Sefarim by Rabbi Chaim Cohen: Mekor Chaim ↗ בס״ד

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  1. Overnight Onion

    Question: I was most surprised when my wife told me that I shouldn’t have left half an onion in the fridge overnight. What are the criteria of this halacha and what should I do with the onion? Answer: The Gemara (Nidda 17…

  2. Mothers Bentching Gomel

    Question:  After giving birth, should I go to shul to listen to my husband get an aliya or bentch gomel myself? Answer:  The Gemara (Berachos 54b) teaches that in the times of the beis hamikdash , one brought a  korban   toda…

  3. Fish and Meat

    Question: What do I need to do between eating fish and meat? Answer: While the Gemara (Pesachim 76b) only warns against the dangers of eating meat that has been cooked together with fish, the Shulchan Aruch (YD 116:2) extend…

  4. Shemitta Produce outside Israel

    Question: I inadvertently bought some yellow peppers that are from Israel. What should I do with them? Answer: There is a machlokes in the Gemara (Moed Katan 2b) as to whether the observance of shemitta nowadays is mideo…

  5. Three Hours after Meat?

    Question: I’ve always waited three hours after eating meat before eating milky foods though was recently told that this custom has no basis and I must wait 6 hours. Do I need to change? Answer: The Gemara (Chulin 105a) relate…