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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. […]

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Winner of the 2007 OU Kosher Week Essay Contest

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The Pot

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Kosher Report

Winner of the 2007 OU Kosher Week Essay Contest

Kamp Kosher

Winner of the 2007 Kosher Week Essay Contest

Kosher: More than Just a Way of Eating?

Winner of the 2007 OU Kosher Week Essay Contest