Comments on: What do you think of Hechshers on raw fruit?

By: Nate

Nate — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:23:21 +0000

Not sure if anyone mentioned it above, but it could be so you know it’s not from Israel. During Shmitta, anything that’s Kedushat Shiviit, is asur to remove from Eretz HaKodesh.

Then again you could call the OU and ask.

By: Frum Satire

Frum Satire — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:16:58 +0000

I’m late top the party- but Heimishe we should have a picnic- you know like a meetup for all the commenters and fans. It would be fun.

By: heimish in bp

heimish in bp — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:01:28 +0000

will have to wait for the picnic, ahem! ahem!

By: s(b.)

s(b.) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:47:44 +0000

I totally wanted to go to the open mic! Workplace politics turned that evening into a higher-up’s birthday party for me, unfortunately.
fwiw = for what it’s worth

By: heimish in bp

heimish in bp — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:19:18 +0000

Oh we will. I was hoping you would show to the open mic.

Not sure how serious you were, but I meant the rav you trust, and who knows a bit about hechsherim.

fwiw = what?

By: s(b.)

s(b.) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:01:35 +0000

and I’m not offended. gevalt! I’ll be gone for a few days, later this week. please don’t miss me. lol

By: s(b.)

s(b.) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:00:46 +0000

On behalf of the local union of some shteeble rabbonim and rebbetzins (of which I am not a member, nor am I a representative), I take offense at your inference that a local rabbi KNOWS and some shteeble reb/’zins (might/do not know).

fwiw, my dad got some good advice from “some shteeble rabbi” when he was a recently divorced single father. Just ’cause your shul’s made of folding tables and chairs doesn’t mean the rav’s ignorant. (and I realize you weren’t making a blanket statement, I just like sticking up for the shteeble ravs who are wise)

By: heimish in bp

heimish in bp — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:21:12 +0000

Hey, Chanief, I am just repeating what I have been told by a Rav Hamachsher from the OU, who all agree knows his stuff. Harav Yisroel Belsky. He actually claims that most is really not a problem. But if you do some baking and cooking, and use lime, lemon or orange zest, you might have a problem, since you are using a concentrated amount. So just ask your local rabbi who KNOWS. Not just some shteeble rabbi.

By: chanief

chanief — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:51:08 +0000

Heimish! “The poxy used to stick the wax onto the fruit is glycerol, which really needs a hashgacha.” Fruit wash anyone? I was raised in a very kosher home, in a very kosher community – for god’s sake I live in Monsey now and I have NEVER heard that fruit needs a hechsher.

It’s a wonder people in the shtetle way back when had anything to eat without the OU, OK and Badatz (or whatever other hechsheirim there are.)

It really, really, REALLY bugs me that a religious tenet has become such a huge money making industry. The reality, meaning and intention of the religious tenet often become muddied and obscured when it becomes all about the benjamins.

This is making me think though, I better go get some kosher cleaning spray so that the next time my super kosher guests want to lick my counters or floors they won’t encounter anything treif. Sheesh, the ridiculousness and the waste of time and money in putting hechsherim on inedible products just disgusts me.