Editor’s Letter
At the OK we take our responsibilities very seriously and as long as factories are producing products with the OK symbol on the label you can rest assured that our rabbis will be visiting and monitoring the productions.
Read MoreWritten by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman
At the OK we take our responsibilities very seriously and as long as factories are producing products with the OK symbol on the label you can rest assured that our rabbis will be visiting and monitoring the productions.
Read MoreWritten by Dina Fraenkel
Science backs what your mother has always told you—chicken soup is the Jewish penicillin!
Read MoreWritten by Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel
OK Kosher recommends purchasing kosher certified instant coffee for year-round use, and kosher for Passover instant coffee for Passover use.
Read MoreWritten by Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel
One of the memorable plants that I visited during this trip was the iconic Toblerone facility. The Toblerone products have been produced in Bern, Switzerland since the early 1900s and certified by the OK for many years.
Read MoreWritten by Rabbi Yakov Teichman
Spring is in the air and everyone is looking forward to spending more time outside. This, of course, means its BBQ season! Let’s explore the common kashrus issues facing the kosher consumer.
Read MoreWritten by Rabbi Shlomo Klein
The Rishonim give two reasons for the prohibition of kitniyos. First, because of the similarities to the five chometz grains (wheat, barley, rye, spelt and oat) confusion can occur. Cooked dishes made from kitniyos appear similar to those from the five chometz grains. Furthermore, kitniyos are often ground into a flour that can easily be confused with chometz flour. Finally, kitniyos are often grown in fields adjacent to those in which chometz is grown (and processed on the same equipment or stored together) and the kitniyos and chometz can easily mix together.
Read MoreWritten by Ilana Klein
Written by Ilana Klein
“Rabbi Lepkivker is a great asset to the OK Kosher team. His youthful energy, eagerness to learn, and his knowledge of halacha, coupled with his fluency in several languages, have positioned him as one of our up and coming Rabbinic Coordinators.” -Rabbi Don Yoel
Levy, Kashrus Administrator
Written by Ilana Klein
The Passover Seder is not meant to be merely a recollection of past events. Instead, it is a time for each of us to relive the experience to the point that we are glowing with the light of the redemption.
Read MoreWritten by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman
When we say the Haggadah out loud, we add the vov of Hashem’s name to the matzah.
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