tevilat keilim questions

Question: I want to reuse a glass jar or bottle that I purchased food in (for example a jar of pickles that I bought in a store, and now I want to use the jar to store food). Do I have to immerse (tovel) the jar in a mikveh before I use it?

Answer: There are different opinions on this issue. Some poskim require the jar to be immersed, and some don't. Both opinions are viable, given by respected authorities of halacha and your community Rabbi should be consulted.

Sources: See Rabbi Tzvi Cohen "Tevilat Keilim" chapter 4, #13, Shemirat Shabbat K'hilchita chapter 9 note 41, Shearim Metzuyanim B'halacha chapter 37 note 8 in the name of Maharil Diskin, and Igrot Moshe Y.D. 2 questions 40 and 137. The lenient poskim base their opinion on the claim that the container is batel to the food when purchased.

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