Consumer Q&A – Probiotics

Q I take a daily dairy-based probiotic. May I take it after eating meat, or do I need to wait six hours? A Someone who is u ...

Nori

NORI IS KNOWN TO be prone to infestation, which affects its kosher status. Sea creatures such as sea horses and tiny shrimp c ...

Say L’Chaim – Mevushal Wine

AN OPEN BOTTLE of wine that is handled by a non-Jew becomes prohibited unless the wine is mevushal. The definition of bishu ...

The Brocha of Shehechyanu on a New Fruit

IT IS CUSTOMARY in many Jewish communities to eat fruits on Tu B’Shevat, particularly the Shivas HaMinim. If one encounters ...

Dried Fruit

SOME CONSUMERS MIGHT assume that dried fruit is a simple product, nothing added, and nothing changed – just fruit that has ...