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Chanukah 5781

  • Letter From the Editor – Chanukah 5781

    Letter From the Editor – Chanukah 5781

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    Now, more than ever, it’s comforting to know that some things never change. We are committed to doing the job at hand and ensuring that the kosher consumer can rely on us for products that are kosher without compromise.

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  • Share Your Spirit – Chanukah 5781

    Share Your Spirit – Chanukah 5781

    Written by Estee Butman

    Interacting with Rav Don Yoel, I saw a gentle man; I don’t think I ever heard him raise his voice. But he was also unbending when it came to kashrus. 

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  • From the Desk of Rabbi Shlomo Weinfeld – Chanukah 5781

    From the Desk of Rabbi Shlomo Weinfeld – Chanukah 5781

    Written by Rabbi Shlomo Weinfeld

    As we always approach matters of ruchniyus, the lessons we learn from our history should be taken into our own lives in a practical way. Just as we all strive for spiritual growth as individuals, the OK’s approach to kashrus as an organization aims for the highest standard of supervision. We do this even when the product at hand is permissible according to some, in the spirit of not compromising on the spiritual level of purity.

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  • Your Kosher Kitchen – Fryers

    Your Kosher Kitchen – Fryers

    Written by Rabbi Levi Schapiro

    Many Jews have the custom to eat fried foods on Chanukah to commemorate the miracle of the pure oil found in the Beis HaMikdash. There are many different ways to fry food, but this article will focus on the traditional deep fryer and the new fad on the market, the air fryer.

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  • Healthy Spirit – Citrus Fruits

    Healthy Spirit – Citrus Fruits

    Written by Estee Butman

    The winter isn’t generally known as the season for fresh fruits and vegetables, but citrus fruits are at their peak during the winter season.

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  • Rabbi On the Road – Egypt & United Arab Emirate with Rabbi Ouriel Allouche

    Rabbi On the Road – Egypt & United Arab Emirate with Rabbi Ouriel Allouche

    Written by Rabbi Ouriel Allouche

    A few times a year I travel to Egypt to visit the OK certified facilities spread across the country. There is even a direct flight from Tel Aviv to Cairo, which has been operated by Air Sinai since the Israeli-Egyptian peace agreement (signed in 1979). It’s a short flight – only about an hour! My most recent trip took place in February 2020.

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  • Remembering Rabbi Don Yoel Levy – Is Butter Kosher?

    Remembering Rabbi Don Yoel Levy – Is Butter Kosher?

    Written by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M

    For a long time, kashrus agencies considered butter a Group One ingredient—a category applying to products that are kosher without supervision. However, ongoing developments in food production have introduced many kashrus concerns, invalidating common assumptions. 

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  • Small Batch Sufganiya Babka

    Small Batch Sufganiya Babka

    Written by Naomi Elberg

    The key to delicious babka is layering your fillings. Start with a wet base (see below), followed by a crunch/texture layer (chocolate chips, sprinkles, etc.) and sprinkle with a dry filling.

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  • Gevinas Yisroel

    Gevinas Yisroel

    Written by Rabbi Hershel Krinsky

    Kosher cheese requires kosher milk (either Cholov Yisroel or Cholov Stam), kosher rennet (from a shechted kosher animal or microbial), kosher equipment, AND the participation of a Shomer Shabbos Jew. Only with all of these conditions can the cheese be Gevinas Yisroel and kosher.

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Around the World – Spotlight on India

    OK Around the World – Spotlight on India

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    OK Kosher makes many visits by qualified, trained mashgichim regularly throughout the year to supplier sites across the country. This is to verify the kosher status of their products for our certified clients to be able to buy approved and supervised ingredients from them. Bulk liquid shipment, often referred to as ISO tank shipment, of vegetable oils is also quite common in this industry. This is a central piece of any kosher certification of oleochemicals, as the status of the tankers ultimately affects the kashrus of the end product.

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  • Canned Vegetables

    Canned Vegetables

    Written by Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

    Canned vegetables are vegetables that are processed, sealed, cooked, and stored in cans. This is a low-cost method to extend the shelf life of the vegetable. It also provides consumers with a convenient and cheap way to enjoy vegetables, no matter the season.

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  • Chassidic Insights – What is Chanukah?

    Chassidic Insights – What is Chanukah?

    Written by Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky

    On a basic level, the message of Chanukah — that spiritual light can overpower military might — teaches us the supremacy of soul over body. Although we are a composite of body and soul and although the soul needs the medium of the body in order to express itself, the supremacy of the soul is not limited; the soul invigorates the body, and controls its functioning.

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  • Soul Nutrition – Chanukah 5781

    Soul Nutrition – Chanukah 5781

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    “What tzaddikim accomplish on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, a simple Yid can accomplish on Zos Chanukah.”

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Letter From the Editor – Chanukah 5781

Share Your Spirit – Chanukah 5781

From the Desk of Rabbi Shlomo Weinfeld – Chanukah 5781

Your Kosher Kitchen – Fryers

Healthy Spirit – Citrus Fruits

Rabbi On the Road – Egypt & United Arab Emirate with Rabbi Ouriel Allouche

Remembering Rabbi Don Yoel Levy – Is Butter Kosher?

Small Batch Sufganiya Babka

Gevinas Yisroel

OK Around the World – Spotlight on India

Canned Vegetables

Chassidic Insights – What is Chanukah?

Soul Nutrition – Chanukah 5781

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