Must one wait after a dairy meal before eating meat?

by Rabbi Avraham Gordimer

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Library » Mitzvot » Kosher » Meat and Dairy | Subscribe | What is RSS? PRINT EMAIL COMMENT After eating dairy, one can eat meat so long as he does the following: 1. separates the meals by reciting the necessary berachot, 2. cleanses his mouth, 3. rinses his mouth, 4. washes his hands. One may clean his mouth by eating or drinking something pareve. Any solid pareve food other than dates, raw flour and greens can be used. Steps 2-4 may be done in any order, but the berachot should be recited right after the dairy meal is over. One must wash his hands and clean his mouth even if he feels that they are clean. An exception for washing one’s hands is made for one who used utensils and had absolutely no physical contact with the food. If the meal to follow consists of poultry and not beef, there is no need for one to cleanse his mouth or wash his hands. (This is because mixing poultry with dairy is only rabbinically prohibited.) Although there is no Halachic requirement to wait after eating dairy before eating meat, some wait an hour or half an hour, based on a statement found in the Zohar.1 republished with permission from www.oukosher.org Footnotes 1. The Zohar’s exact wording can be found in the commentary of the Vilna Gaon on Yoreh Deah 89:1. ADD A COMMENT Please email me when new comments are posted (you must be  logged in). Email to a friend Post a comment cancel Loading...