Kashrus Halacha
654 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -Laws of kosher as they apply in contemporary times, hosted by Rabbi Dovid Cohen of cRc Kosher
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Vinegar [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #14 - Equipment C)
June 17, 2022 12:30 - 34 minutes - 19.5 MBVinegar - Part 1 of 2; Acetobacter; Vinegar types; Ingredients; Production; Generator; Acetator; Concentration. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Commercial Dishwashers (Bitul and Blios #18 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)
June 10, 2022 13:30 - 21 minutes - 12.8 MBCommercial Dishwashers. Final installment of the 5 part series on washing dishes. Operations; Box dishwasher; Conveyor dishwasher; Meat and dairy in same dishwasher; Kashering; Three compartment sink; Dish sanitizer. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Double Drawer Dishwasher (Bitul and Blios #17 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)
June 03, 2022 13:00 - 23 minutes - 13.4 MBDouble Drawer Dishwasher; Part 4 of 5 on washing dishes; Nat bar nat; Dairy and meat simultaneously; Hot or cold. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Dishwashers (Residential) (Bitul and Blios #16 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)
May 27, 2022 15:20 - 39 minutes - 22.2 MBResidential Dishwashers; Part 3 of 5 on washing dishes; Operations; Considerations; Technological changes; Pre-rinse cycle; Wash cycle; Sanitize rinse cycle; Kashering. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Washing Meat and Dairy Dishes in One Sink (Bitul and Blios #15 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)
May 20, 2022 15:21 - 22 minutes - 12.8 MBWashing Meat and Dairy Dishes in One Sink Part 2 of a 5 part series on washing dishes Nat bar nat; Irui kli rishon; Proper practice; Non-kosher; Pesach. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Washing Dishes [Principles] (Bitul and Blios #14 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)
May 13, 2022 17:16 - 28 minutes - 16.2 MBWashing Dishes Part 1 of a 5 part series on washing dishes; Principles / General Halachos; Nat bar nat (primary details, extensions); Pegimah. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Kedushas Shevi'is (Hashgachah Practicum #13 - Shemittah C)
May 06, 2022 16:46 - 44 minutes - 25.7 MBKedushas Shevi’is: Which items have kedushas shevi’is (food, animal food, flowers, yevul nochri) Eating without wasting (gram hefsed, shemittah bins, children) Eating – practical examples (lemon, apple, wine, animal food) Keep produce in Eretz Yisroel Sechorah Biur (how, after biur) See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Is It Chametz? (Pesach #43)
April 08, 2022 16:57 - 36 minutes - 8.35 MBIs It Chametz? Foods Non-Foods Medicines Pets See Rabbi Cohen's seforim at www.kashrushalacha.com
Safek Issur Mashehu (Pesach #42)
March 25, 2022 15:43 - 33 minutes - 18.9 MBSafek Issur Mashehu; Rice Cereal for infants on Pesach; איסור משהו; נתקבעו; יבש ביבש; סכין; ירדו גשמים See Rabbi Cohen's seforim at www.kashrushalacha.com
Meat and Fish (Bitul and Blios #13 - Shulchan Aruch 95:1)
March 18, 2022 16:07 - 31 minutes - 18.3 MBMeat and Fish Danger Separation Bitul (bitul b'shishim, bitul issur l'chatchilah) Worcestershire sauce Fish oil Marshmallows Fish fork B'lios See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Tevillas Keilim [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #12 - Consumer B)
February 25, 2022 17:02 - 29 minutes - 16.6 MBTevillas Keilim - Part 2 (business users) Containers of Packaged Food; Restaurants; Hotels; Nursing Homes; Retinning; Large industrial equipment; See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Tevillas Keilim [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #11 - Consumer A)
February 18, 2022 17:48 - 30 minutes - 16.9 MBTevillas Keilim - Part 1 (home users) China; Teflon; Porcelain enamel Disposable pans Electrical devices (עשוי לשמש עם הקרקע, impossible to toveil); Containers of packaged food See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Nat Bar Nat (Bitul and Blios #12 - Shulchan Aruch 95:1-2)
