Tuesday, August 16, 2022

SHAIMOS GUIDELINES By: Rabbi Moshe Heinemann

https://www.star-k.org/articles/kashrus-kurrents/4476/shaimos-guidelines/

 NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES AND TAPES

Newspapers and magazines which contain secular information should not be put into shaimos as they degrade the real shaimos that are buried with them, especially if the advertisements and pictures are not within the spirit of the Torah. The pages that do contain Torah may be removed and placed into shaimos if the other side of that page also contains Torah or is blank. Alternatively, the whole paper may be put into a bag which should then be put into another bag so that the paper is double wrapped, known as kli besoch kli. It can then be placed into the garbage or into recycling. Missionary material that contains pesukim may be burnt or double wrapped and discarded.

Tapes and CD’s containing divrei Torah and shiurim may be disposed of after they have been double wrapped in plastic.


*In the above cases, the shaimos or divrei Torah may be cut away from the paper and buried if so desired.

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