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Winter 2008

  • Dear Reader

    Dear Reader

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    The Kohanim wanted pure oil because they wanted to go the extra mile, above the letter of the law, and do the mitzvah in the best possible way.

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  • Share Your Spirit

    Share Your Spirit

    I was wondering if there are any concerns with canned salmon and canned sardines?

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

    Consumer Questions for the OK

    Can a baby, who is nursing and eating solid foods, eat meat (i.e. chicken soup) right after nursing?

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  • Shmitta

    Shmitta

    Written by Rabbi Ahron Haskel

    While the Holy Temple stood, keeping Shmitta was a Mitzvah M’dioraisa. “For six years you may plant your fields, prune your vineyards, and harvest your crops, but the seventh year is a sabbath of sabbaths for the land.

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  • Kosher Transport – Part II

    Kosher Transport – Part II

    Written by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB"M

    n the last few years, OK Kosher Certification has taken a leading role in the effort to track these shipments and ensure that kosher product is shipped in acceptable tanks that will not affect the kosher status of the product.

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  • Keepin’ it Kosher at the Jewish Children’s Museum

    Keepin’ it Kosher at the Jewish Children’s Museum

    Written by Mimi Notik

    In every corner of the innovative 50,000 square foot, 35 million dollar facility, Jewish life and history come alive through creative and accessible multi-media activities designed to engage, entertain, and educate.

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  • Chanukah Recipes

    Chanukah Recipes

    Traditional Donuts

    Hazelnut Biscotti

    No-Fry Potato & Spinach Latkes

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  • The Origin of “Okay”

    The Origin of “Okay”

    Did you ever wonder
    how the word “Okay” came to
    be a part of our vocabulary?
    What’s the right way to spell the word anyway?
    Is it “ok,” “o.k.,” “okay,” “okeydokey”?

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  • Going Kosher in 
30 Days

    Going Kosher in 30 Days

    Going Kosher in 30 Days is written in a unique daily study format, with each day featuring different facets of kosher laws, practical kosher observance and spiritual encouragement.

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  • Meet Our Staff

    Meet Our Staff

    Written by Rabbi Leizer Teitelbaum

    In Korea, they work an 11 hour day, including Shabbos. I was late (due to flight problems) on my first day at the factory, and I discovered the workers already packing fish with a kosher symbol.

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  • Chassidic 
Insights
into Chanukah

    Chassidic Insights into Chanukah

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    They see the vast amount of light that Chanukah has to offer. They understand how accessing this light can inspire and elevate any Jew.

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  • Odds & Ends – Chanukah Insights

    Odds & Ends – Chanukah Insights

    There is a hint to Chanukah in the Torah. In the section on the Chanukas HaMishkan, there are 89 pesukim, corresponding to the gematria of Chanukah (89).

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Winter 2008

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Dear Reader

Share Your Spirit

Consumer Questions for the OK

Shmitta

Kosher Transport – Part II

Keepin’ it Kosher at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Chanukah Recipes

The Origin of “Okay”

Going Kosher in 30 Days

Meet Our Staff

Chassidic Insights into Chanukah

Odds & Ends – Chanukah Insights

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