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Kosher Travel FAQ's
Kosher Travel FAQ's
Most common Halachic Questions dealing with Jewish Travel
The Questions are answered by Rabbi Shlomo Levi, Head of the Rishon Lezion Hesder Yeshiva
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Can I go to a football match on Shabbat, having bought the ticket before hand? I only need to show the ticket and don't need to carry any money.
A

 

If entrance to the stadium only requires showing your ticket, it is permitted. However you must remember that in most places there is no eiruv and it is forbidden to carry on Shabbat. Also consider whether enjoying a football match on the holy Shabbat is appropriate for a religious Jew.

Q
Can I go to a football match on Shabbat, having bought the ticket before hand? I only need to show the ticket and don't need to carry any money.
A

 

If entrance to the stadium only requires showing your ticket, it is permitted. However you must remember that in most places there is no eiruv and it is forbidden to carry on Shabbat. Also consider whether enjoying a football match on the holy Shabbat is appropriate for a religious Jew.

Q
Can I go to a football match on Shabbat, having bought the ticket before hand? I only need to show the ticket and don't need to carry any money.
A

 

If entrance to the stadium only requires showing your ticket, it is permitted. However you must remember that in most places there is no eiruv and it is forbidden to carry on Shabbat. Also consider whether enjoying a football match on the holy Shabbat is appropriate for a religious Jew.

Q
Can you call from Israel after Shabbat to the U.S. while it is still Shabbat there and leave a message that might be heard?
A

 

If Shabbat has gone out in Israel you may call the U.S. and leave a message even though it's still Shabbat there. Obviously, the people listening to the message in the U.S. may do so only after their Shabbat has gone out. If the message will be heard during it's recording (in the U.S.), one should refrain from doing so since it disturbs the Shabbat atmosphere.

Q
Can you call from Israel after Shabbat to the U.S. while it is still Shabbat there and leave a message that might be heard?
A

 

If Shabbat has gone out in Israel you may call the U.S. and leave a message even though it's still Shabbat there. Obviously, the people listening to the message in the U.S. may do so only after their Shabbat has gone out. If the message will be heard during it's recording (in the U.S.), one should refrain from doing so since it disturbs the Shabbat atmosphere.

Q
Can you call from Israel after Shabbat to the U.S. while it is still Shabbat there and leave a message that might be heard?
A

 

If Shabbat has gone out in Israel you may call the U.S. and leave a message even though it's still Shabbat there. Obviously, the people listening to the message in the U.S. may do so only after their Shabbat has gone out. If the message will be heard during it's recording (in the U.S.), one should refrain from doing so since it disturbs the Shabbat atmosphere.

Q
Is it permissible to drink Coca Cola without a hechsher since the drink's secret formula is identical across the world? Likewise are McDonald's chips which are made using the same products in all the branches worldwide, Kosher?
A

 

Even if the formula is the same everywhere, there is still need for supervision of the manufacturing process in all the factories (to make sure that the manufacturing rules are kept according to halacha). Therefore you must not eat any food without a reliable hechsher

Q
Is it permissible to drink Coca Cola without a hechsher since the drink's secret formula is identical across the world? Likewise are McDonald's chips which are made using the same products in all the branches worldwide, Kosher?
A

 

Even if the formula is the same everywhere, there is still need for supervision of the manufacturing process in all the factories (to make sure that the manufacturing rules are kept according to halacha). Therefore you must not eat any food without a reliable hechsher

Q
Is it permissible to drink Coca Cola without a hechsher since the drink's secret formula is identical across the world? Likewise are McDonald's chips which are made using the same products in all the branches worldwide, Kosher?
A

 

Even if the formula is the same everywhere, there is still need for supervision of the manufacturing process in all the factories (to make sure that the manufacturing rules are kept according to halacha). Therefore you must not eat any food without a reliable hechsher

Q
What are the applications of "aino oleh ul shulchan melachim" (cannot be found on the table of kings) regarding food cooked by a non-Jew.
A

 

Food that cannot be found on the table of kings means that food unworthy for a king is not forbidden if cooked by a non-Jew. Today most foods can be found on a king's table or at least are good enough to be eaten by him. Therefore this heter is not relevant (there are other heterim).

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