wonder if once they have used my dishes and pots etc., if I can use them afterwards if they are toiveled?

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We already refrain from eating dairy bread as required by Halacha. But what about meat bread? I have a recipe for some bread that calls for using chicken fat as an ingredient.

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There is a petting zoo near us that allows visitors to pet its pigs. Is that permitted in Jewish law?

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I recently read that if a young child eats non-kosher food, even unknowingly, it can affect their spiritual development. We have a son who is 12 years old now. And he is already ‘off the derech.’ He has no interest in Judaism, no matter how hard we try to persuade him. He was expelled from two Jewish day schools that considered him a troublemaker. We now send him to a secular private school where he excels in secular subjects, but gets even more non-Jewish influence. We are not happy, but it is the only option we have because legally he has to go somewhere. We also tried homeschooling him and hiring a private rebbe, but that didn’t work. He has no desire to have a bar mitzvah. We hired a tutor, but he misbehaved so much, the tutor didn’t want to work with him. We are really frustrated and we get little sympathy in our community. Many people seem to think it is our moral failure as parents. He does not observe Shabbat. He spends time on Saturday using his electronic devices and getting rides from parents of non-Jewish friends. It is impossible to control him. We are very busy trying to raise all our other children with Torah values and can’t restrain him from this. When he was in preschool, we had him spend time with a relative who told us they were observant and kept strictly kosher. After that, we found out they were far from observant and they deceived us and gave him treif. We were so infuriated that we cut most of our ties to that relative. Our son does not remember the time he spent there. He was very young then. Do you think that could be the cause of his disinterest in Judaism?

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In the city I am visiting, there is a kosher cafeteria that is the only place in the area to get readymade kosher meals. They have dairy, meat, and pareve foods that are made with separate equipment and labeled accordingly. They have tables where one can eat the foods purchased there and disposable cutlery to eat it with. I have observed irreligious Jews (and non-Jews) eating both dairy and meat simultaneously (e.g. a slice of pizza and a hamburger). I told the mashgiach my concerns, and he says he vouches for what goes on in the kitchen, but does not certify the tables, and I have to use my judgement with my comfort level with the tables. Are such tables treif to eat off of?

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Hello, I am a protestant Christian, and have a friend who is also protestant. My friend claims I am sinning by eating a rare steak. He claims that any blood in the meat is "cooked out" when meat is cooked well done. That would seem to eliminate the koshering process. It seems to me, any residual blood in meat cooked well done would be eating cooked blood. Is it possible to " Cook the blood out of meat"? Thank you for your thoughts. God Bless!

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