tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post2243821414156244357..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Gift Ideas for a ConversionKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-74300641670560249952019-04-08T16:24:05.086-04:002019-04-08T16:24:05.086-04:00I have a friend about to finish his conversion pro...I have a friend about to finish his conversion process and I wanted to get him something really special. I've seen mevushal and non-mevushal wine mentioned, but can't find a clear definition on the two. Could someone explain to me the difference and which one is more, for lack of a better word, meaningful? Thank you in advance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-9332907327639748252015-01-27T23:39:27.952-05:002015-01-27T23:39:27.952-05:00These are pretty unique ideas for gift baskets, bu...These are pretty unique ideas for gift baskets, but perhaps a little food? For some idea check out this gift basket company:<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.tarragon.co.il/Shiva-Baskets.php" rel="nofollow">Kosher Shiva Baskets</a></b>tarragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718945901783125416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-78861688261249002132014-10-12T17:31:57.067-04:002014-10-12T17:31:57.067-04:00For my conversion I got: a tallit from my wife, a ...For my conversion I got: a tallit from my wife, a tallit clip from a friend, two kiddush cups, a tzedakah box, a framed art piece with the "woman of valor" verses on it, Shabbat candlesticks, and several mezuzot.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342508860302150831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-20497969826615627172013-03-13T21:03:58.494-04:002013-03-13T21:03:58.494-04:00Originally posted: October 3, 2011 at 12:27 PM
An...Originally posted: October 3, 2011 at 12:27 PM<br /><br />Anonymous, a total re-kashering regardless of whether an item was purchased pre- or post-kosher kitchen is held irrelevant by many rabbis, primarily the ones who don't normally make rulings on conversion issues. Many chareidi batei din rule this way, and my modern orthodox community rabbi answered a hypothetical question that way. I Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-37971416235001805042012-03-01T02:47:29.424-05:002012-03-01T02:47:29.424-05:00I'm sorry, Anonymous, but I would posit that y...I'm sorry, Anonymous, but I would posit that you have at least two major misunderstandings here as well. While food cooked solely by a non-Jew is treif, it does NOT treif the utensils automatically. When you're dealing with a housekeeper situation, the rabbis have presumed that the non-Jew may have prepared non-kosher items in the involved kitchen utensils, which is why there is automaticCrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-66632612077082275002012-03-01T02:16:01.912-05:002012-03-01T02:16:01.912-05:00It seems that some people are confusing toveling w...It seems that some people are confusing toveling with koshering. When a person has converted, he may or may not have to tovel his items after conversion. This is debatable. However, koshering is a different process. <br />Toveling = dipping a vessel in a mikveh that was obtained from a non-Jew.<br />Koshering = cleaning the vessel in accordance with Halakha to remove unkosher tastes. <br /><Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-55837216720927704212011-10-03T11:26:29.944-04:002011-10-03T11:26:29.944-04:00A Jew taking ownership of something previously own...A Jew taking ownership of something previously owned by a non-Jew is seperate from kashrut. Many traditions require one to tovel (or toivel if you're more Yiddish about it) the items in a mikveh kelim. <br /><br />If a person who is converting gets a new plastic spatulas (for example) for a newly-kashered kitchen and uses them properly thereafter for only kosher food, they would have to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-43675827421702954022011-07-04T23:04:13.829-04:002011-07-04T23:04:13.829-04:00A good friend from college gave me a mezuzah, sinc...A good friend from college gave me a mezuzah, since she knew I was moving into a new place shortly after my conversion, as well as a hamsa, both of which I love. I put the mezuzah on my door the night I moved in, in fact, although I'm still looking for a good spot for the hamsa.<br /><br />A couple who helped mentor me at my shul gave me a really nice card and a tzedakah box, which I love. Diplogeekhttp://www.diplogeek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-21420343782058197592011-07-01T23:40:45.460-04:002011-07-01T23:40:45.460-04:00When our friend was dunked, I made her some rugela...When our friend was dunked, I made her some rugelach, and we gave her a certificate from the JNF stating a tree had been planted in Israel in her name. She told me she thought it was a really thoughtful gift!<br /><br />I'm not being told to rekosher my entire kitchen. Although my beit din was aware that we were strict vegetarians and no meat had ever touched anything we owned. That would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-67297401733999717512011-06-30T17:27:18.441-04:002011-06-30T17:27:18.441-04:00The Curmudgeonly Israeli Giyoret says:
