Immersing New Dishes (Tevilat Kelim) in Israel: What You Have to Do

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0300

You buy a new pot, a set of glasses, a metal frying pan. Before an observant Jewish household uses them, there’s a step many newcomers have never heard of: immersing them in a special ritual pool first. This is tevilat kelim (טבילת כלים, “immersion of vessels”). Here’s what it is and how to do it in Israel — a question that comes up constantly for Chinese-speaking newcomers setting up a kosher kitchen.

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Immersing New Dishes (Tevilat Kelim) in Israel: What You Have to Do