Fall 2012

I must admit, at first I thought that all the complaining about a little Trader Joe’s chocolate chip that went from pareve to dairy were overreacting a bit…

Readers share their thoughts about the last issue…

Dear Kosher Spirit,
What is the difference between OKD and OKDE? Can you eat OKDE with a fleishig meal? Can you eat OKDE if you keep Cholov Yisroel?

Ten Coffee Fun Facts

As I peered through the palace gates, I wondered what lay beyond those doors so awesomely guarded by those live toy soldiers. I wondered what it would be like to actually dine with the Queen.

He Suspended the Mountain Over Them Like a Keg of Beer
Shabbos 85a — שבת פ”ח ע”א

The mitzvah of taking the Arba Minim (four species) — hadassim (myrtle), aravos (willow), lulav (palm frond) and esrog (citron) — symbolizes the ultimate joy of the Yom Tov of Sukkos.

Braciole

Rabbi Berel Levy, ob”m was the pioneer and foremost expert in kashrus during his tenure as Kashrus Administrator of the OK. He was the first to realize that reading ingredients was not sufficient to establish the kashrus of a product.

Who’s Behind the OK
Rabbi Binyamin Neufeld

Tefillas Chana

Tishrei