Shevat 5767 / February 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 5
• OU-P – What’s New For ‘07? by: Rabbi Singer
• Getting The Knack Of Nikkur ASK OU Seminar Draws Large and Diverse Audience BY: Regina Avshalumova, OU Public Relations
• R.A.B. Moves To Consolidate Manischewitz-Rokeach Operations Reprinted with permission from www.koshertoday.com
• Chinese Mushrooms Alert BY: Rabbi Yitzchak Friedman, RFR DE,MD,PA,VA
• Kashruth Alerts
Adar 5767 / March 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 6
• Wine and Grape Juice – Mevushal or Non-Mevushal Daf Notes on Passover Wine & Grape Juice
• Medicines and Inedibles – Guidelines for Medicines on Pesach Daf Notes on Medicines and Inedibles
• Lo Bosi Ela L’Orer Kashering a Kli that was used for Kitniyos by: Rabbi Dovid Mintz, RC Recorder of OU P’sak and Policy
• OU Kosher Presents Harry H. Beren ASK Cannel Making Highly Acclaimed Kosher Education Programs Available World-wide.
• Understanding Shmurah Matzah by: Rabbi Dovid Mintz, RC Recorder of OU P’sak and Policy
• Calendar of Upcoming Harry H. Beren ASK Events
• Kashruth Advisory
• Kashruth Alerts
• Daf Notes
Nissan 5767 / April 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 7
• Glycerine and Detergent Issues by: Rabbi Yosef Goldberg
• Three Color Signature Stamp
• OU Kosher Announces Harry H. Beren Visit OU Program for Jewish Youth
• Beech-Nut “Committed to Kosher” Despite Kosher Reductions Reprinted with permission from www.koshertoday.com
• The Harry H. Beren– RCA Kashruth Yom Iyun A One-Day Seminar on Current Issues Facing the Local Vaad Hakashruth
• Kashruth Advisory
• Kashruth Alerts
Iyar 5767 / May 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 8
• OU Recommendations for Vaad HaKashrus Supervision
• A position paper presented by Rabbi Yaakov Luban, Executive Rabbinic Coordinator, at the ASK – RCA Yom Iyun held at OU Headquarters, NYC, May 1, 2007
• New “Kosher Videos” Release
• Ask-RCA Seminar Provides Know-How on Issues Confronted by Local Va’ad Hakashrut Certifying Agencies by Stephen Steiner, Director of Public Relations
• Kashruth Alerts
• A Three Day Los Angeles ASK OU Halachic Adventure with Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky, Dr. Ari Greenspan and Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel, August 5-7
Sivan 5767 / June 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 9
• Halachos of Hafrashas Challah by Rabbi Dovid Mintz
• New OU Guide: New Expanded Edition to Preparing Fruits, Vegetables & Berries Prepared by Rabbi Dovid Bistricer
• Strawberries
• OU Kosher Video ‘The Kosher Standard’
• Kashruth Alerts
• A Three Day Los Angeles ASK OU Halachic Adventure with Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky, Dr. Ari Greenspan and Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel, August 5-7
Tammuz-Av 5767/ July-August 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 10
• OU Position On Certifying Specific Animals And Birds
• Kashruth Alerts
• A Three Day Los Angeles ASK OU Halachic Adventure, August 5-7
Elul 5767-Tishrei 5768 / Sept.-Oct. 2007
Vol. 16 / No. 1
• Taking The Show On The Road – Three-Day OU Halachic Adventure wins raves and draws big audiences in L.A., CA by: Stephen Steiner, Director of Public Relations
• Publications: Harry H. Beren ASKOU LA Halachic Adventure Sourcebook
• Kashruth Alerts
• Kashruth Advisery
• New OU Guide: New Expanded Edition of OU Guide to Preparing Fruits, Vegetables & Berries Prepared by: Rabbi Dovid Bistricer
• OU Pas Yisroel Guide (as of Elul 56587 Compiled by: Rabbi Yonatan Kaganoff, Rabbinic Coordinator –Consumer Relations and Kashruth Website Administrator https://oukosher.org/btus_issues/Daf_16-1.pdf
Cheshvan 5768 / Oct.-Nov. 2007
Vol. 16 / No. 2
• Eich Naflu Giborim by Rabbi Yaakov Luban, Executive Rabbinic Coordinator
• Survey Finds OU the Clear Leader in Kosher Certification Consumers Trust OU to Ensure Highest Standards of Kosher, Food Safety and Cleanliness
•Boachem Leshalom: OU Welcomes Four New Rabbinic Coordinators
• Universal Kosher Database OU Announces that its Universal Kosher Database is Being Made Available to the Public
• Lo Basi Ela Leorer by Rabbi Eli Gersten, RC Recorder of OU Psak and Policy
• Kashruth Alert!
Kislev-Tevet 5768 / December 2007
Vol. 16 / No. 3
• Yoshon In America by Rabbi David Gorelik
• New Harry H. Beren ASK Outreach Initiative, Rav Asher Weiss, Shlita, delivers inaugural shiur
• Kashruth Alerts!
