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Kashrus Awareness Project


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


Kosher Resources & Lists
The Kashrus Awareness Campaign receives guidance from AKO, an umbrella association of kashrus organizations. We do not intend to render...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 21, 20221 min read


Slurpee Confidential
Editor’s Note: The STAR-K Slurpee List is a compilation of flavors certified by an array of reliable kashrus certification agencies....
Rabbi Baruch Beyer
Jun 20, 20227 min read


Watch: Slurpees: Treading on Thin Ice?
Join an insightful conversation between Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger and Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Director of Kashrus for the Chicago Rabbinical...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 16, 20226 min read


Shavuos: Let's Talk Kashrus Newsletter
Gilyon 2 - Milchings on Shavuos Hot topics: Butter on Challah and more halachos regarding dairy foods Food for thought! Here's something...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 10, 20221 min read


Watch: The Rough side of the Smoothie
Watch an insightful conversation between Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger and Rabbi Sholom Tendler, Kashrus Administrator of the Star-k. Enjoy the...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 10, 20227 min read


Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 2, 20220 min read


Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 2, 20220 min read


What's the Deal with Dairy
Cholov Yisroel and Non Cow Milks By: Rabbi Yoni Rappaport, Rabbinic Coordinator
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 2, 20221 min read


Echoes of Achdusin Iselin, NJ
Kashrus News Running a kashrus organization can be a challenging job. Establishing standards and procedures and ensuring compliance is a...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 2, 20222 min read


Udder Disaster
Cholov Yisroel Available on Star K Website Approximately 25 years ago, a serious revelation was brought to the fore that affected the...
Rabbi Tzvi Rosen
Jun 2, 20223 min read


הנה לא ינום ולא ישן , שומר חלב ישראל
Cholov Yisroel Available on Star K Website The chaliva mashgiach neither slumbers nor sleeps. There is so much more that must meet the...
Rabbi Tzvi Rosen
Jun 2, 20225 min read


2 Words on Shtei Halechem
Milchigs on Shavuos As we celebrate the greatest gift in history, receiving the holy Torah at Har Sinai, our yom tov tables are graced...
Rabbi Aryeh Finkel
Jun 2, 20223 min read


Buttering up the Challah
Basar B’cholov As cookbooks proliferate, the options for Shavuos dairy recipes grow. Many are eager to fulfill the age-old minhag with...
Rabbi Aryeh Finkel
Jun 2, 20223 min read


Know Your A-B-C-DE’s
Are You Well ‘Equipped’? Join an insightful conversation between Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger and Rabbi Moshe Elefant, Chief Operating Officer...
Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger
Jun 2, 20224 min read


From the Editors Table
Let's Talk Kashrus Speaks: According to pashut p’shat, this is our directive to increase the level of enjoyment and simchas Yom Tov...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 2, 20222 min read


Know Your A-B-C-DE’s
Let's Talk Kashrus Episode 4 > Milchig on Shavuos Trouble playing video? Scroll down for hosted player Hosted by Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Jun 2, 20224 min read


The $300 Million Sales Tax
Ep 2 Part B Trouble playing video? Scroll down for hosted player A Rabbi, a Senator, and a Distiller raise the Bar Many years ago, we...
Kashrus Awareness Staff
May 3, 20227 min read


Let's Talk Kashrus Newsletter
Gilyon 1 - Chometz She'avar alav haPesach Hot topics: Shopping, Pizza, Sourdough, and Bourbon Food for thought! Here's something to...
Heart.Works
Apr 21, 20221 min read


Pizza Worth its Weight
Let's Talk Kashrus Episode 1 > Post=Pesach Pizza Trouble playing video? Scroll down for hosted player The Great Post-Pesach Pizza Rush....
Kashrus Awareness Staff
Apr 11, 20223 min read
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