February 11, 2022 16:55 - 34 minutes - 19.3 MBNat Bar Nat Eight Basic Halachos (heter, charif, l'chatchilah, 3 transfers, cooking, clean utensil, aino ben yomo, residue); Certified items; "DE" foods; Keurig Steam table. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Kashering From The Food Side (Hashgachah Practicum #10 - Kashering A)
February 04, 2022 16:24 - 19 minutes - 11.1 MBKashering From The Food Side Basic Halacha; Blech; Frying pan; Glass stovetop; Kedairah blech; Reactor. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Ta'am Travelling and Transferring (Bitul and Blios #11 - Shulchan Aruch 94:1)
January 28, 2022 16:45 - 30 minutes - 17.5 MBTa'am Travelling and Transferring Cham miktzaso cham kulo (source, contradiction, Magen Avraham, Shach, Maharam Matz); Kovush; Distance; Connections; Speed. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Non-Kosher Materials [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #9 - Ingredients C)
January 14, 2022 16:52 - 42 minutes - 24.3 MBNon-Kosher Materials - Part 2 Agricultural Products; Ma'achalei Akum - bishul akum, pas akum, stam yayin; Grains; Chodosh / yoshon; Hafrashas challah; Time and Place; Pesach - chametz, chametz she'avar alav haPesach, Jewish distributors; Arlah; Terumah and ma'aser; Shemittah; Keilim (equipment) - fatty acids, vegetable oil, dryers, pasteurization, steam. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Non-Kosher Materials [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #8 - Ingredients B)
December 24, 2021 16:36 - 29 minutes - 16.6 MBNon-Kosher Materials - Part 1 Scope; Meat and Poultry; Oils, fats, glycerin, fatty acids, gelatin; Fish (scales, red roe, salmon, isinglass); Insects; Dairy products (chalav akum, gevinas akum, casein, lactose). See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Ain Habaluah Yotzeh (Bitul and Blios #10 - Shulchan Aruch YD 92:8)
December 17, 2021 17:10 - 38 minutes - 21.3 MBאין הבלוע יוצא מחתיכה לחתיכה בלא רוטב Food to food; Utensil to utensil; Details; Industrial examples; Stovetop grapes; Induction stovetop. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Sefichin (Kosher Classes #53)
December 10, 2021 17:00 - 56 minutes - 31.4 MBSefichin Is main criteria kedushas shevi'is or concern of planting? Items without kedushas shevi'is (linen, flowers); Animal food; Non-Jew's field; Harvested in 8th year; Planted in 6th year; שדה ניר. Buy the book at www.kashrushalacha.com
Boilers (Hashgachah Practicum #7 - Equipment B)
December 03, 2021 16:56 - 35 minutes - 19.8 MBBoilers Relevance; Firetube and Watertube boilers; Startup and draining a boiler; Boiler setup; Pegimah Sampling; Bishul Yisroel (creation, oversight). See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Medicine and Toiletries for Pesach (Pesach #41)
November 30, 2021 22:10 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBMedicine and Toiletries for Pesach Shulchan Aruch OC 442; Inedible vs. sheloh k'derech; עירב בו דבר מר vs. נסרח גוף האיסור (Chavos Da'as, Pesach examples); Ach'shvei (אחשביה); Chametz ingredients (starch, ethanol, xanthan gum, sorbitol, flavors); Inedible (definition, ach'shvei, toothpaste, mouthwash, denatured alcohol, vitamins); Is it really chametz? See Rabbi Cohen's seforim at www.kashrushalacha.com
Eating During Shemittah In Eretz Yisroel (Kosher Classes #52)
November 25, 2021 17:00 - 40 minutes - 21.9 MBEating during shemittah Sefichin; Kedushas shevi'is - timing, foods, flowers; Northern Aravah; Greenhouse produce (מצע מנותק); Non-Jewish fields (יבול נכרי); Heter mechirah; Otzar Beis Din; זריעה מוקדמת; Kedushas Shevi'is - proper uses, with demonstration. Buy the book at www.kashrushalacha.com
Zei'ah (Bitul and Blios #9 - Shulchan Aruch 92:8)
November 19, 2021 18:44 - 42 minutes - 34.7 MBZei'ah Basic halachos; Stovetop; Oven; Microwave oven; Hookah; e-Cigarettes; Zei'ah b'almah; Media. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Foods That Require Bishul Yisroel (Hashgachah Practicum #6 - Bishul Yisroel A)
November 12, 2021 16:46 - 41 minutes - 23.5 MBFoods That Require Bishul Yisroel Pas vs. Tavshil; Edible raw (נאכל חי) (with other foods, passably edible, prefer it cooked); Oleh al shulchan melachim (עולה על שולחן מלכים) (definition, if prepared differently, egg) Beets, cake, cereal, corn, crackers, doughnuts, eggs, onions, pizza, potato chips, rice, sardines, tuna fish, and wraps. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Freeze Dryers (Bitul and Blios #8 - Shulchan Aruch 92:6)
