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Kashrus Awareness Project


Vintage Whisky
With A Sherry On Top. A closer look at the complexities of all types of whiskies and bourbon with Rabbi Akiva Niehaus - Director of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 10, 20231 min read
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Starbucks: Caffeine On Ice
Iced Tea. Frappuccino. Cold Brew. Ice Shaken Espresso. These are some of the items on Starbucks cold drinks menu. Let’s explore their...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 3, 20231 min read
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Starbucks: There’s A Latte Options
Many options on the Starbucks hot drink menu. Mocha. Cappuccino. Hot Cocoa. Lattes. But are they kosher? R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 30, 20231 min read
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Starbucks: Just A Black Coffee
What can be wrong with a plain black coffee? Apparently it isn’t that simple. R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 20, 20231 min read
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Starbucks: An Introduction
A walkthrough of your local Starbucks store from a kashrus perspective with R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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Kosher Carbonation
A Deep Dive into Hard Seltzer Seltzer with a twist - analyzed by Rabbi Akiva Niehaus - Director of Kashrus Operations at the cRc and the...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 6, 20231 min read
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Hold My Beer
Tapping into the Flavors of Kosher Brews A deep dive into the vast world of breweries and microbreweries with Rabbi Akiva Niehaus -...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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When in Rome…
Don’t Do as the Romans Do. Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic coordinator at OU Kosher takes us on a world tour of Kashrus overseas.
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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In the Event of an Event
The Mashgiach’s Role in Quality Control How does a kashrus agency certify an entire event, with tens of vendors? Let’s listen in as Joe...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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Got Party Plans?
The Importance of Having a Good Mashgiach on the Flohr Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a party? Let’s listen in to Joe...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 8, 20231 min read
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Sushi Roll Call
Mashgiach? Check. ✔️ Fishy Business? Let's get a look behind the scenes in the sushi industry with Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 1, 20231 min read
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Baby’s Formula for Success
Kosher from the First Drop Join us on a fascinating discussion with Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky, a Rabbinic Coordinator at OU Kosher,...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 25, 20231 min read
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Burgers, Fries, & Kashrus Please
The Canteen Conundrum With summer around the corner, Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical Council of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 18, 20231 min read
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S’more Kashrus, Please
Keeping it Kosher at Summer Camp With summer around the corner, Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 11, 20231 min read
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Pour Decisions?
In this follow-up episode, Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic coordinator at OU kosher clarifies for us the difference between...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 4, 20231 min read
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Wine, or Wine Not?
In this enlightening episode, Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic coordinator at OU kosher clarifies for us the differences between...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 27, 20231 min read
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Double Check your food delivery. Let’s listen in to Rabbi Yakov Teichman, Rabbinical Coordinator at the OK-Kosher, and Rabbi Yitzchok...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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Download: Where and when can I shop after Pesach
AKO’s guide on where to shop after Pesach 2023
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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