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Winter 2016

  • Dear Reader – Chanukah 5776

    Dear Reader – Chanukah 5776

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    As the cold winter months settle in, nothing can beat good old-fashioned chicken soup. It warms the soul and even heals the body. Then people came around and said that oil and fat are not so good for you…so they cut out most of the oil. Some animal-rights groups said that we should not eat chicken…so they cut out the chicken. Then others said that salt is not healthy…so out went the salt…

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  • Share Your Spirit – Chanukah 5776

    Share Your Spirit – Chanukah 5776

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Dear Kosher Spirit,
    I just read the Q&A article on
    “Does beer require a hechsher?”
    Why is domestic light beer different?

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  • Consumer Questions – Chanukah 5776

    Consumer Questions – Chanukah 5776

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    I have a few questions about
    Bishul Yisroel.

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  • Healthy Spirit: Protect Your Skin

    Healthy Spirit: Protect Your Skin

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    The mitzvah of Chanukah is to warm and brighten the cold outdoor darkness by spreading the holy light of the candles. The cold winter is tough in many ways, especially on our skin. Here are 8 ways to keep your skin warm and glowing.

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  • Olive Oil

    Olive Oil

    Written by Rabbi Benzion Chanowitz

    Centuries ago, one of the staple items that was found in most homes was olive oil. Olive oil was used to light up the house, to soften and perfume skin and of course for human consumption. Often meals in those days consisted of bread dipped in olive oil.

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  • Ducktrap River of Maine

    Ducktrap River of Maine

    In 1978, an enterprising young man named Des Fitzgerald started Ducktrap as a trout farming operation. After graduating from college, Des was interested in aquaculture so he secured suitable land in Lincolnville, Maine and established a fishery. The land was on the Ducktrap and Kendall Brook Rivers, hence the company’s name, “Ducktrap River of Maine”.

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  • What is Vegetable Oil?

    What is Vegetable Oil?

    Written by Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

    Vegetable oil is oil that is extracted from various types of fruits, seeds, grains, and nuts (all considered vegetables for this purpose). The most popular oils are made from canola, coconut, corn, cottonseed, olive, palm, palm-kernel, peanut, safflower, soybean, and sunflower.

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  • From the Desk of Don Yoel Levy – Chanukah 5776

    From the Desk of Don Yoel Levy – Chanukah 5776

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Food production has advanced by leaps and bounds over the past century. Commercial production is much more than mixing basic ingredients together to create a product. Just like food coloring is added to many products to add or enhance the color, today most commercial food products rely on manufactured flavors, both “natural” and “artificial” to make the product taste great.

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  • Meet Our Staff: Rabbi Yisroel Selwyn

    Meet Our Staff: Rabbi Yisroel Selwyn

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    Interview with Rabbi Yisroel Selwyn

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  • From Golus To Geulah

    From Golus To Geulah

    Written by Dina Fraenkel

    here are three different ways that people view the Torah. Some say that the stories in the Torah are merely symbolic and should not be taken as truth, chas v’sholom. The traditional opinion is that every story in the Torah is absolute truth and is an actual record of events. The third view is that of Chassidus.

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  • Spreading Light

    Spreading Light

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    There is a debate as to how one is to light the Chanukah menorah. Beis Shammai says every day one should light one less, beginning with 8 candles and working down to 1 candle. Beis Hillel says every day one should add one more candle, beginning with 1 and working up to 8.

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Winter 2016

Front Cover Of "Kosher Spirit" A Jewish, Kosher Food Topic Magazine - Winter 2016

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Dear Reader – Chanukah 5776

Share Your Spirit – Chanukah 5776

Consumer Questions – Chanukah 5776

Healthy Spirit: Protect Your Skin

Olive Oil

Ducktrap River of Maine

What is Vegetable Oil?

From the Desk of Don Yoel Levy – Chanukah 5776

Meet Our Staff: Rabbi Yisroel Selwyn

From Golus To Geulah

Spreading Light

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