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A Project of cRc Kosher Chicago
Kashrus Awareness Project


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 23, 20256 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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Feb 9, 20255 min read


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?...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jan 26, 20258 min read


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jan 9, 202510 min read


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Dec 26, 20245 min read


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Dec 12, 202415 min read


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!"...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Nov 28, 20249 min read


Making Waves In The Office
What is the best setup for an office kitchen where all the employees don't keep kosher? How many microwaves do you need? These questions...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Nov 14, 20244 min read


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Oct 31, 202411 min read


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Oct 6, 202415 min read


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 Awareness Staff
Sep 19, 202415 min read


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...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Sep 5, 20241 min read


Are You Aware?
The Tiers of Beer Are the drinks at an event kosher? Most hechsherim usually have a sign saying they take no achrayus. At the cRc though,...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 22, 20241 min read


Optical Illusion
Maris Ayin Confusion Can I walk into McDonalds to get a drink? How about to use the restroom? Can one have a business meeting in a treife...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 15, 20242 min read


Kosher Explosion
50 Years In Motion Let's listen in to R' Menachem Lubinsky, President & CEO of LUBICOM Marketing Consulting for his unique perspective...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 8, 20241 min read


Raisin’ Awareness
What’s the deal with dried fruits? Apricots, Raisins, Dates are some of the more common ones. Rabbi Tzvi Rosen - Kashrus Administrator at...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 1, 20241 min read


Cutting Edge Of Kashrus
There’s never a dull moment with Rabbi Sholom H. Adler - Senior Kashrus Administrator at Earth Kosher. But what do you do when your knife...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 25, 20241 min read


Sweet Dreams!
Overnight Sakanah Chazal say that leaving peeled eggs, garlic, and onions overnight makes them dangerous to consume. Sleeping on top of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 18, 20241 min read


Picture Perfect Kiddush
Focus on Shabbos Are the waiters at your simcha allowed to take pictures for you on Shabbos? What happens if you run out of ice? These...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 11, 20241 min read


Color War Breakout!
Non-Kosher Takeout Let's take a walk through a typical camp kitchen together with Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 4, 20241 min read
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