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category:  Jewish Law

25th Anniversary

Dear Rabbi,
We are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary next year with a full traditional wedding and reception.
Is it acceptable for me (the bride) to wear a dress of silver blue color? My original dress was white and I want to do something different to recognize the 25 year’s together. He will wear a traditional tuxedo with tallit and kippah (heirloom) and all other traditions will be followed.
Also, is it rude to ask the Rabbi to wear black with silver only? Last time I rented the tux for the Rabbi and made color requests. As you can see I’m particular but I also want to be correct, so the main question is the color of my dress.
Best regards,
Leah

In the halachos of kashrus we find that the mixing of milk and meat can either by done by the milk and meat mixing.
Or by their taste mixing The taste of food can transfer either when the food is at the heat of 45 Celsius (while some are machmir at 40 Celsius) or if the food is sharp and cut with a knife. if the food is not sharp or hot the taste which is in the food will not transfer over via the vessels which are being used unless the vessel being used is unclean as the hen there is actual food left there which is giving over the taste.
Therefore, theoretically speaking if you wash down the mixer after usage you can surely use it for dairy and thereafter for pareve with no concern at all.
For this reason there is no problem to use the same machine for both dairy and pareve yet if the machine is not totally clean you should wipe it down the machine after using for dairy before you use it for pareve if you want the pareve to certainly remain pareve.

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ראה יורה דעה סי’ צ”ד ס”ו סי’ צ”ו סי’ א’ וס”ה וראה סי’ צ”א ס”ב.