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Spring 2019

  • Dear Reader – Pesach 5779

    Dear Reader – Pesach 5779

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    Even in the world of OK Kosher we are seeing things that did
    not seem possible in the past.

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  • Share Your Spirit – Pesach 5779

    Share Your Spirit – Pesach 5779

    Written by Estee Butman

    Dear Kosher Spirit, Your in depth article [by Rabbi BenZion Chanowitz] on the details of the kosher wine making process has become a reference source for many consumers! Best wishes for continued hatzlocha, A Grateful Consumer   New product alert! Kosher for Passover pre-seasoned …

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  • Consumer Questions for the <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> – Pesach 5779

    Consumer Questions for the OK – Pesach 5779

    Written by Rabbi Levi Schapiro

    In addition to the prohibition of eating chometz on Pesach, the Torah prohibits the possession of chometz on Pesach.

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  • Healthy Spirit – Beets

    Healthy Spirit – Beets

    Written by Estee Butman

    Beets are an iconic Passover food, mentioned in the Gemara (Pesachim 114b) as one of the two foods partaken at the seder by Rav Huna.

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  • Your Kosher Kitchen – The Microwave Oven

    Your Kosher Kitchen – The Microwave Oven

    Written by Rabbi Sholom Kesselman

    Kashering the microwave between meat and dairy on a consistent basis is not permitted, as this can lead to one becoming lax in the kashering or forgetting to do it all together.

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  • Keeping Kosher (for Pesach) in…RUSSIA

    Keeping Kosher (for Pesach) in…RUSSIA

    Written by Leibel Baumgarten

    There are close to 170 communities under the Federation umbrella, 45 of which have a Rabbi, and close to 125 which do not.

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  • Pesach Recipe: California Gourmet Fudgy Brownies

    Pesach Recipe: California Gourmet Fudgy Brownies

    Written by Estee Butman

    Makes 20-28 squares Ingredients 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup oil 3/4 cup potato starch 1 cup cocoa powder (Dutch works, too) 1/2 tsp sea salt 1 1/2 cups California Gourmet 48%-Cocoa Kosher for Passover Chocolate Chips Directions 1. …

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  • A Closer Look – Red Color

    A Closer Look – Red Color

    Written by Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

    There are exciting developments in the red color industry from OK-certified color manufacturer Chr. Hansen.

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  • What Happens to the Rest of the Grapes?

    What Happens to the Rest of the Grapes?

    Written by Rabbi Benzion Chanowitz

    Rav Zevid said, “The sediment of Aramean wine called (דורדיא) durdaya is permitted after twelve months have elapsed.”

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  • Kosher Trailblazer: <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Salutes Those Who Go The Extra Mile

    Kosher Trailblazer: OK Kosher Salutes Those Who Go The Extra Mile

    Written by Estee Butman

    Blue Diamond Growers™ continually strives to offer new, innovative and exciting almond products to our consumers.

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Revolutionizes Infestation Monitoring & Control

    OK Kosher Revolutionizes Infestation Monitoring & Control

    Written by Rabbi Yakov Teichman

    One of our more recent departmental additions is the Tolaim Committee, tasked with staying on top of the latest developments in produce infestation and checking techniques.

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  • Who’s Behind The OK: Interview With Rabbi Levi Feigelstock

    Who’s Behind The OK: Interview With Rabbi Levi Feigelstock

    Written by Estee Butman

    KS: Where did you grow up? Where did you go to yeshiva? RLF: I was born and raised in Vancouver, Canada. I attended Vancouver Hebrew Academy for elementary school, and after my bar mitzvah I left home to attend Mesivta of Postville, the Lubavitcher …

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  • Chassidic Insights: All One Family

    Chassidic Insights: All One Family

    Written by Estee Butman

    When these four sons get together, they can bring a fifth son to the Seder table – a son or a daughter who is Jewish but for some reason was not planning to come to a Seder table.

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  • Soul Nutrition – Tishrei 5780

    Soul Nutrition – Tishrei 5780

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    Within nature, there are positive potentials that can be used for holiness, and undesirable qualities which must be discarded. Differentiating between these two categories is not easy.

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Dear Reader – Pesach 5779

Share Your Spirit – Pesach 5779

Consumer Questions for the OK – Pesach 5779

Healthy Spirit – Beets

Your Kosher Kitchen – The Microwave Oven

Keeping Kosher (for Pesach) in…RUSSIA

Pesach Recipe: California Gourmet Fudgy Brownies

A Closer Look – Red Color

What Happens to the Rest of the Grapes?

Kosher Trailblazer: OK Kosher Salutes Those Who Go The Extra Mile

OK Kosher Revolutionizes Infestation Monitoring & Control

Who’s Behind The OK: Interview With Rabbi Levi Feigelstock

Chassidic Insights: All One Family

Soul Nutrition – Tishrei 5780

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