[Avodah] Pas Akum and Shabbos

[Prof. Levine]

At 03:09 PM 7/3/2011, Liron Kopinsky wrote:

> >  The following is from http://www.thehalacha.com/attach/Volume4/Issue4.pdf
> >
> > One should try not to buy pas akum foods (even for a snack)27 out of honor
> > for Shabbos
> >
>
>Why would not buying pas akum "out of honor for Shabbos" override eating
>your favorite cookies on Shabbos for the same reason?

Let me say the following regarding things written in Halachically 
Speaking written by R. Lebovits.  R. Lebovits writes in each 
issue  that a good deal of what he writes is from R. Y. Belsky's 
piskei halacha.

Some the things written in Halachically Speaking seem to me to be 
either incorrect or a bit off the wall or both.  This is my personal opinion.

I had a rather extensive back and forth with R. Lebovits on the issue 
of mouthwash.  He wrote that one should use only mouthwash that is 
under rabbinical supervision and that according to R. Belsky 
mouthwash contains glycerin that is from a non-kosher source. IIRC 
Scope and Listerine were named as ones that one should not use.

I pointed out to R. Lebovits that both of these mouthwashes are 
permitted for use on Pesach, and hence most certainly should be OK 
for all year round use.  I further pointed out to him that Listerine 
does not contain glycerin (see 
http://www.Listerine.com/products/product-cool-mint ) and that when I 
called Scope I was told that the glycerin they use is from an 
artificial source.  Based on this I wrote to R. Lebovits that he 
should correct what he had written about not using Scope and 
Listerine.  He wrote back to me saying that one cannot believe what 
the companies tell you!!!!

As a result of all of this, I am not too impressed with a lot of what 
is written on Halachically Speaking.  I send some things out from it 
from time to time get people thinking a bit.

I believe that most people know by now that just because I send 
something out does not mean that I agree with all or even any of it.  YL


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