I was acti...The Curmudgeonly Israeli Giyoret says:<br /><br />I was acting as a go-between for an American immigrant couple with a non-Ortho conversion who were set for an upgrade. Our local rabbi, who is well-respected in matters of kashrut, said they did not have to re-kasher their kitchen, but that the issue was "complicated". He's not known as lenient on important issues, but is a great Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-57622009072622362202011-06-30T12:33:20.292-04:002011-06-30T12:33:20.292-04:00The magnetic shabbos message board just made my da...The magnetic shabbos message board just made my day. Getting one of those ASAP :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-35985619041945105292011-06-30T02:49:33.127-04:002011-06-30T02:49:33.127-04:00I and my girlfriend someone who is approaching the...I and my girlfriend someone who is approaching the "slam dunk". We were thinking of getting some people with a gift certificate to the local Jewish bookstore, but some of these ideas are interesting alternatives.Gift Ideashttp://www.askdouglas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-49128053222532702632011-06-29T15:01:44.612-04:002011-06-29T15:01:44.612-04:00And when we were having this debate yesterday, I t...And when we were having this debate yesterday, I totally forgot that I had mentioned it in this post because I wrote it last week. To me, it has always been a fore-gone conclusion because until yesterday, I never met anyone who HADN'T been required to re-do the whole kitchen upon conversion.CrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-12224341344230746212011-06-29T14:50:14.283-04:002011-06-29T14:50:14.283-04:00I think the debate here is with semantics. It is n...I think the debate here is with semantics. It is not that a convert "must" rekasher everything, it's that a convert "may" have to rekasher everything. Whether it is commonplace in the last few years is irrelevant as long as the opinion exists otherwise. It's obviously good to have a chat with your rabbi about it before you convert, but I also had not heard of this up Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346629911135742919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-34962509786093430712011-06-29T14:33:53.951-04:002011-06-29T14:33:53.951-04:00Of course there are two opinions. This is Judaism!...Of course there are two opinions. This is Judaism! And today, no one wants to give a "lenient" opinion where conversion is concerned. It's easier to give the stricter opinion and know you're "right." Better safe than sorry and all that jazz.<br /><br />I will be required to kasher my kitchen immediately after conversion. This seems to be the overwhelming holding in theCrazyJewishConverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219720130466040423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-9602522807516813702011-06-29T13:35:56.894-04:002011-06-29T13:35:56.894-04:00Where did you learn that a convert has to re-kashe...Where did you learn that a convert has to re-kasher his entire kitchen? I have never heard of anything like this, and it doesn't make much sense to me, since utensils like pots and plates aren't kosher or treyf depending on who owns them, but rather depending on what's cooked in them/served on them. As D pointed out above, there are plenty of kosher-certified food products that are Elishevanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-39569902374101423622011-06-29T12:22:28.619-04:002011-06-29T12:22:28.619-04:00My wife and I know someone who is getting close to...My wife and I know someone who is getting close to "the dunk". We were thinking about getting some people together for a gift certificate to the local Jewish bookstore, but some of these ideas are interesting alternatives.The Nudnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04539878982605456333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-33172463102802467872011-06-29T11:50:49.256-04:002011-06-29T11:50:49.256-04:00"everything must be rekashered because it was..."everything must be rekashered because it was owned by a non-Jew" - with all due respect, this is not universally accepted.<br /><br />From dailyhalacha.com:<br />"Chacham Ovadia Yosef addresses this question in his work Yabi'a Omer (vol. 7, siman 8) and rules that a convert is not, in fact, required to immerse his utensils after conversion, and he bases this ruling on two Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-19939993560383902832011-06-29T10:47:09.577-04:002011-06-29T10:47:09.577-04:00So after a conversion, the new jew needs to rekash...So after a conversion, the new jew needs to rekasher his/her entire kitchen? I thought that the boiling/torching process was for removing non-kosher essences, of sorts. So if the cookware of a non-jew is new or has never had anything non-kosher on it, maybe you can just tovel it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com