New York City Water

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 20 2004 Posts: 17151

some poskim say it must be filtered for copepods, others say it doesn't have to be

here's some information:

http://www.nosheretz.com/Recomemndations.html

Posted: Mon, Feb 14 2005, 5:04 am Post subject:

water have been going through your pipes for years so why now are the poskim telling people to cover up there sinks?
_________________
Please say tehillim for Elezar Menachem Mann Ben Rochel

Posted: Mon, Feb 14 2005, 5:48 am Post subject:

I'm certainly not questioning the psak of the rabbonim, but what did our ancestors do with their water? Their water was certainly not filtered and as it also wasn't chlorinated or cleaned in any way, it must have contained such organisms too. Why was this never an issue?

Posted: Mon, Feb 14 2005, 1:19 pm Post subject:

Maybe they weren't so familiar with how things work sarahd or maybe then there was no choice. But once one knows why not go the extra step it can't hurt, and costs nonething but a peace of mind!

Guest

you can use plain cheese cloth.
Cheap & effective.

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 20 2004 Posts: 17151

that's what was said at first
Kashrus magazine had an article where they didn't recommend it any longer, or if you're going to use it anyway, to use many layers, change often ...

Guest

still cheaper

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 20 2004 Posts: 17151

but if it's not recommended, how does the price matter?

Guest

I looked over the letter -
nowhere does it say that it's not reccomended

and it's done by lubavich bais din, so it is not applicable to everybody

Thre are Rabbeim who hold that this is not a problem. When I'll go to NY, I'll find out what our Rav thinks about it.

A few things made me wonder:

it says that if food was cooked w/ unfiltered water it may be eaten.... Confused

and

utencils washed w. unfiltered water need to be rinsed or dried. Rinsing & drying are not the same thing Confused

Just wondering.......

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 20 2004 Posts: 17151

Guest

the link you provided says C Heights bais din.

I have no clue as to what other Rabbeim say & untill it becomes a practical question, do not really care

but thanks for the info

Platinum Member Joined: Sep 20 2004 Posts: 17151

Guest

this is exactly why I'm rathe wary of the press

Senior Member Joined: Aug 29 2004 Posts: 122

How do they know it's only New York water (is that all of New York or the whole state?)? Maybe other cities also have the problem?