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Fatty Thoughts

By Rabbi Zusha Blech An introduction to fatty acids and their role in food manufacture.

Clarification of the Second Cut at Agriprocessors

By Rabbi Menachem Genack An explanation of the second cut done at the Agriprocessors abbatoir.

Setting the Record Straight on Kosher Slaughter

By Rabbi Menachem Genack An Op-ed Setting the Record Straight on the Kosher Slaughter at Agriprocessors in Iowa

What Could Be Wrong With…Gum Arabic

By Rabbi Mordechai Kuber Potential Kosher issues with Gum Arabic

Food Ingredients Labels: A Primer on Regulations

By Rabbi Gavriel Price

Olestra

By Rabbi Gavriel Price A history of the fat substitute Olestra and its Kosher status.

Starch

By Rabbi Zusha Blech A discussion of how changes in food production caused some ingredients to no longer be inherently kosher.

Vanilla

By Rabbi Gavriel Price An exploration of the vanilla industry and its implications for Kosher.

Mesorah is a Hebrew Torah journal published by the Kosher Division of the Orthodox Union and edited by Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO and Rabbinic Administrator of the Kosher Division, and Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Halakhic Advisor for the Kosher Division. Mr. Julius Berman, former president of the Orthodox Union and former chairman of the Kosher Commission, serves as chairman of the Mesorah Commission.