- Q. See question above. Since it is common to consume olive oil, is that also included in the prohibition above?
A. (Mor Uk”tzio 170, Kaf Hachaim 157: 27 et. al.) Poskim maintain that on the contrary, adding olive oil (which is beneficial for memory) to the olives, removes their detrimental effect (Salmas Chaim 501), However, Sefer Hazikaron (11) disagrees.
How much oil should be added? Halichos Shlomo (Tefiloh 2, note 103) mentions even a very small amount others disagree. Some suggest that just immersing them in olive oil is sufficient. (Shemiras Hanefesh, notes), others sustain that it does not help (Oisrei Laggefen p. 347).
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Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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