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1)As we have been discussing placing baked croutons into hot soup, I have received numerous emails from readers asking about the status of the "yellow soup croutons" that we all love to add to our soup.
Most of the yellow soup croutons are deep fried and not baked (in fact according to the label they are made from wheat flour and oil and there is no coloring added to them; their dark yellow color is a result of deep frying!)
According to most Poskim, deep frying has the status of cooking as there is no difference if an item is cooked in water or oil, they are both liquids. (See Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 1 footnote 183, quoting Psak of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav and Rav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal)
Thus, croutons that are deep fried can be treated as a cooked item and not a baked item and may be added to hot soup, even in a Kli Rishon
2) Although some Poskim are not sure if deep frying is considered cooking, the prevalent ruling amongst contemporary Poskim is indeed to treat it as cooking. (See Pri Megadim Siman; Mishbetzos Zahav 318:7)
If one is unsure if a particular crouton is baked or deep fried, it should be treated as a baked item until it can be verified otherwise.
The Thirty Nine Avos Melachos of Shabbos:
1. Zo'reah - Planting
2. Choresh - Plowing
3. Kotzer - Reaping
4. M'Amer - Gathering
5. Dash - Threshing
6. Zoreh - Winnowing
7. Borer - Sorting
8. Tochen - Grinding
9. Miraked - Sifting
10. Lash - Kneading
11. Ofeh / Bishul -Baking/Cooking
12. Gozez - Shearing
13. Melaben - Bleaching
14. Menapetz - Combing tangled wool
15. Tzo'veah - Dyeing
16. Toveh - Spinning
17. Mesach - Setting threads onto loom
18. Oseh Beis Batai Nirin - Preparing to weave
19. Oreg - Weaving
20. Potzeiah - Taking apart threads.
21. Kosher - Tying a knot
22. Matir - Untying a knot
23. Tofer - Sewing
24. Ko'reah - Tearing
25. Tzad - Trapping
26. Shochet - Slaughtering
27. Mafshit - Skinning
28. M'abed - Tanning
29. Mesarteit - Scratching out lines on parchment
30. Memachek - Smoothing
31. Mechatech - Cutting to exact shape
32. Kosev - Writing
33. Mochek - Erasing
34. Boneh - Building
35. Soser - Demolishing
36. Mechabeh - Extinguishing
37. Ma'avir - Kindling a fire.
38. Makeh B'Patish - Completing an object
39. Hotza'ah - Carrying between domains or in public domain
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Reader's Question:
If one is fleishig can he eat parve products made with milky equipment?
Answer:
If the parve food cooked in the dairy pot is not a davar Charif (sharp food such as an onion, garlic etc.) it may be eaten even though you are fleishig.
If the food, however, is a davar Charif it becomes milchig according to all opinions if the pot was used within the past 24 hours, and according to some opinions even if the pot was not used in tha past 24 hours, therefore it is best not to eat the food while you are fleishig. (Based on Pri Megadim brought in Darchei Teshuva Siman 89:42 and Yad Yehuda 89:5)
CHIZUK CORNER
As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R' Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam, B'soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel, we will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short inspirational thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
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אל תתיאש מן הרחמים
Chizuk For Today:
Harav Aharon Leib Shteinman Shlita
A Contract With Rav Shteinman
The friends and family of Meir Volk, z'tl recently gathered together to mark the 'sheloshim' (thirtieth day) since his untimely death. His family and friends were joined by the avreichim of the kollel of the Gadol Hador and Rosh Yeshivah, R Aron Leib Shteinman, shlita, for a seudas mitzvah. Friends and avreichim of the kollel had learned the entire Mishnayos for the benefit of R' Meir's soul.
After the siyum was completed, the discussion at the seudah centered around the unique agreement which R' Shteinman had signed with R' Meir shortly before the latter's death. R' Meir had agreed to donate a significant amount of money to R' Shteinman's kollel in exchange for a signed agreement of partnership in R' Shteinman's portion of Olam Haba. R' Shteinman was hesitant at first to sign this agreement, but ultimately agreed to sign a contract sharing his portion of Olam Haba which he would receive in the zechus of the kollel.
R' Avraham Pecter, who is in charge of financing the kollel, and had arranged the contract, later discovered how valuable the contract had been to R' Meir. After R' Meir's death, R' Pecter met R' Meir's friends and associates from Chutz Leeretz, who described the value and esteem with which R' Meir had viewed the contract. One of his close friends said in a hesped that the day after the contract was signed, R' Meir called and told him about it. He had said, "I made the greatest deal of my life. I can die in peace because I'm confident that I have a share in Olam Haba." At that point, no one was aware of how soon these words would come true.
At the seudas mitzvah, a young bachur approached R' Avraham Pecter, and introduced himself as the shaliach of one of the gevirim present at the seudah. He told R' Pecter that the gevir was interested in donating a full month of support for the kollel in exchange for a similar contract of partnership with R' Shteinman. Rav Pecter agreed to meet with the gevir, and together, they visited R' Shteinman to procure his agreement. During the meeting, the Rosh Yeshivah spoke about the significance and value of supporting Torah. He also praised the high level of the avreichim in his kollel. He agreed to sign a contract of partnership with the gevir for his share of Olam Haba he will receive for his kollel.
R' Shteinman then told over an awesome story which invoked fear and trembling in all who heard it. R' Shteinman prefaced the story by saying that he felt it was necessary for them to hear it order to understand that this agreement of partnership was not an imaginary deal. He said that after his death, R' Meir appeared in a dream, and revealed that this contract of partnership was the only thing which saved him from the bais din shel maaleh The Rosh Yeshivah didn't mention to whom Rav Meir had appeared in a dream, but it was understood that he was referring to himself.
This story provided chizuk to all who heard it of the chashivus and zechus of those who learn Torah and those who support them. Torah learning is so valued and appreciated in the beis din shel maaleh that it has the koach to save a Jewish neshama from descending to the depths, and instead, acquire a chelek in Olam Haba.
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