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Fall 2009

  • Dear Reader – Tishrei 5770

    Dear Reader – Tishrei 5770

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    The concept of kashrus is not just applicable to food. As a matter of fact, the only time the word kosher is mentioned in Tanach is in Megillas Esther when Esther speaks to Achashverosh and says, “V’kasher hadavor l’fnay hamelech.”

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  • Share Your Spirit – Tishrei 5770

    Share Your Spirit – Tishrei 5770

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Readers share their thoughts about the last issue…

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  • Consumer Questions for the <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> – Tishrei 5770

    Consumer Questions for the OK – Tishrei 5770

    Written by Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka

    Is it permissible to have an alcoholic drink from a clean glass at a bar/lounge?

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  • Kosher Music

    Kosher Music

    Written by Estee Butman

    The Music of the Yomim Noroim
    By Cantor Sherwood Goffin
    Faculty, Belz School of Jewish Music
    RIETS, Yeshiva University

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  • Grand Slam

    Grand Slam

    Written by Rabbi Naftali Marrus

    It was a challenge to properly set up the kosher program at Yankee Stadium, though we were involved even before construction of the new stadium was complete and were advising the Yankees food service

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  • Makeup on Shabbos & Yom Tov

    Makeup on Shabbos & Yom Tov

    Written by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M

    Recently, the OK was approached to give a hechsher on a makeup powder that would permit use on Shabbos and Yom Tov. The topic of using colored makeup on Shabbos is discussed

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  • how sweet is it

    how sweet is it

    Written by Rabbi Yitzchak Gornish

    Exploring the History & Kashrus Concerns of Food Sweeteners

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  • Healthy Spirit: Tishrei Foods

    Healthy Spirit: Tishrei Foods

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Traditional Rosh Hashanah Foods
    Apple, Pomegranates, Honey, Carrots and Fish.

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  • To Sleep or not to sleep

    To Sleep or not to sleep

    On Rosh Hashanah, many have the custom not to nap during the day, because one might “sleep away one’s mazel”
    6 Surprising Reasons
    You’re Tired

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  • Tishrei Recipe: Tzimmes

    Tishrei Recipe: Tzimmes

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Tzimmes

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  • Meet Our Staff – Interview

    Meet Our Staff – Interview

    Interview with Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka

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  • Become One With Hashem

    Become One With Hashem

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Chassidic Insights

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  • Soul Nutrition – Tishrei 5770

    Soul Nutrition – Tishrei 5770

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Kosher by the Numbers
    Chazzanus
    Teshuva, Tefillah, Tzedakah

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Fall 2009

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Dear Reader – Tishrei 5770

Share Your Spirit – Tishrei 5770

Consumer Questions for the OK – Tishrei 5770

Kosher Music

Grand Slam

Makeup on Shabbos & Yom Tov

how sweet is it

Healthy Spirit: Tishrei Foods

To Sleep or not to sleep

Tishrei Recipe: Tzimmes

Meet Our Staff – Interview

Become One With Hashem

Soul Nutrition – Tishrei 5770

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