November 05, 2021 17:15 - 34 minutes - 19.2 MBFreeze Dryers (אש שורף דבר מועט) Stovetop; Oven; Freeze Dryer operations; Hashgachah; Segregation; Other issues. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #5 - Shemittah B)
October 29, 2021 15:49 - 42 minutes - 24.2 MBSeven Important Shemittah Disagreements – Part 2 of 2 Three kulos of Chazon Ish (ukmei peiri/אוקמי פירי, zeri'ah mukdemes/זריעה מוקדמת, s'dei nir/שדה ניר) (Otzar Beis Din) Heter Mechirah (sha'as hadchak, gemiras da'as, lo sechanem) See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #4 - Shemittah A)
October 22, 2021 16:35 - 33 minutes - 19.2 MBSeven Important Shemittah Disagreements – Part 1 of 2 Borders (names, southern border) Greenhouse produce (עציץ שאינו נקוב/atzis she’aino nakuv, זורע בבית/zore’ah babayis) Meshumar and Ne’evad (משומר ונעבד) Yevul Nochri (יבול נכרי) Kedushas Shevi’is after Biur See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Steam Systems [Part 2 - Pegimah] (Bitul and Blios #7 - Shulchan Aruch 92:5-7)
October 15, 2021 15:36 - 34 minutes - 19.9 MBSteam Systems (טיפת חלב) [Part 2] Pegimah Davar hapogem Chavos Da'as Nifsal mei'achilah (inedible) vs. sheloh k'derech achilah Nisrach (spoiled) vs. irev bo davar mar (bitter component added) Pesach proofs Reversibility Nosein ta'am lifgam Three approaches Pegimah candidates - pine oil, propylene glycol, neutralizing amines, bitrex, heating oil, caustic See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Shemittah Is Starting (Kosher Classes #51)
September 06, 2021 02:00 - 10 minutes - 5.97 MBShemittah is starting: Preparations; Manufacturing companies; Vegetables - timing, sefichin; Options; Fruits - kedushas shevi'is, timing; Buy the book at www.kashrushalacha.com
Steam Systems [Part 1 - Blios] (Bitul and Blios #6 - Shulchan Aruch 92:5-7)
September 03, 2021 16:10 - 40 minutes - 22.9 MBSteam Systems (טיפת חלב) [Part 1] Introduction - cooking with steam, jacketed kettles, questions; Halacha; Observable phenomena; 10% rule; Preventing cross-contamination (7 ways); See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Dairy Industry Overview (Hashgachah Practicum #3 - Dairy A)
August 27, 2021 18:06 - 37 minutes - 21.2 MBDairy Industry Overview Milk; Fat - cream, butter, buttermilk, ice cream; Protein - acid vs. rennet, casein and cheese, hard cheese vs. soft cheese, whey, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream; Sugar / Lactose - mei chalav, meimei chalav, uses Water and minor components See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
ChaNaN [Part 2 - Exceptions] (Bitul and Blios #5 - Shulchan Aruch YD 92:3-4)
August 20, 2021 16:16 - 32 minutes - 24.8 MBChatichah Na’aseis Neveilah (חנ"נ) [Part 2] Exceptions Heter; Chametz; Issur d’rabannan; Chalav stam; Not batel b’shishim; Keilim; Sofo l’hishpashet Cold. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
ChaNaN [Part 1 - Basic Halacha] (Bitul and Blios #4 - Shulchan Aruch YD 92:3-4)
August 13, 2021 15:38 - 35 minutes - 27.3 MBChatichah Na'aseis Neveilah (חנ"נ) [Part 1] Basic Halacha Basar b'chalav; Sha'ar issurim; Hefsed merubah (examples); Lach and yavesh (לח ביבש, לח בלח, יבש ביבש, powdered stabilizer blend); Safek issur (five opinions); Steam systems; Yedias Hata'aroves. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Evaporators (Hashgachah Practicum #2 - Equipment A)
August 06, 2021 15:00 - 51 minutes - 39.4 MBEvaporators / Concentrators Operations - overview, effects, condensate; Hashgachah - flavor essence, cow water; Kashering - considerations, options. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Zeh V'zeh Gorem [Part 2 - Emulsifiers] (Bitul and B'lios #3 - Shulchan Aruch YD 87:11)
July 30, 2021 15:00 - 33 minutes - 25.9 MBZeh V'zeh Gorem [Part 2] Simultaneous or Consecutive? (sherry casks, blenders) Emulsifiers (definition, status as ma'amid, zeh v'zeh gorem) See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Zeh V'zeh Gorem [Part 1 - Flavors] (Bitul and B'lios #2 - Shulchan Aruch YD 87:11)
July 23, 2021 15:49 - 35 minutes - 27.4 MBZeh V'zeh Gorem - Part 1 Principle Flavors Different Contributions Yesh bazeh k'dei lechamietz (יש בזה כדי לחמץ) Pesach See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Hafrashas Challah in Commercial Establishments (Kosher Classes #50)
