Question: We are moving house soon, and I'm not sure exactly what standard of kashrus the previous owners keep. Is it necessary to ask them what hechsherim they rely on in order to see if we can continue using all the surfaces? They are taking their oven/stove so we don't have a question there at…
Transliteration from Hebrew to English is a thorny problem. The two languages are far from being phonetically congruent. Some Hebrew sounds have no equivalent in English and can only be represented by some contrived combination of letters that bear some resemblance to the sound to be reproduced. Furthermore, although the English language uses only 26…
Question: Answer: Transliteration from Hebrew to English is a thorny problem. The two languages are far from being phonetically congruent. Some Hebrew sounds have no equivalent in English and can only be represented by some contrived combination of letters that bear some resemblance to the sound to be reproduced. Furthermore, although the English language uses…