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Let’s Talk Kashrus
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129 episodes
3 days ago
The Kashrus Awareness Project is committed to bringing attention to various Kashrus issues, to make kashrus part of the conversation in our community, and to lay the groundwork for consumers to make informed decisions. Join a Let’s Talk Kashrus WhatsApp Group for educational content and kashrus updates. https://wa.me/message/HWKKNR7VBI77L1 Watch all our episodes on our website www.KashrusAwareness.com
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The Kashrus Awareness Project is committed to bringing attention to various Kashrus issues, to make kashrus part of the conversation in our community, and to lay the groundwork for consumers to make informed decisions. Join a Let’s Talk Kashrus WhatsApp Group for educational content and kashrus updates. https://wa.me/message/HWKKNR7VBI77L1 Watch all our episodes on our website www.KashrusAwareness.com
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Let’s Talk Kashrus
Live Birds, Ancient Traditions

Let's take a trip back in time exploring the mesorah of birds. R' Chaim Loike - Rabbinic Coordinator at OU Kosher, made it his life's mission to ensure that certain birds don't lose their mesorah. Let's take a look at the various birds he's brought in today to share with us.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/live-birds-ancient-traditions


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2 weeks ago
16 minutes 54 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Hechsher In A Haystack?

Not Anymore!


Introducing a revolutionary new app! A game changer for the industry of kashrus. Have you ever seen an unfamiliar kashrus symbol and werent sure if you can rely on it? With over 1500 kashrus agencies worldwide, it can be quite the task of finding out their reliability. Rabbi Sholem Fishbane - Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO, introduces to us the all-new logo scanner feature in the new cRc Kosher app, available on the app store.


https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crc-kosher/id397991421?platform=iphone


https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rocketouch.CRCKosher2013&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/hechsher-in-a-haystack


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4 weeks ago
9 minutes 43 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Be Like Leibel

Look At the Leibel


Can you rely on a kosher symbol you see online? Sometimes you buy something online, but the product has a different packaging when it arrives at your door. Rabbi Binyamin Berkowitz - Kashrus Administrator at the KOF-K gives us the rundown on what to look out for.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/be-like-leibel


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1 month ago
5 minutes 27 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Shell-Shocked By Egg-flation

Is It Fowl Play?


Have you been noticing more blood spots lately? Let’s get the real scoop what’s going on lately with the eggs together with Rabbi Sholem Fishbane - Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/shell-shocked-by-egg-flation


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2 months ago
11 minutes 3 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Shelf Awareness

Post-Pesach Shopping Secrets


Where can I buy chometz? Where is it problematic? Rabbi Yakov Teichman - Rabbinic Coordinator at the OK, gives us the full scoop.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/shelf-awareness


Download the AKO post-pesach list below, or at https://www.akokosher.org/pesach


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2 months ago
17 minutes 18 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Don’t Toss That Sauce

Just Yet…


Many people won't sell chometz gamur. Does that mean i need to throw out a closed bottle of ketchup? Rabbi Yakov Teichman - Rabbinic Coordinator at the OK, helps us decipher those hard to read ingredient panels.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/don-t-toss-that-sauce


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3 months ago
6 minutes 41 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Wok Smarter, Not Harder

Labeled In China


Part 2 of our travels to China with Rabbi Binyamin Berkowitz - Kashrus Administrator at the KOF-K, focuses on the labeling aspect of Chinese products.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/wok-smarter-not-harder


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3 months ago
9 minutes 7 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Made In China

Soy Many Questions


Today we travel to China with Rabbi Binyamin Berkowitz - Kashrus Administrator at the KOF-K. Come along as we explore the process of certifying factories in China.


View it in its entirety at: https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/made-in-china


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3 months ago
11 minutes 38 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Don’t Cry Over Cholov Stam Milk

R’ Moshe Feinstein’s teshuva on Cholov Stam in America is by far one of the more famous of his. Yet, Rabbi Sholem Fishbane - Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO, points out that there are many side benefits of being makpid on cholov yisroel besides for the actual Halacha shaila.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/don-t-cry-over-cholov-stam-milk


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4 months ago
9 minutes 35 seconds

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 buy.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/kosher-can-treife-plan


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4 months ago
15 minutes 34 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Shellac On Snacks

What Are The Facts?


