resteraunts

Asked by Sender Schwartz · March 29, 2004 · Kashrut

Question

I notice you've been telling people how to eat kosher food in treif resteraunts. While your intentions are commndable, I wish to point out that Rav Moshe has already spoken on this

Answer

Answered by Aaron Abadi

Thank you for that information. CYA Hi Sender I appreciate you bringing this up. We often quote Rav Moshe as the official final say on everything. Of course it doesn't work that way, but I figured it would be a good time to present some of Rav Moshe's written Pesakim (Halachic decisions) In regards to Restaurants, Rav Moshe himself says that if he is very hungry and has no other place to eat, he can go in and eat Kosher food. How about going into a 7/eleven with a deli and maybe even attached to a Subway? Is that also Maarit HaAyin? Where do we draw the line. In his Hakdamah you will see that Rav Moshe states that every Rav in each generation must make his own decision upon studying the topic well. He says that you can trust a manufacturer who says that his product does not contain certain ingredients. Are the people following that? I am. He says that Thanksgiving dinners are not allowed. He says that we cannot go to sports stadiums. He says that soft cheese requires supervision, yet most Hashgachot do not provide that. Shall I continue? AA