The Cheese Guy Receives OU KOSHER Certification
THE CHEESE GUY RECEIVES OU KOSHER CERTIFICATION; TAKING KOSHER CHEESES TO ENTIRELY NEW HEIGHTS The Cheese Guy, makers of high end, small batch, primarily handmade, artisanal cheeses, has received certification for its cheeses from the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest and most respected kosher certification agency. The Cheese Guy partners with the very best family-owned […]
OU Kosher Announces 4th Annual Essay Contest
February 14, 2012 FOURTH ANNUAL OU KOSHER ESSAY CONTEST UNDERWAY, WITH MARCH 30 DEADLINE It’s baaaak! Building on the success and enthusiastic response to the previous contests, the Fourth Annual OU Kosher Essay Contest for grades 7-12 is now open for entries from students across North America, with the deadline for submissions being March 30, […]
OU KOSHER Announces 2012 OU KOSHER Essay Contest Winners
May 7, 2012 The Orthodox Union Kosher Division today announced that four students have been named winners of the 2012 OU Kosher Essay Contest for grades 7-12. The winners are: • Michelle Natanova, Queens, NY — Yeshivat Ohr Haiim, Richmond Hill, NY, Grade 8 Read Michelle’s essay here • Zev Kraut, Pittsburgh, PA — Hillel […]
Zev Kraut: Winner OU KOSHER Essay Contest 2012
What is G-D teaching me with the laws of kosher? Since the moment G-D gave the Torah to the Jewish people, keeping kosher has been an essential part of the Jewish home. Accordingly, the home is an essential part of a Torah lifestyle. What goes on in the home is directly effective to what goes […]
Michelle Natanova: Winner OU KOSHER Essay Contest 2012
KASHRUT Hashem gave the Jewish people the special privilege to keep Kashrut. Kashrut is a decree that we just do because G-d commanded us to; we do not understand why we are doing it. When one keeps Kashrut, he only eats pure, fit, and halakhically permitted food. Even when one eats non-kosher food unintentionally, the […]
Shmuel Michaels: Winner OU KOSHER Essay Contest 2012
Topic: How does Keeping Kosher Enhance Your Jewish Identity? KASHRUT: LONG–TERM GAINS IN A WORLD OF COMPROMISES My grandmother is an amazing chef. She makes the best sponge cake, matzo ball soup, and sticky buns. We always loved visiting her and noshing on her delicious treats, but when my family became Torah observant, we had […]
Hannah Kark: Winner OU KOSHER Essay Contest 2012
Topic: “What the Kosher Symbol Means to Me” KASHRUT – MORE THAN JUST A SYMBOL ON A BOX When I walk in to the grocery store it is second nature for me to just check to make sure that that bag of chips or that cookie has an OU or another kosher symbol on it. […]
Lo Basi Ella L’Orer: Keurig Coffee Makers
The Keurig coffee machine, an appliance unbeknownst to most of us two or three years ago, has become a fixture in many homes and offices. This has given rise to a great number of questions surrounding this machine, especially regarding the office setting. At the OU we get asked these questions on a daily basis and I would like to share some of these questions and answers.
OU Kosher In Great Neck Draws Rave Reviews
“OU Kosher’s Harry H. Beren ASK OU OUTREACH program in Great Neck Sunday night, which was supposed to present the two OU poskim (halachic decisors), Rav Yisroel Belsky and Rav Hershel Schachter, was held under the cloud of the sudden serious illness to Rav Belsky, shlita,” declared Rabbi Yosef Grossman, the organizer of the program and OU Senior Educational Rabbinic Coordinator. “Rabbi Menachem Genack (CEO of OU Kosher) stepped in as a substitute on very short notice. He and Rav Schachter were outstanding, as can be seen by the following feedback, first from one of the participants, and then from Rabbi Avraham Kohan, the Rav of Congregation Torah Ohr where the event was held.”
ASK OU Rabbis Program In South Florida Enlightens And Entertains
The show must go on….and on: Rabbis Chaim Loike (left) and Dovid Jenkins continue to answer questions following their presentations at the Ask the OU Rabbis session in South Florida.