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A Project of cRc Kosher Chicago
Kashrus Awareness Project


Holy Cow? or Holey Cow?
Is it possible that all milk isn't kosher? This week we revisit one of the most controversial questions of its time. Rabbi Yosef Landa - Rabbinic Coordinator at cRc Kosher walks us through all the details of this fascinating question. R’ Yitzchok Hisiger: Hello everyone and welcome back to Let's Talk Kashrus , presented by the Kashrus Awareness Project and the CRC, the Chicago Rabbinical Council. Today I am honored to be joined by Rabbi Yosef Landa, Rabbinic Coordinator at t
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1 day ago12 min read


L.T.K. Q & A: Kitchen Mishaps
Many questions are sent in to us on various kashrus issues. This week we sit down with Rav Shmuel Fuerst Dayan of Agudas Yisroel of...
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Sep 273 min read


Kosher Shifts
Supply Chain Rifts What happens when supply chains get disrupted? How about when ingredients need to be replaced due to skyrocketing...
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Sep 88 min read


Halls of Torah and Tefillah... and Kashrus
“The kiddush will be held in Rabbi Cohen’s shul, so I’m sure everything is fine.” Although Rabbi Cohen is the Mara d’Asra, there is a...
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Aug 279 min read


Keeping Camp Kitchens Kosher - Preparing a Plan
Over 1,000 meals are served daily in the average Jewish summer camp. For two months, breakfast, lunch and supper are cooked, baked and...
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Aug 2712 min read


Educating Yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs - Keeping the Kitchens Kosher
Keeping the Kitchens Kosher “It was learned in the Beis Medrash of Rabi Yishmael: Sin obstructs the heart of man, as it is written, ‘V’lo...
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Aug 2710 min read


Tales Of A Traveling Mashgiach
Do you know what goes on behind the scenes for mashgichim that need to travel to every corner of the earth to ensure your products are...
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Aug 2410 min read


Private Labels
Kashrus Fables A behind the scenes look into the massive industry of private labels and how it affects the kosher consumer. Also,...
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Aug 1013 min read


The Mashgiach Who Didn't Miss A Beat
Being a good mashgiach, sometimes involves a bit more than just knowing Yoreh Deah. This week when many minds are on the churban already,...
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Jul 206 min read


Quail Tales & Egg Fails
After last week's introduction to the mesorah of birds, let's dive right in to some practical halachik applications. R' Chaim Loike -...
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Jul 69 min read


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...
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Jun 2212 min read


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...
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Jun 87 min read


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...
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May 174 min read


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...
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May 38 min read


Shelf Awareness
Post-Pesach Shopping Secrets Where can I buy chometz? Where is it problematic? Rabbi Yakov Teichman - Rabbinic Coordinator at the OK,...
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Apr 1814 min read


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 -...
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Apr 65 min read


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...
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Mar 237 min read


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...
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Mar 99 min read


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...
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Feb 236 min read


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...
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Feb 95 min read
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