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Kashrus Awareness Project


A Bowlful of Blessings:
Cereal Edition Although not directly related to kashrus, the kashrus agencies are the ones who can help us figure out exact ingredients...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Oct 19, 20231 min read


Exploring The Milky Way
Is Milchigs Better? One of the more common assumptions people mistakenly make, is that dairy products are easier to certify than meat....
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Sep 21, 20231 min read


Don’t Judge A Cook by Its Cover
Shopping in a kosher supermarket is not necessarily a stamp of approval on everything sold inside. A cookbook displaying raspberries does...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Sep 7, 20231 min read


Crawling Cuisine
The Uninvited Guests Why are there so many bugs in produce? Is this a new problem? How come there was never such issues 100 years ago? If...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Symbol of Faith
Who Can I Trust? With 1,493 different Kashrus organizations all over the world, how can someone know who to trust? Let’s listen in to...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 24, 20231 min read


Liquid Gold
Made In Mexico Whether you drink your tequila straight, or you do the whole ritual with the lime and salt, it’s worth finding out the...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 17, 20231 min read


Vintage Whisky
With A Sherry On Top. A closer look at the complexities of all types of whiskies and bourbon with Rabbi Akiva Niehaus - Director of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Starbucks: Caffeine On Ice
Iced Tea. Frappuccino. Cold Brew. Ice Shaken Espresso. These are some of the items on Starbucks cold drinks menu. Let’s explore their...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 3, 20231 min read


Starbucks: There’s A Latte Options
Many options on the Starbucks hot drink menu. Mocha. Cappuccino. Hot Cocoa. Lattes. But are they kosher? R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 30, 20231 min read


Starbucks: Just A Black Coffee
What can be wrong with a plain black coffee? Apparently it isn’t that simple. R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 20, 20231 min read


Starbucks: An Introduction
A walkthrough of your local Starbucks store from a kashrus perspective with R’ Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 13, 20231 min read


Kosher Carbonation
A Deep Dive into Hard Seltzer Seltzer with a twist - analyzed by Rabbi Akiva Niehaus - Director of Kashrus Operations at the cRc and the...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 6, 20231 min read


Hold My Beer
Tapping into the Flavors of Kosher Brews A deep dive into the vast world of breweries and microbreweries with Rabbi Akiva Niehaus -...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 29, 20231 min read


When in Rome…
Don’t Do as the Romans Do. Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic coordinator at OU Kosher takes us on a world tour of Kashrus overseas.
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 22, 20231 min read


In the Event of an Event
The Mashgiach’s Role in Quality Control How does a kashrus agency certify an entire event, with tens of vendors? Let’s listen in as Joe...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 15, 20231 min read


Got Party Plans?
The Importance of Having a Good Mashgiach on the Flohr Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a party? Let’s listen in to Joe...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 8, 20231 min read


Sushi Roll Call
Mashgiach? Check. ✔️ Fishy Business? Let's get a look behind the scenes in the sushi industry with Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 1, 20231 min read


Baby’s Formula for Success
Kosher from the First Drop Join us on a fascinating discussion with Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky, a Rabbinic Coordinator at OU Kosher,...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 25, 20231 min read


Burgers, Fries, & Kashrus Please
The Canteen Conundrum With summer around the corner, Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical Council of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 18, 20231 min read


S’more Kashrus, Please
Keeping it Kosher at Summer Camp With summer around the corner, Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 11, 20231 min read
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