{"id":80721,"date":"2026-02-25T14:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/passover\/?p=80721"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:41:34","slug":"yoshon-an-ancient-halacha-with-modern-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/passover\/articles\/yoshon-an-ancient-halacha-with-modern-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoshon: An Ancient Halacha With Modern Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As many are familiar, <em>yoshon<\/em> is a <em>mitzvah d\u2019Oraysa<\/em>, rooted in Parshas Vayikra (perek ,\u05db\u05f4\u05d2 pasuk \u05d9\u05f4\u05d3)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u05d5\u05b0\u05dc\u05b6\u05d7\u05b6\u05dd \u05d5\u05b0\u05e7\u05b8\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d5\u05b0\u05db\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05de\u05b6\u05dc \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05ea\u05b9\u05d0\u05db\u05b0\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05be\u05e2\u05b6\u05e6\u05b6\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05b6\u05bc\u05d4 \u05e2\u05b7\u05d3\u05be\u05d4\u05b2\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b2\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea\u05be\u05e7\u05b8\u05e8\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05bc\u05df \u05d0\u05b1\u05dc\u05b9\u05d4\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d7\u05bb\u05e7\u05b7\u05bc\u05ea \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc\u05b8\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d3\u05b9\u05e8\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05db\u05b9\u05dc \u05de\u05b9\u05e9\u05b0\u05c1\u05d1\u05b9\u05ea\u05b5\u05d9\u05db\u05b6\u05dd<\/p>\n<p><em>Bread, parched grain, or tender grain you shall not eat until this very day, until you bring the offering of your G-d; it is an everlasting statute for all your generations in all your dwelling places.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Until the mid-1970s,<em> chodosh<\/em> (new grain) was largely a non-issue in the United States, as the country had large surpluses of wheat. Since wheat becomes <em>yoshon<\/em> once Pesach has passed, and the wheat was being stored in grain elevators at that time, the U.S. crop was <em>yoshon<\/em>. In 1974, the Jackson\u2013Vanik Amendment was enacted to pressure the Soviet Union to permit Jewish emigration \u2013 tying the loosening of trade barriers to emigration. As emigration restrictions eased, trade barriers were lifted, allowing large-scale exports of wheat to the Soviet Union and later China as well. The legislation had an unintended halachic impact: as exports grew, the surplus disappeared; wheat now reached the market soon after it was harvested, and <em>chodosh<\/em> became an issue.<\/p>\n<p>OU Kosher Chief Executive Officer Rabbi Menachem Genack notes that Rav Ahron Soloveitchik zt\u201dl was highly stringent about keeping <em>yoshon<\/em>. \u201cIt is largely due to him that awareness of <em>yoshon<\/em> spread.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As <em>yoshon<\/em> awareness and certification grew, so did the need for clear guidance on which products were permissible. Rabbi Yosef Herman, zt\u201dl, of Monsey, New York, stepped into that role, devoting decades to making <em>yoshon<\/em> observance accessible to the broader community. For more than 40 years, he tirelessly researched<em> yoshon<\/em> products across the U.S., compiling his findings into an annual guide relied upon by consumers nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRabbi Herman worked very closely with OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator and<em> yoshon<\/em> expert Rabbi Dovid Gorelik,\u201d reflects OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinator Rabbi Stareshefsky. \u201cHe would ask companies detailed questions about their grain sourcing and production. Because of him, people who were <em>makpid<\/em> on <em>yoshon<\/em> suddenly had access to a wide variety of foods. He knew how to interpret every code and date on products containing grain to determine whether they were <em>yoshon<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was in Rabbi Herman\u2019s zechus that Shmuel Stefansky became one of the first business leaders in America to introduce <em>yoshon<\/em> into his product line. The CEO of the Brooklyn-based Dagim fish company has warm memories of learning the mishnayos and halachos related to the Korban HaOmer and <em>yoshon<\/em> with his father, Yitzchok, z\u201dl, on the second day of Pesach each year.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986, Rabbi Yosef Herman called Stefansky and asked which of Dagim\u2019s products were<em> yoshon<\/em>. