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Halachot and Customs
Must Porcelain Utensils Be Immersed?
Question
Do porcelain utensils require immersion? Thank you!!
Answer
Greetings,
Porcelain utensils are exempt from immersion (Responsa Yabia Omer, Volume 4, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 8, Supplement; and Volume 7, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 9, Note A; and the book Hilchot Olam, Volume 7, page 257).
However, many Ashkenazim have the custom to immerse them without a blessing (see Aruch Hashulchan, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 120, Section 29, and Responsa Melamed Leho’il, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 47).
Best regards,
Hillel Meirs
