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Kashrus Awareness Project


Picture Perfect Kiddush
Focus on Shabbos Are the waiters at your simcha allowed to take pictures for you on Shabbos? What happens if you run out of ice? These...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 4, 20241 min read
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Canoe Pass Inspection?
The AKO Camp Initiative Back for it's second year, the AKO Kashrus Camp Initiative is here to help any camp that wants set itself up to...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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It's Grill Pre-Season
With summers arrival, grilling season has officially begun. What is the deal with pre-seasoned cast iron pans. Can they be used as is? Do...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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Cholov Yisroel
On The Cow Carousel Shavuos has become synonymous with milchigs. But what does it take to set up a system to ensure cholov yisroel milk?...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 6, 20241 min read
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Vegan Certified vs. Kosher Certified
While there are many things that overlap between vegan products and kosher products, one does not guarantee the other. Let's listen in to...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 30, 20241 min read
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America Runs On Dunkin’
But is it kosher? A walkthrough of your local Dunkin’ Donuts store from a kashrus perspective with R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 23, 20241 min read
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Product Of Israel
מצוות התלויות בארץ It happens all the time that we hear about a specific store selling produce from Eretz Yisroel. Most of us stay away...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 16, 20241 min read
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How To Kasher A Tank
If you’re wondering why a tank would need to be kashered, you probably aren’t thinking of a storage tank. Storage tanks are those massive...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 9, 20241 min read
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Potayto Potahto
It’s All A Matter Of Perspective Potatoes. A staple for Pesach in most homes. Let’s listen in to Rabbi Avraham Juravel - Rabbinic...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 17, 20241 min read
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Intentional Attention
Lishmah We Must Mention In Part 2 of our matzah baking episode, we listen to Rabbi Dovid Cohen - Administrative Rabbinical Coordinator at...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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Knead For Speed
Baking Matzah Let’s listen in to a fascinating conversation with Rabbi Dovid Cohen - Administrative Rabbinical Coordinator at the cRc as...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 4, 20241 min read
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Hidden Hazards
Chometz In Disguise. “What can be wrong with…?” That’s a question that is fairly common when it comes to kashrus. But when it comes to...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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Heavenly Hamantashen
The Forbidden Formula Back in the day, Hamantashen were much simpler. There were a few basic fillings, such as raspberry jam and poppy...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Mar 14, 20241 min read
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Liquid Logistics
In It For The Long Haul Most commercial products nowadays have some sort of liquid in their ingredient panel. The complexities of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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Hydroponic Quest
To Eradicate The Pests Hydroponics. Aeroponics. Vertical farming. These are just a few of the terms of recent innovations in the world of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Oven Overhaul
Shabbos Mode Redefined How has Shabbos mode been refined to avoid the newer shailos that have arisen? Let’s listen to Rabbi Tzvi Ortner -...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Ki Eshmerah Shabbos
The Shabbos Keeper. Technology has come a long way since the refrigerator has been invented. Together with the advancements in technology...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 15, 20241 min read
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There’s An App For That
Some topics need to be revisited as technology evolves. Food delivery service apps such as Door-dash and Uber-eats definitely fall in...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Vinegar Vignettes
Purity In A Sour World The key ingredient in all vinegars is wine. The key ingredient in most wines are grapes. For this reason many...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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