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Kosher Breakfast Hacks So, you're on vacation and the hotel has a free continental breakfast. What can you eat? What must be avoided? Rabbi Sholom Tendler - Kashrus Administrator at the STAR-K gives us some seasoned travel hacks for our next vacation. R’ Yitzchok Hisiger: Hello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Kashrus , presented by the Kashrus Awareness Project and the Chicago Rabbinical Council. Today I am privileged to be joined by Rabbi Sholom Tendler, kashrus adm
Kashrus Awareness Staff
21 minutes ago10 min read
Holy e-Smokes!
Kashrus In The Clouds What’s really in that vape? Join us as we explore the surprising kashrus questions behind e-cigarettes — from flavorings and glycerin to halachic principles that meet modern technology. Rabbi Sholem Fishbane - Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO clears up some of the fog behind this very important topic. R’ Yitzchok Hisiger: Hello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Kashrus . Presented by the Kashrus
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Nov 910 min read
Holy Cow? or Holey Cow?
Is it possible that all milk isn't kosher? This week we revisit one of the most controversial questions of its time. Rabbi Yosef Landa - Rabbinic Coordinator at cRc Kosher walks us through all the details of this fascinating question. R’ Yitzchok Hisiger: Hello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Kashrus , presented by the Kashrus Awareness Project and the CRC, the Chicago Rabbinical Council. Today I am honored to be joined by Rabbi Yosef Landa, Rabbinic Coordinator at t
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Oct 2612 min read
L.T.K. Q & A: Kitchen Mishaps
Many questions are sent in to us on various kashrus issues. This week we sit down with Rav Shmuel Fuerst Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Sep 273 min read
Kosher Shifts
Supply Chain Rifts What happens when supply chains get disrupted? How about when ingredients need to be replaced due to skyrocketing...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Sep 78 min read
Tales Of A Traveling Mashgiach
Do you know what goes on behind the scenes for mashgichim that need to travel to every corner of the earth to ensure your products are...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 2410 min read
Seasonal Articles
Halls of Torah and Tefillah... and Kashrus
“The kiddush will be held in Rabbi Cohen’s shul, so I’m sure everything is fine.” Although Rabbi Cohen is the Mara d’Asra, there is a good chance he is uninvolved in the kashrus of the simchah hall associated with the shul. For several years, Rabbi Sholem Yehudah Fishbane, executive director of Association of Kashrus Organizations (AKO) and kashrus administrator for Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc), has been working with his associates to develop a protocol for shuls to ensur
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 279 min read
Keeping Camp Kitchens Kosher - Preparing a Plan
Over 1,000 meals are served daily in the average Jewish summer camp. For two months, breakfast, lunch and supper are cooked, baked and doled out for campers, staff and their families. The menu includes milchigs, fleishigs and pareve. “Even the busiest restaurant or caterer rarely faces an operation as complex as running a summer camp,” says Rabbi Sholom Chaim Tendler of Star-K. “The sheer volume of food, with changes from a dairy breakfast to a meat supper, is daunting. Keepi
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 2712 min read
Educating Yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs - Keeping the Kitchens Kosher
Keeping the Kitchens Kosher “It was learned in the Beis Medrash of Rabi Yishmael: Sin obstructs the heart of man, as it is written, ‘V’lo sitamu bahem, v’nitmeisem bam — Do not defile yourself with them lest you become defiled through them’ (Vayikra 11:43). Do not read it ‘v’nitmeisem,’ but rather [read it] ‘v’nitamtem — and you will become obstructed’” (Yoma 39a). The Ramban and others explain that this is mainly referring to the prohibition of eating forbidden foods, which
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 2710 min read
Chametz After Pesach: What,When, and Why
The Torah not only prohibits consuming and deriving benefit from chametzduring Pesach, it also prohibits its ownership. Once Pesach ends...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 14, 20235 min read
Where & When Can I Shop After Pesach?
Buying Chametz from a Jewish Store Owner after Pesach One of the strict laws of Pesach is the halacha of chametz she’avar alav HaPesach....
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 14, 20238 min read
Guide to Buying Chometz After Pesach
Navigating the complexities of Chometz Shavar alav HaPesach https://www.star-k.org/articles/articles/seasonal/351/guide-to-purchasing-cho...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 14, 20236 min read
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Holy e-Smokes!
Kashrus In The Clouds What’s really in that vape? Join us as we explore the surprising kashrus questions behind e-cigarettes — from flavorings and glycerin to halachic principles that meet modern technology. Rabbi Sholem Fishbane - Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO clears up some of the fog behind this very important topic. R’ Yitzchok Hisiger: Hello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Kashrus . Presented by the Kashrus
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Nov 9
Holy Cow? or Holey Cow?
Is it possible that all milk isn't kosher? This week we revisit one of the most controversial questions of its time. Rabbi Yosef Landa - Rabbinic Coordinator at cRc Kosher walks us through all the details of this fascinating question. R’ Yitzchok Hisiger: Hello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Kashrus , presented by the Kashrus Awareness Project and the CRC, the Chicago Rabbinical Council. Today I am honored to be joined by Rabbi Yosef Landa, Rabbinic Coordinator at t
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Oct 26
L.T.K. Q & A: Kitchen Mishaps
Many questions are sent in to us on various kashrus issues. This week we sit down with Rav Shmuel Fuerst Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Sep 27
Kashrus Resources
Following is a growing list of online resources available to kosher consumers. To add to the list l'zikui Harabim, please email: info@kashrusawareness.com
Hechsher In A Haystack?
Not Anymore! Introducing a revolutionary new app! A game changer for the industry of kashrus. Have you ever seen an unfamiliar kashrus...
Shelf Awareness
Post-Pesach Shopping Secrets Where can I buy chometz? Where is it problematic? Rabbi Yakov Teichman - Rabbinic Coordinator at the OK,...
Color War Breakout!
Non-Kosher Takeout Let's take a walk through a typical camp kitchen together with Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH...
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