Is Cosmetic Plastic Surgery allow By Halacha?

Cosmetic Surgery – Rabbi Chaim Jachter Introduction Last week we introduced the question as to whether Halacha permits cosmetic surgery. We cited rulings by Rav Moshe Feinstein and Rav Yaakov Breisch who permitted a young woman who was experiencing difficulty finding an appropriate Shidduch to undergo cosmetic surgery to improve her appearance. This week we …

What is Mashgiach?

A mashgiach (Hebrew: משגיח כשרות‬) is a Jew who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment. A mashgiach may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers, hotels, caterers, nursing homes, restaurants, butchers, groceries, or cooperatives. The mashgiach usually works as the on-site supervisor and inspector, representing a kosher certification agency …

Do you have list of Pessach Certified Toothpastes?

Click here for list of Kosher for Passover Toothpaste List Rav Schwartz (CRC) holds toothpaste does not require hashgachah, but…[Read more] Toothpastes are Kosher because it is not pleasant tasting and not swallowed The most kashrus sensitive ingredient often found in toothpaste is glycerin, which is often animal based, and usually makes up one third …

Israeli F-16s to participate at Maple Flag XXXVIII

Friday, May 13, 2005 – For the first time, the IDF/AF is dispatching fighter jets to Canada to participate in the Maple Flag exercises which will take place May 15-June 24. They will have 10 F-16s and about 150 air crew in Alberta. The Israeli air force confirmed that it had accepted a Canadian invitation to participate in …