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Ma’achalei Akum (Gentile-Prepared Foods) הלכות מאכלי עכו"ם

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112Siman 112 – Some Laws of a Gentile's BreadSiman 112 · 10 seifim
  1. 1.The Sages forbade eating the bread of non-Jews, as…
  2. 2.A non-Jewish commercial baker's bread is always permitted for…
  3. 3.A non-Jewish householder's bread is always forbidden to a…
  4. 4.Nevertheless, in a time of pressing need, where no…
  5. 5.Regarding a non-Jewish householder's bread, which is forbidden to…
  6. 6.A Jew who is a guest in an Arab's…
  7. 7.Some have written that if one visits an Arab's…
  8. 8.A Jew who publicly desecrates Shabbat, even though his…
  9. 9.A Jew's bread that a non-Jew baked is forbidden…
  10. 10.When Jewish bread is not available, and one bought…
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113Siman 113 – Laws of Bishulei Akum (Food Cooked by a Gentile)Siman 113 · 25 seifim
  1. 1.A dish cooked by a non-Jew — the Sages…
  2. 2.An item that is not eaten in its raw…
  3. 3.An item that is served at kings' tables in…
  4. 4.If a Jew lit the fire, and the non-Jew…
  5. 5.A Jew who lit the fire, and the non-Jew…
  6. 6.A non-Jew who cooked in a Jew's home, or…
  7. 7.Doughnuts made from a thick batter, fried in oil…
  8. 8.Zalabia (called "zingula" in Arabic, a type of doughnut…
  9. 9.Borekas filled with potato chips imported from abroad, whose…
  10. 10.It is permitted to drink coffee cooked by non-Jews,…
  11. 11.Travelers on a non-Jewish airline, where there is concern…
  12. 12.Small sardine fish, which have fins and scales, are…
  13. 13.Canned goods produced on secular kibbutzim, under the supervision…
  14. 14.Chestnuts (castanias) are customarily eaten even raw; therefore, if…
  15. 15.Roasted peas roasted by a non-Jew, and likewise other…
  16. 16.Legumes such as beans and the like that are…
  17. 17.Wheat that is par-boiled by non-Jews to about half-cooked…
  18. 18.Bakeries that bake large quantities of cakes with eggs,…
  19. 19.Regarding the modern practice of making mayonnaise for eating…
  20. 20.A dish cooked by a non-Jew on Shabbat for…
  21. 21.Vessels belonging to a Jew in which a non-Jew…
  22. 22.Cabbage and turnips pickled in brine, and likewise cucumbers…
  23. 23.Sugar made by non-Jews from red beets, even though…
  24. 24.A non-Jew who cooked food that is not yet…
  25. 25.Non-Jews' cheeses are forbidden by rabbinic decree — see…
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116Siman 116 – Laws of Guarding One's Life (Shemirat HaNefesh)Siman 116 · 41 seifim
  1. 1.One should not place food or drink under the…
  2. 2.One who sleeps in his clothes, with food items…
  3. 3.If one placed a food item between the pillow…
  4. 4.It is permitted, even as the preferred practice, to…
  5. 5.A sealed and tied wine jug that was placed…
  6. 6.It is good not to place food and drink…
  7. 7.It is proper to be careful not to leave…
  8. 8.Persian garlic that is eaten pickled in vinegar, and…
  9. 9.Canned onions kept in sealed cans may be treated…
  10. 10.There is no prohibition against eating food that a…
  11. 11.One need not be stringent about refraining from using…
  12. 12.It is forbidden by Torah law to cut down…
  13. 13.It is permitted to uproot fruit trees for the…
  14. 14.It is permitted for a yeshiva student to marry…
  15. 15.It is fitting and proper to keep young children…
  16. 16.When there are young children in the home, one…
  17. 17.Likewise, anything that could cause harm or danger to…
  18. 18.A woman who has given birth should be careful…
  19. 19.One whose wife died at a young age, leaving…
  20. 20.It is forbidden to eat meat and fish together,…
  21. 21.The prevalent custom is to permit frying fish in…
  22. 22.It is forbidden to roast fish and meat in…
  23. 23.It is permitted to roast fish and meat next…
  24. 24.A bakery where one of the workers roasted meat…
  25. 25.Meat that was salted and rendered kosher, and then…
  26. 26.A fish that fell into a meat dish —…
  27. 27.A piece of fish that fell into a pot…
  28. 28.Fish that became mixed with meat, and before anyone…
  29. 29.If a house lizard (semamit) fell into a dish,…
  30. 30.Water found in the vicinity of a deceased person…
  31. 31.One should be careful not to drink water at…
  32. 32.One who rents a house from a Jew, and…
  33. 33.In the Gemara, Berachot 55a, it is stated that…
  34. 34.Regarding food, such as a loaf of bread, from…
  35. 35.One who has an oven and stovetop fixed to…
  36. 36.Some are particular that a man should not marry…
  37. 37.One who marries a close relative, such as his…
  38. 38.Regarding the marriage of a Kohen's daughter to an…
  39. 39.A woman who married and her husband died, and…
  40. 40.It is proper to be careful not to extinguish…
  41. 41.It is stated in the Gemara, Berachot 54b, that…
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117Siman 117 – Not to Trade in Something ForbiddenSiman 117 · 3 seifim
  1. 1.Any item that is forbidden by Torah law, even…
  2. 2.It is permitted to trade in the buying and…
  3. 3.A wealthy man who owns a hotel abroad, in…
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