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HAFRASHAS CHALLAH (SEPARATING CHALLAH)
& WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
Here are some important bullet
points taken from this P’sak (halachic ruling) from our Rav
Hamachshir, Harav
Nusson N. Horowitz regarding the
laws pertaining to
being
“Mafrish Challah” (Separating Challah) when using
Kemach Whole Wheat
Flour.
A special Thank
You to Rabbi
Avrohom Chaim Young
for all the time and
energy he put into researching the calculations and measurements
that were used
in this P’sak.
When in the process of milling whole wheat
flour, the bran is removed from
the flour and then
mixed back, the
halacha (in
Shulchan Aruch) states that it no longer is
counted towards the
shiur (measurement)
needed to be mafrish challah.
Most manufactured whole wheat flour, and specifically Kemach Whole Wheat
Flour is manufactured
that way.
Based on this
Halacha one must factor
that (l’chumrah) up to
27%
of the Kemach Whole Wheat Flour might be bran that was mixed back in.
It is
important
to note
that this must be relied on only as a chumrah
(stringency) and not
a Kullah (leniency), i.e. one may not make a
Brocho on hafrashas challah without
factoring in the extra 27%. However, when
taking challah on smaller amounts
of flour upon which a brocho is anyway
not
said, the 27% is not a determining
factor if hafroshas
challah is
needed at all.
PRACTICAL MEASUREMENTS
(adding 27% by
weight
and proportionately
by volume)
o When measuring by weight we need to
multiply by 1.37. For example, one’s Rov
holds that one should make the brocho on
hafroshas challah only if the amount of
white flour in the
dough is at least 5 pounds. Multiplying 5 by
1.37 comes
to 6.85. Accordingly, the amount
of
Kemach Whole Wheat
Flour
one needs to use in order
to make a brocho would be almost 7 lbs. (More precisely, 6.85
lbs.
which is 6 lbs. and
13.6 oz.).
o When measuring by volume we
need to multiply by 1.52. For example, one’s
Rov
holds that one should make
the brocho on hafroshas
challah only if the amount
of
white flour in the dough
is at least 18
cups (for less than
18 cups but at least 9 cups one
should take challah but without
a brocho). Multiplying 18 by 1.52 comes to
about 27.5. Accordingly, the amount of Kemach Whole Wheat
Flour one needs to
use in order to make a
brocho would be
27.5 cups.
o However,
if as
stated above, one uses less than 18 cups
but at least 9
cups (e.g. 10 cups of flour), one
should not multiply by 1.52. Instead
in this
case he should take challah from the 10-cup dough, but
without
a brocho.
Please note that all of the above is only applicable to
Kemach Whole Wheat
Flour. (Other companies might
not remove
and mix
back in the bran,
and/or might have different
percentages).
4 comments:
Mazel Tov to Reb Yudel shlit”a.
Finally we’re back to important kashrut matters.
Please keep it up and start a new blog for all the other Junk.
"Mazel Tov"
You're not fooling anyone Mr. 'You Know Who' with a rare comment that's civilized. If there are 2 blogs you will be interfering, alternating between nastiness & naarishkeiten, belittling R' Yudel & using the opportunities to bash your other enemies - ON BOTH blogs. This is like when Chazal explain why a person was not born with 2 mouths - because people like YOU would use both for twice as much motzee shem ra!
Also no fact checking. As long as it’s not true. And with two blogs we can be mekayem ‘ve’anvayhu׳ and get double Mitzvos minimum if not more.
Leave it to Yeedel Shein, he never taking into considerration tirrcha detzibeerra orr even hefsid merribbeh cheshbonos
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