July 14, 2021 21:54 - 58 minutes - 44.4 MBHafrashas Challah in Commercial Establishments Four methods Dough-ball method (shiyarehah nikarim, trust) Tevel dough and matzah (proper year, lo ba'ah l'olam, other grains, mukaf, shelichus, act of hafrashah) Q&A Buy Rabbi Cohen's book on this topic at www.kashrushalacha.com
Glucose (Hashgachah Practicum #1 - Ingredients A)
July 09, 2021 15:00 - 44 minutes - 34.1 MBGlucose Sugars (monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides) Glucose sources (juice, lactose, starch, countries of origin) Glucose uses (fermentations, alcohol, vinegar, ethyl compounds, sugar alcohols) Nishtaneh See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Davar Hama'amid (Bitul and B'lios #1 - Shulchan Aruch YD 87:11)
July 02, 2021 17:00 - 38 minutes - 29.5 MBDavar Hama’amid: General Halachos – Exceptions [1] basar b’chalav (cheese), [2] inherently forbidden (yeast), [3] zeh v’zeh gorem, [4] remains in (immobilized enzyme, glucose isomerase, catalysts), [5] meaningful effect Examples – cottage cheese, vinegar, stabilizer, amylases Other details – kashering afterwards, chametz after Pesach, bishul akum and kitnios, whey, three ha’amados, tevillas keilim See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Butchering Knives (Meat and Poultry #38 - Miscellaneous C)
May 28, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 11 MBIs it acceptable for kosher slaughterhouses to use the same knives for kosher and non-kosher, such as neveilos and teraifos? How can that be reconciled with Shulchan Aruch YD 10:3 and 64:16? See the video at http://kshr.us/ButcherKnives
Cultured Meat (Meat and Poultry #37 - Miscellaneous B)
May 21, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 23.2 MBWhat does it take to create kosher artificial meat (a.k.a. cultured meat, cellular meat, clean meat)? What are the halachic issues to consider? Basar min hachai Shechitah Fleishig or pareve? Extension or ma'amid? Serum See the video at http://kshr.us/CulturedMeat
Insect Issues (Kosher Classes #49)
May 20, 2021 21:00 - 1 hour - 47.6 MBInsect Issues Copepods in New York City Water (Kensico reservoir, visibility, matzui) Worms in fish Leaf miners Mechanically dried herbs Shellac Q&A Buy the book at www.kashrushalacha.com
Hidden Issues (Meat and Poultry #36 - Miscellaneous A)
May 14, 2021 14:00 - 19 minutes - 15.4 MBHidden issues in a kosher slaughterhouse: Dewlap tag Electric prod Electrical stimulation Rodding the weasand Watch the video at http://kshr.us/Hidden
American Meat Takanah (Meat and Poultry #35 - Packaging C)
May 07, 2021 14:00 - 13 minutes - 10.2 MBAmerican Meat Takanah of the Agudas HaRabbonim The takanah Must we follow it? Spirit of the takanah Watch the video at http://kshr.us/Takanah
Pesach (Meat and Poultry #34 - Packaging B)
April 30, 2021 14:00 - 12 minutes - 9.61 MBPesach issues at a kosher packing house: Netting Ink Casings Watch the video at http://kshr.us/PesachMeat
Shrink Tunnel (Meat and Poultry #33 - Packaging A)
April 23, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 13.4 MBDoes a shrink tunnel used for non-kosher meat have to be kashered before use for kosher meat in Cryovac bags? Hot tunnel Hot bath Layers Irui kli rishon, tata'ah gavar, hevel hakedairah Watch the video at http://kshr.us/ShrinkTunnel
Zeroah, Lechayayim, and Keivah (Meat and Poultry #32 - Specific Parts B)
April 16, 2021 14:00 - 14 minutes - 11.2 MBIs one obligated to give Zeroah, Lechayim, and Keivah (זרוע לחיים וקיבה) to a Kohen in the United States? Kurkuvan - assorted halachos See the video at http://kshr.us/MatnosKehunah
Foie Gras (Meat and Poultry #31 - Specific Parts A)
April 09, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 14.3 MBCan Foie Gras be certified as kosher? Four issues to consider: Species Tzaar Baalei Chaim Nekuvas Haveshet Kashering See the video at http://kshr.us/FoieGras https://youtu.be/hzzi6yrIFgA April 9 http://kshr.us/FoieGras
Pesach Q&A 5781 (Pesach #40)
March 16, 2021 02:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MBMedicine Soft matzah Bake your own matzah CBD / marijuana Antacids Kashering with a steamer Toothpaste, mouthwash, & lipstick
Liver (Meat and Poultry #30 - Melichah G)
February 05, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 30.1 MBLiver Kashering [7 steps] How long to broil Three days Equipment Raw livers [kovush] Raw livers [retail sale] Watch the video of this shiur at http://kshr.us/Liver