Ma’achalai Akum
Hechsher Kailim Course Outline
The following set of shiurim are meant to broaden our understanding of practical Kashrus in the public sector. We will learn about the laws dealing with non-Jews who help prepare food, the types of kailim that need t’vila, how to kasher various kalim – even for Pesach. The following is a breakdown of the shiurim:
Volume One Pas Akum 112 Bishul Akum 113
1) Pas Akum; Origins of the Gezara – 112:1
2) If the Pas Changes Hands – 112:2
3) Buying Pas – 112:3-8
4) If a Jew Helps – 112:9-12
5) Guests – 112:13-16
6) Bishul Akum – 113:1-3
7) A Question of Intention – 113:4-6
8 ) Negating the Hanacha – 113:7-11
9) Food that is Prepared Without Cooking – 113:12-16
Volume Two Hechsher Kalim 120 – 121
1) T’vilas Kalim – 120:1-2
2) The Bracha – 120:3-7
3) Borrowers, Lenders and Restaurants – 120:8-9
4) Shvach Kalim – 110:10
5) Handles, rust, minor, non-Jews and if one forgets – 110:11-16
6) Hagalas Kalim – 121:1-5
7) Cham M’katzo Cham K’kulo, knives – 121:6-7
Volume Three Hagala For Pesach 451 – 452
1) Hide the Kalim you do not Kasher – 451:1
2) The Knife, the Skewer and the Serving Spoon – 451:2-4
3) Establishing the Status of the Kli – 451:5-10
4) Frying Pans, Handles and Patches – 451:11-13
5) Covers, Pestles, Baking Untensils and Flour Sifters – 451:14-20
6) Barrels and Earthenware – 451:21-22
7) Gazed Kalim, Glasses and Glass – 451:23-27
8 ) Time for Hagala – 452:1
9) Immersing the Kli – 452:2-7