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  • Home  >  Kosher Spirit  >  Winter 2017

Winter 2017

  • Dear Reader

    Dear Reader

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    Dear Reader, Today, kosher consumers are more vigilant and scrupulous than ever; they expect the highest standards and immediate answers to their questions. Gone are the days when the kosher consumer blindly relied on the certifying rabbi and organization without … Continued

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  • Share Your Spirit

    Share Your Spirit

    Written by admin

    Since the release of The Kosher Housekeeper, the OK has distributed over 6,000 printed copies and downloads! Dear Kosher Spirit, Please send me a copy of the guide for household help in a kosher home. This is a wonderful idea, I … Continued

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  • Consumer Questions

    Consumer Questions

    Written by admin

    Dear Kosher Spirit, Is it permissible to soak and wash lettuce on Shabbos and Yom Tov? How about pre-checked lettuce that says to wash before using? The OK Responds: It is permissible to soak, wash and check all lettuce on … Continued

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  • Light

    Light

    Written by admin

    Chanukah is the Festival of Lights, when we kindle our menorahs in the doorway to light up the outside world, with both a physical and a spiritual light. Here’s 8 ways that we benefit from natural (sun) light. Natural light … Continued

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  • Fleischmann’s – A tradition of quality

    Fleischmann’s – A tradition of quality

    Written by admin

    Traditions surrounding baking directly link us to our past. Whether it’s a box full of weathered recipes handwritten by a relative, the recollection of helping prepare a special holiday meal as a child or the aroma of a freshly baked … Continued

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  • What is Xanthan Gum?

    What is Xanthan Gum?

    Written by Rabbi Sholom Ber Hendel

    Xanthan gum is a white to tan colored powder used in many food products. It is commonly used in condiments such as salad dressings and sauces, jams and fruit fillings to add viscosity and help stabilize the products by preventing … Continued

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  • Keeping Kosher In Prison

    Keeping Kosher In Prison

    Written by Leigh Hershkovich

    Kosher food is a luxury that in today’s day and age, we often take for granted. Though today one can reach the furthest corners of the world and find gourmet kosher food, there are some places—such as federal and state … Continued

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  • “Sealed With the Stamp of the Kohen Gadol”

    “Sealed With the Stamp of the Kohen Gadol”

    Written by admin

    By the Office of Trademarks & Licensing at ~ Kosher

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  • In Memoriam: Mrs. Miriam Wudowsky A”H

    In Memoriam: Mrs. Miriam Wudowsky A”H

    Written by admin

    מרים בת מאיר דב

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Mashgiach  Conference 5777

    OK Mashgiach Conference 5777

    Written by admin

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  • Stuffed Latkes

    Stuffed Latkes

    Written by Shifra Klein Joy of Kosher Magazine

    Cheese and Marinara Sauce Stuffed Latkes | Salmon and Green Goddess Stuffed Latkes

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  • Interview with Rabbi  Eli Lando

    Interview with Rabbi Eli Lando

    Written by admin

    KS: Where did you grow up? Where did you go to yeshiva? REL: I was born and raised in Tzfat, Eretz Yisroel in an English-speaking home. As a bochur, I studied in Lod, Kfar Chabad and at the Chabad Headquarters … Continued

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  • Chassidic Insights

    Chassidic Insights

    Written by admin

    This letter was written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe ztz”l, and is still so relevant even 36 years later. The words of a tzaddik are everlasting.

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  • Spreading Light

    Spreading Light

    Written by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman

    In the Talmud (Shabbos 23:2), it is written: Omar Rav Huna H’rogil b’ner (he who is used to kindling candles …for Chanukah or Shabbos) …will have children that will be Torah Scholars. H’zohir (he who is carful) b’mezuzah …will have a … Continued

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Light

Fleischmann’s – A tradition of quality

What is Xanthan Gum?

Keeping Kosher In Prison

“Sealed With the Stamp of the Kohen Gadol”

In Memoriam: Mrs. Miriam Wudowsky A”H

OK Mashgiach Conference 5777

Stuffed Latkes

Interview with Rabbi Eli Lando

Chassidic Insights

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