regarding answers

Asked by SHALOM · August 15, 2002 · Kashrut

Question

Although it is highly recommended that everyone have one posek they rely on, however, this cite serves another purpose altogether. We find nowadays that rabbis will try to 'stay on the safe side' when answering a so called 'controversial' question. For example, if you would ask your Rabbi if Wrigleys products are kosher, he will likely reply, "only if it has a hechsher, anything without a hechsher is unreliable." Now, if you asked your Rabbi if Rav Abbodi is reliable, I am certain he will answer in the positive. That said, we find that many 110% kosher establishements are run by people who are frum, however, I would not put them at the top of the list of yiras shomayim. However, our hashkchos give them a full hechsher, no problem. So if you can eat at that restaurant, kal vechomer, you should be able to eat products that a respected Rav personally checked out, no??? EVEN THOUGH NOBODY PAID THE RAV TO CHECK OUT THAT SPECFIC PRODUCT. In my opinion, this is an example of the purpose of this cite. It is not, chas vesholom, to question other rabbanims psaks, however, it fills in the gaps where a lot of rabbanim will tend say 'stay away' when in fact, it is not necessary.

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Answered by Rabbi Abadi

, "only if it has a hechsher, anything without a hechsher is unreliable." Now, if you asked your Rabbi if Rav Abbodi is reliable, I am certain he will answer in the positive. That said, we find that many 110% kosher establishements are run by people who are frum, however, I would not put them at the top of the list of yiras shomayim. However, our hashkchos give them a full hechsher, no problem. So if you can eat at that restaurant, kal vechomer, you should be able to eat products that a respected Rav personally checked out, no??? EVEN THOUGH NOBODY PAID THE RAV TO CHECK OUT THAT SPECFIC PRODUCT. In my opinion, this is an example of the purpose of this cite. It is not, chas vesholom, to question other rabbanims psaks, however, it fills in the gaps where a lot of rabbanim will tend say 'stay away' when in fact, it is not necessary.