• Davar Lach – Davar Gush by Rabbi Eli Gersten
• Boachem L’Sholom new RFR from Antwerp, Belgium
• Tidbits
• Publications
Tevet 5767 / January 2007
Vol. 15 / No. 4
• Yiras Shamayim: Hashgachah’s Vital Ingredient A talk by HaGaon Rav Matisyahu Solomon, shlita, written for publication by Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell, RC, Chemicals, Pickles
• OU Kosher Announces Debut of OU Direct Providing Vast Quantities of Information to Certified Companies.
• OU Courts Israeli Food Esporters by Idele Ross, Koshertoday Israel Bureau Chief Reprinted with permission from www.koshertoday.com
• Important Notification from the U.S. State Department
• Kashruth Advisory
• Kashruth Alerts
• Daf Notes
Fall 2007
- Editor’s Letter: A Winning Story
- Survey Finds OU the Clear Leader in Kosher Certification
- OU’s (Growing) Continental Connection
by Bayla Sheva Brenner - US Drives Global Kosher Ingredient Need
- Anuga: A Trade Show Lover’s Dream
- ESP@DSP?: How a State of the Art Automated System Revolutionized Dairy Processing at an OU Certified Plant
- Here’s Something to Chew On: How Granola Brings Benefits to Health-Conscious Consumers
- Kashi: Great Tasting, Nutritious, and OU Kosher Too!
- Not a Half-Baked Idea: Baker’s Breakfast Cookies. Nutritious and Delicious, Proudly Bear the OU’s Symbol as a Sign of Quality
- At Harlan the Pursuit of Growth with Grains. Granola and the OU
- Cabot Quality Gets Stronger with OU Kosher Cheese
- Everything’s Popping! (With the OU and Popcorn)
- It’s Cott to Be Good: If the Beverage is OU Kosher
- Keeping it Simple in Sunnyside
- Have Tuna Will Travel: How OU Rabbis Survive on the Road Survive Without Kosher Restaurants
- Brandy is Dandy But Needs Special Attention to be Kosher as Well
- Certification of Wine: Dear Rabbi, How Do You Make Kosher Wine
- For the Lady or Gentleman Who Love Fine Chocolate in Liqueur Form, Godiva is the Product For You
- For Goodness Sake: Takara Sake USA Bridges Cultural Divide by Becoming OU Kosher
- At Takara, the Traditional and the Modern Combine to Produce High Quality Sake
- No More Free Lunch: With No More Free Lunches (or Breakfasts and Dinners) in the Skies, OU Calls on Domestic Airlines to Provide Kosher Meals and Snacks for Purchase; Will Work Closely with Carriers to Bring Kosher Items on Board
- OU Announces that its Universal Kosher Database is Being Made Available to the Public
- OU Honors George Weston Bakeries Brands at Annual Dinner
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Spring 2007
- Jelly Belly Candy Company Steps Up to OU Kosher Certification:
Sunkist Fruit Gems and Fruit Slices Are Now Made by the Company Known for the Finest Jelly Beans - Spangler and the OU Make a Dandy, Candy Combination
- From the Editor:
Zachlawi Fig Arak Personal Notes - Transitioning Traditional Kosher Brands to the Mainstream
- Certified Kosher Coupon Program: OU and Tribune Company Affiliate to Place Cent-Off Coupon Inserts in Major Newspapers Nationwide, in Certified Kosher Marketing Initiative
- The OU’s Spice Maven Tells Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
- OU Companies Speak:
Adding Spice to Life – Gel Spice Company Proudly Displays OU Symbol On Its Products - OU Certification Enhances R.L. Schreiber, Inc.’s Quality Culture
- OU Companies Speak:
The Flowering of La Flor: A Spice Company Blossoms Under OU Certification - What’s New With NU: A Spice Company Grows, With Its OU Certification
- OU Companies Speak:
Foran Puts Spice In The OU - OU Companies Speak:
Schiff Food Products Spices Up Its Customers’ Business - A Healthy Connection: The Move Away From Trans Fats & Your OU Kosher Program
- Kosher Organic – A Natural (and Profitable) Match
- The China Syndrome: Booming In Finances And In Kosher Too
- A Fine China For The Kosher Palate: OU Business Is Booming in the Steadily Growing Giant
- Chicago Tribune: Going Kosher Has Become Good Business In China
- An Ingredient for Success: The IAR Ensures Standards That The Consumer Associates With OU Kosher Certification
- Rabbi, Wine is Fine, but Liquor?: Interesting Kosher Issues In The Liquor Industry
- OU Companies Speak
Anticipation Is Bubbling Over For Zachlawi Fig Arak - OU Companies Speak:
Here Are The Cold Facts About Iceberg Vodka Corporation - A Pasteurizer Speaks Out: Being Kosherized and Loving It
- Don’t Look Now, But Nanotechnology Deals With Substances You Can’t See, But Have An Impact On Kosher!
