By COLlive reporter
The Chief Rabbinate of Israel warned consumers ahead of Purim that one must remain vigilant and only purchase the holiday pastries with a valid hechsher.
In light of the fact that stores offer an array of purchase opportunities, some at bargain prices, one should not automatically buy without verifying the kashrus of the pastry.
Not all hamentashen have a hechsher – it is as simple as that, they pointed out.
They also decided this year not to give a hechsher on hamentashens that are baked with dairy ingredients which they fear might confuse consumers.
Rabbi Yaakov Sebag and Rabbi Rafi Yochai, two kashrus executives of the Chief Rabbinate, said dairy hamentashens might mistakenly be served at the Purim meal with meat dishes.
According to the website Kikar.net, the rabbis also warned mashgichim at wedding and simcha halls not to allow dairy hamentashens.
the point is very clear — milchig cookies/pastries need to be obviously milchig. What would make a hamantash obviously milchig? and… its so very likely that it would be eaten with a meat meal — as the purim seuda is supposed to be fleishig. ridiculing a psak is not the way to go…
the Taz applies that rule to other types of food as well.
LOL. I was thinking the same thing.
i think the next ban will be anything milchig, after milchige hamantashen.
it also says there by bread if you make a heker something to diferentiate its milchik or somthing small you can eat in one go is ok im not saying a psak just telling what i remember.
should not be made dairy.
actually its any batter that can be confused as parve once baked, it is only muttar either if there is a hekker or you bake a small quantity that will be eaten and finished right away
Do they not give a hechsher on milchig cookies for the same reason. Come on now.
it specifically says bread. not a blanket rule for other baked products… what’s next, a ban on cheese danishes?
something similar to this is quoted in the big shulchan aruch siman tzadik zayin. halacha 1 in regards to bread.