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Spring 2020

  • Editor’s Letter

    Editor’s Letter

    Written 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. 

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  • Healthy Spirit – Chicken Soup

    Healthy Spirit – Chicken Soup

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Science backs what your mother has always told you—chicken soup is the Jewish penicillin!

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  • Oh Rabbi!

    Written by Rabbi Levi Schapiro

    “I cut a hot steak with a milchig knife. What’s the status of my steak and of my knife?”

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  • A Closer Look – Instant Coffee

    A Closer Look – Instant Coffee

    Written 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.

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  • Rabbi on the Road – Germany & Switzerland with Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

    Rabbi on the Road – Germany & Switzerland with Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

    Written 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.

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  • Your Kosher Kitchen – The BBQ

    Your Kosher Kitchen – The BBQ

    Written 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. 

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  • Is Quinoa Kitniyos?

    Is Quinoa Kitniyos?

    Written 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.

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  • Sustainable Farming Meets Kosher Eating: How Your Local Greens is Paving the Way for More Accessible Healthy Eating

    Sustainable Farming Meets Kosher Eating: How Your Local Greens is Paving the Way for More Accessible Healthy Eating

    Written by admin

    by Miriam Herst What do you get when you cross kosher eating with sustainable farming? The answer is twofold: you can reallocate the hours you usually spend checking your greens for insects while supporting a company that’s earth conscious, intent on … Continued

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  • Pesach Recipe

    Pesach Recipe

    Written by admin

    Beet, Avocado & Arugula Salad (serves 4) This salad is a light way to start off a Yom Tov daytime meal! I find that when I am cooking with beets, plastic gloves are a must, so my hands don’t get stained pink. Ingredients 1 … Continued

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  • Who’s Behind the <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> – Interview with Rabbi S.B. Lepkivker

    Who’s Behind the OK – Interview with Rabbi S.B. Lepkivker

    Written by admin

    “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

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  • Chassidic Insights – The Pesach Seder

    Chassidic Insights – The Pesach Seder

    Written by admin

    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.

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  • Soul Nutrition

    Soul Nutrition

    Written 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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Spring 2020

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Editor’s Letter

Healthy Spirit – Chicken Soup

Oh Rabbi!

A Closer Look – Instant Coffee

Rabbi on the Road – Germany & Switzerland with Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

Your Kosher Kitchen – The BBQ

Is Quinoa Kitniyos?

Sustainable Farming Meets Kosher Eating: How Your Local Greens is Paving the Way for More Accessible Healthy Eating

Pesach Recipe

Who’s Behind the OK – Interview with Rabbi S.B. Lepkivker

Chassidic Insights – The Pesach Seder

Soul Nutrition

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