Unless you’re an entomologist, becoming a professional bug-finder may not be high on your list of personal goals and achievements. In fact, most of us probably have no interest in bugs at all, (if not the opposite!) But sometimes, knowing how to find bugs is infinitely a better option than not knowing. Bugs in your vegetables is a case in point.
Besides for the ick-factor of eating creepy crawlies, the halachic transgression of bug-consuming can constitute up to seven lavin, or Torah prohibitions. Contrast that with eating the most taboo form of unkosher: pig, which believe it or not is only a single prohibition. Basically, you DO want to become a professional bug-finder.
To meet that demand, Junior N’shei is offering a vegetable checking workshop that will cover everything you need to know. Rabbi Yosef Dovid Chanowitz, Rabbinic Field Representative and hilchos kashrus expert will be presenting the proper methods for ensuring that your vegetables are bug-free. Rabbi Chanowitz will lead the workshop in a hands-on way, bringing samples of vegetables and species that may be found on them.
Do not let the adorable buggies on the flyer fool you. Those bugs want to be found and eliminated!
Event to take place on 14 Teves, December 17th at 8:00 pm at 1354 Carroll St. Admission is $5
Light refreshments will be served
Junior N’shei would like to thank the OK for sponsoring this important and practical event.
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I understand this isn’t the real place to ask but, I have looked and never found a bug in broccoli. And in general much less buggy overall. Do west coast and east coast vegetables have different rules? Should they?
In the school for Lubavitcher girls I’ve learned if a healthy eye cant see the bugs of bug you can eat the food.
we are not expected to take a telescope to eat the food.
Agree with number 2, i also live out of town and would love to watch this presentation.
The terrorism of produce is the greatest threat to chassidic
life today. These little creatures, some microscopic hide in
Every crack and corner and crevise spoon a potential crunchy yet tasteless attack on our taste buds and neshamah’s. Thanking low cost food microscopes are available at every dollar store and gardening shop that allow even the very young to be trained for a career involving bug inspection.
I live out of CH, but would love to learn too. Will you be videoing this presentation? Please make the link available if you decide to make this more public.
Years ago, people wouldn’t eat meat “out.” Now, I avoid strawberries unless I’ve soaked and checked them myself! Even at heimishe simchas, it doesn’t appear that anyone has kashered the strawberries, which still have leaves attached.