[Avodah] Grape juice

Gershon Dubin gershon.dubin at juno.com
Wed Jul 24 12:49:55 PDT 2013


On 24/07/2013 1:03 PM, Eitan Levy wrote:
>> does moving a closed (but not sealed) bottle over a couple of inches to
>> wipe the shelf even create a problem in terms of "stam yaynam?"

From: Zev Sero zev at sero.name
> Yes. If the wine sloshes inside the bottle it becomes assur. Only if
> it remains perfectly still while she's moving it can it remain permitted.

NO. See Yoreh Deah 125:9; 124:25 and Shach 74 there, Chochmas Odom
Klal 76:10 etc.

>> Doesn't she have to open and/or pour it to be problematic?

No. It has to be open whether the Akum shakes it or moves it.



From: "Kenneth Miller" kennethgmiller at juno.com
> There's another option you might want to consider: Seal the open bottle
> in such a way that there's no longer any danger - even if she does pick
> up the bottle, its kashrus will be unchanged. I concede that one might
> forget to seal it before cleaning day, but it *is* an idea to consider.

It only has to be closed, not sealed.

Gershon
gershon.dubin at juno.com


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