Koshering Utensils Used by a Sabbath Desecrator
This question and answer were automatically translated using our trained AI and have not yet been reviewed by a qualified rabbi. Please treat this translation with caution.
go to original →
Question
A secular woman cooked in our home, there is no issue with the kashrut of the products. Is there a problem of bishul akum (cooking by a non-Jew)? And do the utensils need to be koshered?
Answer
If she desecrates the Sabbath even in front of the great of the generation and feels no shame, the utensils need to be immersed. However, if she has some respect for tradition, and if she would be embarrassed to desecrate the Sabbath in the presence of the great of the generation, the utensils do not need to be immersed.
Source
There is a dispute among the later authorities whether there is also a prohibition for a mumar, and there is a contradiction in the Pitchei Teshuva (Yoreh De'ah, Siman 112, Sif-Katan 1; Siman 113, Sif-Katan 1). In the aforementioned cases, one can be lenient.
Comments
Have an additional question on this topic or need clarification? Leave your comment below. (Please note that the comment will not be published but will be sent directly to the answering Rabbi for review and a private response)
Become our patrners in supporting and spreading the Torah
Help us answer more questions faster and better
Join the mission