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Kashrus Awareness Project


When Domestic Help Creates a Bigger Mess
Kashrus Concerns With Domestic Help Part 1 Rav Moshe Heinemann, Rabbinic Administrator of the Star-K and Rov of Agudas Yisroel of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 25, 20224 min read


Lettuce Double Check
Where Did All The Bugs Come From? In this installment of Let’s Talk Kashrus, Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger is joined by Rabbi Lipa Klein, Head...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 18, 20225 min read


Stranger in a Familiar Land
An American's Guide to Kashrus in Israel Visiting Eretz Yisroel? Headed off to study in yeshiva or seminary? Do you know what you should...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 12, 20227 min read


Is Vegan-Friendly, Kosher-Friendly?
Is Vegan Always Kosher? Veganism is sweeping the nation. Does this trend provide a benefit for the kosher consumer? Can one eat just...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Aug 4, 20225 min read


Teach a Man to Fish
Join Rabbi Daniel Senter, Chief Operating Officer of Kof-K Kosher, and Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger, as they discuss the kashrus status of...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 28, 20227 min read


A Sticky Rice Situation
Join an insightful conversation between Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger and Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago Rabbinical...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 21, 20221 min read


Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 21, 20220 min read


Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 21, 20220 min read


Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 21, 20220 min read


The Kosher Roadtrip: Part 2
Join Rabbi Zalman Krems, Rabbinical Coordinator of KVH-Rabbinical Council of New England and Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger, as they discuss what...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 14, 20225 min read


The Kosher Roadtrip: Part 1
Join Rabbi Zalman Krems, Rabbinical Coordinator of KVH-Rabbinical Council of New England and Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger, as they discuss what...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 8, 20227 min read


Summer: Let's Talk Kashrus Newsletter
Gilyon 3 - Cold Drinks on a Hot Summer Day Hot topics: Smoothies, Slurpies, and Refreshers Food for thought! Here's something to spark a...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jul 1, 20221 min read


Dinner is up in the air
oin Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger and Rabbi Moshe Elefant, Chief Operating Officer of OU Kosher, as they discuss the kashrus ramifications of meals
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 30, 20224 min read


What’s the Big Deal About Slurpees?
The OK often receives questions from consumers about the kosher status of Slurpees. For example, “During the summer (and even the winter)...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 22, 20223 min read


OK Response on Smoothies
Dear Kosher Spirit, When making a smoothie in a blender, what level of checking is required on the fruit and vegetables that ordinarily...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 22, 20221 min read


A Breakthrough for Summer-break
The AKO Camp Kashrus Initiative AKO introduces a free of charge camp Initiative under which kashrus experts from the most respected...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 22, 20222 min read


Download List: Approved Slurpee Flavors
Slurpee Lists Check on any of these lists, if the Slurpee flavor you want to buy is Kosher
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 22, 20221 min read


Starbucks Refreshers: Kosher?
The following is a loose transcription of an insightful conversation between Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger and Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Director of K
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 21, 20224 min read


How to enjoy kosher Summer Slurpees
The Slurpees have taken over! Enough Slurpee drinks are sold in the United States each year to fill 12 Olympic-size swimming pools, and...
Rabbi Sholem Fishbane
Jun 21, 20226 min read


Smoothies: A Kosher Primer
There are few things as synonymous with summer as a fresh, cold fruit smoothie, a classic hot weather staple for many. During the summer...
Rabbi Sholom Tendler
Jun 21, 20227 min read
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