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>At the time, awareness of<em> yoshon<\/em> was limited, and few manufacturers truly understood what it involved,\u201d Stefansky recalls. \u201cOur only wheat-based item then was breaded fish, and Rabbi Herman explained the requirements and process of <em>yoshon<\/em>. I reached out to Rabbi Elimelech Friedman, the OU <em>mashgiach<\/em> at our supplier, and he helped put a system in place to ensure only <em>yoshon<\/em> flour was used. Since then, we\u2019ve been <em>makpid<\/em> to use <em>yoshon<\/em> in all of our flour-based products, and that commitment has remained a point of pride for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of Dagim\u2019s nearly 70 products, between 40 and 50 contain flour, including pizza bagels, pizza, and breaded fish and eggplant. The company\u2019s pretzels are the only items that are sometimes <em>chodosh<\/em>, but Stefansky says those, too, will soon be <em>yoshon<\/em> yearround, with updated packaging to reflect the change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Yoshon<\/em> products are in high demand and we\u2019re committed to customer satisfaction,\u201d Stefansky says. \u201cIt costs nothing to make <em>yoshon<\/em> flour, so it\u2019s a nobrainer. Or, as Rabbi Gorelik says, a no-grainer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since Dagim\u2019s founding in 1957 by Stefansky\u2019s grandfather, Leo, z\u201dl, the company has maintained close ties with its certifier, OU Kosher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have partnered with OU Kosher for decades and are excited about the new Yoshon Quick Search tool, which is especially helpful for consumers,\u201d Stefansky says.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 1,500 miles and a time zone away from Brooklyn, another OU Kosher-certified company in Hudson, Kansas, has been serving <em>yoshon<\/em> consumers for the past 25 years. Founded in 1906, Stafford County Flour Mill Co. produces all-purpose, high-gluten, and whole wheat flour under the Kemach name, and holds the unique position of being the only flour mill in America that solely mills locally grown wheat and stores it onsite from harvest to milling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s all hard red winter wheat,\u201d explains Food Safety and Production Manager Randy Watson, who has been with the company for 40 years and oversees its<em> yoshon<\/em> processes. \u201cWinter wheat is planted in October and remains dormant throughout the winter. It\u2019s harvested after Pesach, so it\u2019s naturally <em>yoshon<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Stafford County Flour Mill Co. entered the <em>yoshon<\/em> market in the early 1980s, when it was approached by a flour company seeking <em>yoshon<\/em> flour for its customers in New York and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor 120 years, we\u2019ve grown by offering specialty products, so we agreed to do it,\u201d says Watson. \u201cI didn\u2019t know what the <em>yoshon<\/em> symbol looked like or what it meant. The first time a rabbi came by, he explained it to me and gave me an article about it. Once I understood its importance, it became important to me, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through that relationship, Stafford County Flour Mill Co. was later approached by a New York bakery producing brownies for Ben &amp; Jerry\u2019s ice cream in Israel. Because all imported grain products in Israel must be <em>yoshon<\/em>, the bakery required <em>yoshon<\/em> flour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween those two companies, we probably produce about two to three semi-truckloads of <em>yoshon<\/em> weekly \u2014 anywhere from 42,000 to 50,000 pounds of flour,\u201d Watson estimates. \u201cWe\u2019ve respected Jewish laws and customs, and it\u2019s worked very well for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To ensure consistent <em>yoshon<\/em> status, Stafford County Flour Mill Co. sources ingredients well in advance. As Watson explains, quality flour begins with quality wheat. Wheat naturally contains an enzyme called amylase, which enhances baking quality by bonding protein and starch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe tend to add a bit more amylase,\u201d he says. \u201cMalted barley is rich in this enzyme, but barley isn\u2019t naturally <em>yoshon<\/em> because it\u2019s planted in the spring. So we buy it early and keep it in cold storage, with enough to last well past Pesach, ensuring we\u2019re always using old-crop barley. We do the same with wheat starch, which we add as an enrichment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Watson, working with OU Kosher has been a positive experience marked by camaraderie and mutual respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had so much fun learning from, and teaching, the OU Kosher rabbis who have come here over the years,\u201d he says. \u201cThey\u2019re easy to get along with and a lot of fun. Our current OU Rabbinic Field Representative Rabbi Shraga Kaufman, and I, have a good time and we talk about our kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson also gives tours of the plant, and says one highlight for students and larger groups is his explanation of the <em>yoshon<\/em> symbol and its significance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I give a tour, I always pull out a $100 bill, show them the<em> yoshon<\/em> symbol, and say, \u2018If anyone can tell me what this says, what language it\u2019s in, and what it means, you\u2019ll win this.\u2019 If people come from a larger town, I ask whether anyone in the group is Jewish, and if the answer is \u2018yes,\u2019 I pull out a smaller bill. But no one has ever won the money! It\u2019s been great to explain <em>yoshon<\/em> to them, and also to show that we do this out of respect for other people\u2019s customs and religious laws, which I believe is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watson is glad that Stafford County Flour Mill Co. is included in OU Kosher\u2019s Yoshon Quick Search database.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to be part of a community that serves <em>yoshon<\/em> consumers,\u201d he says. \u201cThe new search tool is a useful resource, even for companies like ours, because it helps us find potential suppliers. It\u2019s a winwin, with everyone helping everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those who are <em>makpid<\/em> on <em>yoshon<\/em>, a quick supermarket run can easily turn into a full-blown scavenger hunt, with brand-checking and label-decoding to ensure products meet <em>yoshon<\/em> criteria. OU Kosher, the world\u2019s largest kosher and<em> yoshon<\/em> certifier, has now simplified grocery shopping with a searchable database of more than 5,000 <em>yoshon<\/em> products, making the observance of this mitzvah more accessible than ever.<\/p>\n<p>Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/oukosher.org\/yoshon\">ou.kosher.org\/yoshon<\/a> and on the OU Kosher app, the Yoshon Quick Search database allows users to search by brand or category, whether they are preparing a shopping list at home or checking an item on the go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the community that is <em>makpid<\/em> on <em>yoshon<\/em> continues to grow, OU Kosher is there to support them and to respond to communal needs,\u201d says OU Kosher Chief Operating Officer Rabbi Moshe Elefant.<\/p>\n<p>OU Kosher <em>mashgichim<\/em> monitor factories that manufacture products made from barley, rye, oats, wheat, and spelt to determine when grain from the new harvest is first used. From that date forward, all products produced at that facility are considered <em>chodosh<\/em>. As a result, whether a product is <em>yoshon<\/em> or <em>chodosh<\/em> depends on the production date or the \u201cbest by\u201d date code printed on its packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Rabbi Stareshefsky, who spearheaded the Yoshon Quick Search project, explains: \u201cThe new tool tells consumers whether a product is <em>yoshon<\/em> year-round or only up to a specific date. It also explains how to read the product\u2019s date code, whether it\u2019s a four-digit production code or a \u2018best by\u2019 date. Each brand uses its own system, but every product<br \/>\nincludes a date code.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OU Kosher Managing Director of Marketing and Community Relations Rabbi Eli Eleff says that OU Kosher is always looking for ways to innovate and assist people, especially when it comes to information that isn\u2019t always readily available.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new tool advances our mission to help Klal Yisrael keep <em>kashrus<\/em> at the highest standards, while empowering consumers to make informed decisions around<em> yoshon<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until the mid-1970s, chodosh (new grain) was largely a non-issue in the United States, as the country had large surpluses of wheat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":80811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80721","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Yoshon: An Ancient Halacha With Modern Applications - Kosher for Passover<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Until the mid-1970s, chodosh (new grain) was largely a non-issue in the United States, as the country had large surpluses of wheat. 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