That shiny coating that can be found on anything from jellybeans to fruit to hard-wood flooring. What is it made of? Is it Kosher? Let's listen in to a fascinating (and slightly discomforting) discussion about Shellac otherwise known as confectioners glaze, with Rabbi Sholem Fishbane - Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/shellac-on-snacks


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5 months ago
11 minutes 46 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Meat The Future

Lab-Grown vs. Nature


Today's topic is very futuristic. Cultured meat, clean meat, lab-grown meat... Let's get a behind-the-scenes peek at this topic which is still in the theoretical stages. Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky is a Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU. 


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/meat-the-future


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5 months ago
13 minutes 13 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Everything But The Kitchen Sink

Ensuring a kosher kitchen. Let’s listen to Rav Shmuel Fuerst - Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of Illinois on the topic of keeping a kosher kitchen with 1 sink vs. 2 sinks.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/everything-but-the-kitchen-sink


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6 months ago
6 minutes 24 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
The Kashrus Control Room

Industrial Kashrus Systems


Everyone loves to know what goes on behind the scenes. Today we take a tour of a typical factory with Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka, Senior Rabbinate Coordinator with the OK. We’ll find out all the systems in place to ensure kashrus at the highest level. 


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/the-kashrus-control-room


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6 months ago
16 minutes 37 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
A Rabbi, A Priest, And A Monk

Walk into a bar. The bartender asks, "What can I get you?" The rabbi replies, "Something kosher that wasn’t blessed by either of them!" All jokes aside, this episode discusses various instances where kashrus intersects with potential Avodah Zarah issues. Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and the Executive Director of AKO discusses some fascinating examples in todays episode.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/a-rabbi-a-priest-and-a-monk


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7 months ago
13 minutes 38 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Making Waves In The Office

What is the best setup for an office kitchen when not all employees keep kosher? How many microwaves do you need? These questions and more answered by Rav Shmuel Fuerst - Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of Illinois in this weeks episode.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/making-waves-in-the-office


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7 months ago
4 minutes 24 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Lettuce Train To Strain

Aphids & Thrips


Let’s join Rabbi Yisroel Langer Dayan at the cRc Beis Din and Rav of Congregation Bais Yitzchok as he gives us a tutorial on how to check your own lettuce at home. 


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/lettuce-train-to-strain


Original video of Rabbi Langer on cRc's website https://crckosher.org/videos/how-to-check-romaine-lettuce-and-other-leafy-vegetables/


Article written by Rabbi Langer on this topic https://consumer.crckosher.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Guide-to-Checking-Fruits-Langer.pdf


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8 months ago
15 minutes 24 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
New Year, Old Stock

5785 & Beyond


Let’s join Rabbi Sholom Tendler - Kashrus Administrator at the STAR-K as he walks us through the sugya of yoshon and what has changed recently, just in time for the start of the new season, 5785.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/new-year-old-stock


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9 months ago
17 minutes 3 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
The Missing Ingredient

Enough Quality Mashgichim


Why is it so hard to find quality mashgichim in the food service industry? Let's listen to Rabbi Nosson Dubin - Kashrus Administrator of HKA (Houston), and founder of the Kosher Institute of America as he explains the root causes, and how we can address the underlying issues.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/the-missing-ingredient


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9 months ago
16 minutes 50 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
Seal The Deal

Protecting Kosher Wine


Wine in the hands of hired help. Wine as a present from a gentile colleague. These questions and everything you need to know about wine in the hands of people that may cause wine to become Stam yeinam answered by Rav Shmuel Fuerst - Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of Illinois in this weeks episode.


View it in its entirety at https://www.kashrusawareness.com/post/seal-the-deal


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10 months ago
8 minutes 17 seconds

Let’s Talk Kashrus
The Kashrus Awareness Project is committed to bringing attention to various Kashrus issues, to make kashrus part of the conversation in our community, and to lay the groundwork for consumers to make informed decisions. Join a Let’s Talk Kashrus WhatsApp Group for educational content and kashrus updates. https://wa.me/message/HWKKNR7VBI77L1 Watch all our episodes on our website www.KashrusAwareness.com