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Rabbi Yosef Grossman - Editor, Daf Ha-Kashrus
Director of OU Kashruth Education

Tevet 5766 / January 2006

Vol. 14 / No. 4

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• • THE EDUCATED CONSUMER
  BY RABBI CHAIM GOLDBERG
  RC - Sea Food Industry
  • TRANS FAT FREE SHORTENINGS.
  • Kashruth Alerts
  

Kislev 5766 / December 2005

Vol. 14 / No. 3

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• • RFR Beverage Alerts
  By Rabbi Yosef Grossman
  RC, Editor - The Daf HaKashrus
  • Food Production Safety Training
  By Rabbi Gad Buchbinder
  • Excerpts From RFR Memo
  August 2, 2005
  By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
  Senior RC,Director,Review and Update Dept.
  • Kashruth Alerts and Advisory
  

Cheshvan 5766 / November 2005

Vol. 14 / No. 2

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• • KO$HER EXPEN$E$
  These hypothetical questions were presented to Rav Schachter, Shlita, whose answers, in Hebrew, follow each question.
  • Daf Notes: Surviving The Storm
  By Rabbi Yosef Nemes
  RFR-Louisiana
  • In Memory Of Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Klein Z"L
  • Kashruth Advisory
  

Elul-Tishrei 5765-5766 / Sept.-Oct. 2005

Vol. 14 / No. 1

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• • The Primary Ingredients In Detergents
  By Rabbi Yosef Goldberg
  RC – Bake,Dairy,Oleochemical and Detergent
  • Gluten-Free Hashgacha
  • OU Pas Yisroel Products
  • Now OU Certified
  • Kashruth Alert
  

Tammuz-Av 5765 / July-August 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 10

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• • Ingredient Profiles: Pareve Natural Cheese Flavor
  By Rabbi Gavriel Price
  Ingredients Approval Registry
  • Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow?
  By Rabbi Howard Katzenstein
  Business Manager, Trademark Compliance
  

Sivan 5765 / June 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 9

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• • Faxing and Emailing on Friday Afternoon
  By Rabbi Dovid Cohen
  Rabbinic Coordinator
  

Iyar 5765 / May 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 8

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• • Peeled Eggs, Onion or Garlic Overnight
  By Rabbi Dovid Cohen
  Rabbinic Coordinator
  • An Incident on an Airline
  

Nissan 5765 / April 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 7

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• • The Mesorah of Quail
  By Rabbi Chaim Loike
  

Adar II 5765 / March 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 6

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• • OUP: What’s New For ’05?
  By Rabbi Shmuel Singer
  • Publications A New Kashruth
  Video Release
  • ASKOU - Pesach 5765/2005
  

Adar I 5765 / February 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 5

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• • Ingredient Profiles: High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)
  By Rabbi Gavriel Price
  Ingredients Approval Registry
  • Torah Thoughts on the Tsunami
  By Rabbi Yosef Grossman
  RC, Editor - The Daf HaKashrus
  

Shevat 5765 / January 2005

Vol. 13 / No. 4

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• • Setting the Record Straight on Kosher Slaughter
  By Rabbi Menachem Genack
  Rabbinic Administrator, Kosher Division, Orthodox Union
  • New York State Kosher Law
  By Baruch Cywiak
  OU Trademark Compliance
  • Security and Sealing Devices
  By Rabbi Howard Katzenstein
  Director – Business Management
  • Publications
  The OU Guide to Preparing Fruits & Vegetables
  Kosher Food Production.
  

Kislev/Tevet 5765 / December 2004

Vol. 13 / No. 3

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• • Transferring Mesorah of Birds
  OU Document B-65 - Part II
  A Teshuva By Rav Herschel Schachter, Shlita
  • Halachic Highlights: The Kosher Status of Specific Questionable Birds
  • A New OU Kashruth Video Release
  The Mesorah of Kosher Birds and Animals