Daf ha-kashrus
ADAR-NISAN 5775/ MARCH-APRIL 2015
• Kli El Kli Blo Rotaiv • A Tribute to Chanan Jacobson • The OU Visit – Being Prepared, Hosting & Enjoying • Bitul of Chametz on Pesach • Mail, Visit, Kashrus Advisory and More…
SHEVAT 5775/FEBRUARY 2015
• Milk from Non-Kosher Species and its Relationship with the US Kosher Dairy Industry • OU-P 2015 • Kli el Kli B’lo Rotaiv – Lo Basi Ela L’Orer • Weighty Matters, Not to be Taken Lightly • Mail, Kashrus Alert, Corrections, Kashruth Advisory & More…
Weighty Matters, Not to be Taken Lightly
Those who don’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. A few summers ago, a non-kosher supermarket in Long Island City purchased a used scale for its meat department. The scale had been previously used in a kosher butcher shop. The scale was pre-programmed to include Shechitas Bais Yoseph. Lo and behold the […]
Kli el Kli B’lo Rotaiv – Lo Basi Ela L’Orer
Tosfos (Chulin 108a tipas chalav) writes that if a drop of milk fell into a pot of meat, although it gives ta’am into the piece of meat that it touches, this ta’am will not transfer into other pieces of meat, even though they are touching, provided the first piece of meat is completely above the […]
Milk from Non-Kosher Species and its Relationship with the US Kosher Dairy Industry
“I just saw an article about camel milk being sold. Is this a problem for kosher dairy products?” “I heard that pigs are now being milked in Pennsylvania and there is a horse milk dairy in Missouri. Does this affect the status of cholov stam?” At OU headquarters, we occasionally receive such inquires, and those of […]
TEVET 5775/ JANUARY 2015
• OU KOSHER INAUGURAL EUROPEAN KASHRUS CONFERENCE • OU KOSHER’S MAN IN THE CONTROL TOWER • ROV TASHMISHO • Mail… Kashrus Alert… Mazel Tov…
ROV TASHMISHO
THE GEMARA (A.Z. 38a) teaches that any food which can be eaten raw is exempt from the prohibition of bishul akum. Common examples of foods that are nechal chai include water, juice, milk, yogurt, cheese, oil, and many fruits and vegetables. Aruch Hashulchan (Y.D. 113:14) points out that foods that were edible raw but then dry […]
DAF HAKASHRUS CHANUKKAH 5775 – CONSUMER EDITION
Olive Oil by Rabbi Akiva Tendler Playing with Fire – Part III
Playing with Fire – Part III
by Rabbi Yaakov Luban, Executive Rabbinic Coordinator, OU Kosher NOT SERVED AT A ROYAL TABLE Food that is not fit to be served at a royal dinner[1] may be prepared by a non-Jew. Here, too, the level of appreciation to the cook is minimal since the food is not a prestigious item. Some examples of this group […]
KISLEV 5775/DECEMBER 2014
• Daf Notes: Responses to out readers on: HPP (high pressured processing), Zeiya and Kashering Pipelines. • Lo Basi Ela L’Orer: Rov Tashmisho • Kashrus Alert… • Mazel Tovs • Condolences • EIR/EFR ENHANCEMENTS