Ask The Rabbi

Ask The Rabbi

category:  Jewish Law

Sports career and Judaism

Hello!

My husband and I are repatriates. We are living in Israel and planning to convert to Judaism. My husband represents Israel at international sporting (darts) events  in Europe, usually on weekends (Saturdays and Sundays) . We would be grateful to hear your opinion on the following point: how can a professional Jewish athlete represent his country at international competitions without violating Jewish traditions? In other words, how can social events be harmoniously integrated into religious life without prejudice to religion and soul?

Thank you very much for your time and reply!
Have a nice one.

With respect

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.

Sources

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