- Kosher Food For The Princeton Tiger: How the OU Partners With the Dining Hall at the Ivy League Campus
- OU /SGS Partnership To Enable Simultaneous Kosher Supervision Ander Certification Audits
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Winter 2007
- At Dreyer’s They Know, OU Is the Symbol That Sells
- From the Editor:
The Power of Pareve
- The Kosher Consumer Speaks
- Hello Dolly (Madison)
The Cold Facts About Kosher Ice Cream Production
- Mais Oui!:
Pierre’s Ice Cream, With French Vanilla Leading The Way, Is Truly Magnifique - Life Is A Bowl of Perry’s (Ice Cream)
- The Kashrut Side of Private Labels
- Carriage House Companies: 200 Years of Quality Serve the Modern Consumer
- ShopRite: Kosher Private Label Brings Quality to the Table
- Some Public Information on Private Label Requests
- Kosher: A Symbol Worth Having
- The Healthful Beverage Boom:
America’s Gone Pro-Fruit and Antioxidant
- Pom Wonderful: Pomegranate- It’s Not Only Good For You, But It’s OU Kosher Too
- Not a Bolthouse From The Blue:
Bolthouse Farms Has Provided Quality Vegetable Products Since 1915 - The Revolution in The Oleo Chemical Industry
- Thinking Outside of the Box:
How an Infant Formula Company Became OU Kosher - An RFR Recalls That At the PBM Plant, Changing Socks Is Part of the Job
- Jansen Liqueurs Get The Royal Treatment-As Americans Will Soon Discover
- Certification The Old-Fashioned Way:
A report from the Herman Jansen RFR
- They’re Nuts for Najla’s:
A New Cookie Product Wins Raves And Boosts The Fortunes of a Newly Certified OU Company - Certifying Najla’s: An RFR’s Dream Job
by Rabbi Yosef Levy - OU Kosher Announces Debut of OU DIRECT to Provide Vast Quantities of Information to Certified Companies
- Feature Your Company on www.OUKosher.org!
- A Recipe for Success: A Talented Team Creates a New Website
- Living-Kosher Website/Newsletter to Include OU Feature in Each Issue
- It’s Tough Work, But Someone Has To Do It:
Being an RC For The Ice Cream Industry
- Dryer’s Kosher Champion: Ed Trujillo
- They’re Baaaaak! Duncan Hines Announces that Cake Mixes Will Once Again Be Certified Pareve
- A Nestle Baby Formula Becomes Pareve: And The OU Sees The Realization of a Dream
- Is Your OU Kosher Program Running Smoothly?
Summer 2007
- Jelly Belly Candy Company Steps Up to OU Kosher Certification: Sunkist Fruit Gems and Fruit Slices Are Now Made By the Company Known for the Finest Jelly Beans
- Spangler and the OU: Make a Dandy, Candy Combination
- From the Editor:
Zachlawi Fig Arak - Personal Notes
- Transitioning Traditional Kosher Brands to the Mainstream: There are two new truths in the kosher food industry. FIRST, kosher isn’t just gefilte fish and borscht anymore. SECOND, a typical kosher shopper isn’t a bubbie named Sadie Rosenberg.
- OU and Tribune Company Affiliate to Place Cents-Off Coupon Inserts in Major Newspapers Nationwide, in Certified Kosher Marketing Initiative
- The OU’s Spice Maven: Tells Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme
- OU Companies Speak:
Adding Spice to Life: Gel Spice Company Proudly Displays OU Symbol on its Products - OU Certification Enhances R.L Schreiber, Inc.’s Quality Culture
- The flowering of La Flor: A Spice Company Blossoms Under OU Certification
- What’s New With Nu? A Spice Company Grows, With Its OU Certification
- Foran Puts Spice in the OU
- Schiff Food Products Spices Up Its Customers’ Business
- The Move Away From Trans Fats & Your OU Kosher Program
- Kosher Organic: A Natural (And Profitable) Match
- Is Your OU Kosher Program Running Smoothly
- The China Syndrome: Booming in Finances and in Kosher Too
- A Fine China For The Kosher Palate: OU Business Is Booming in the Steadily Growing Giant
- Going Kosher has Become Good Business in China
- An Ingredient for Success: The IAR Ensures Standards That The Consumer Associates With OU Kosher Certification
- Rabbi, Wine is Fine, but Liquor?: Interesting Kosher Issues in the Liquor Industry
- OU Companies Speak:
Anticipation is Bubbling Over for Zachlawi Fig Arak - Here Are the Cold Facts About Iceberg Vodka Corporation
- A Pasteurizer Speaks Out: Being Kosherized and Loving It
- Don’t Look Now, But Nanotechnology Deals With Substances You Can’t See, But Have An Impact On Kosher!
- Kosher Food For the Princeton Tiger: How the Ou Partners With the Dining Hall at the Ivy League Campus
- OU/SGS Partnership: Sub-Title: To Enable Simultaneous Kosher Supervision and Certification Audits