Consumer Kosher Articles
OU Kosher and Simply Gourmet Spices
It’s not every day that you find a mother-son team bringing an idea to the market. But that’s exactly what happened with Simply Gourmet Spices. I had the pleasure to speak to Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Kleiman, the marketing guru for his mother’s recipes that have been placed in a bottle. He has a halacha kollel […]
OU Kosher’s Women’s Seminar Offers Deep Dive into Kosher Certification
ASK OU 2025 Summer Women’s Kashrus Experience Attendees Gain Rare Insights into the Precision and Professionalism Behind OU Kosher’s Work As a cooking instructor, personal chef, and author of The Giving Table cookbook, Naomi Ross of Woodmere, New York, has been well-versed in recipe development and food preparation for years Thanks to a […]
Celebrity Brands Embrace OU Kosher Certification as Mainstream Market Strategy
The Latest Celebrity Launch Khloé Kardashian’s new protein popcorn line, Khloud, hit Target shelves last month with OU Kosher certification featured alongside its other “better-for-you” credentials—marking the latest celebrity brand to embrace kosher as a mainstream selling point. Kardashian, known for her role on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and various business ventures like Good […]
Kosher Meat: Then and Now
On May 15, 1902, Jewish women from the Lower East Side forever changed the kosher meat industry. Through collective protest against high kosher meat prices, brought about by inflated wholesale rates from the Beef Trust in Chicago, they ultimately succeeded in lowering prices for thousands of Jews in New York. This war waged by Jewish […]
Feastables, fastest growing global chocolate brand, is becoming OU Kosher certified
Worldwide rollout of new kosher chocolate products to take place over coming months Feastables, the global snacking company founded in 2022, by YouTube creator and influencer Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast), has completed the kosher certification process for the production of its chocolate products. The kosher certification was supervised by OU Kosher. Since February […]
Let’s Talk Kashrus: Kosher Can, Treife Plan?
What can be wrong with canned corn? All the ingredients are kosher. Let’s listen to Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky a Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU as he explains some potential issues with the most basic food items. This serves as a reminder why one should always ensure that there is a good hechsher on everything they […]
An Eruv Tavshilin Q&A
Q: What is the reason for Eruv Tavshilin? A: When the second or eighth day of yom tov falls on Shabbat, or if Shabbat falls immediately after yom tov, it is rabbinically forbidden to cook or prepare on yom tov for Shabbat. When executed properly, an Eruv Tavshilin allows one to prepare food for Shabbat on yom tov. Interestingly, there is no Torah prohibition to […]
Pas Yisroel List For 5785 – 2024
Updated September 26, 2024 – Elul 5784 The Tur (Orach Chaim, Siman 603), based upon the Talmud Yerushalmi, cites the custom for Jews to be stringent during the Aseres Yimei Teshuva to eat exclusively ‘Pas Yisroel’ bread. Even those Jews who generally do not exclusively eat ‘Pas Yisroel’ are encouraged to accept this practice during […]
A New Restaurant and the War
It’s not often that you meet a restaurateur who has a double major in psychology and enjoyed success in the fashion industry. But Naftali Abenaim is that person. He is launching Nomé. With other restaurants already under his belt, like Mocha Bleu, he notes that specifically those two experiences readied him for his current career. […]
What is a Mashgiach?
A Mashgiach supervises kosher food production to ensure compliance with halacha (biblical laws), serving as a crucial link between dietary commandments and modern food production techniques. Kosher supervision involves checking multiple aspects of food production. This includes reviewing the ingredients used, watching over how food is cooked, and making sure that the equipment used is […]