Kashrus Halacha

201

Beryah (Bitul and Blios #35 - Shulchan Aruch YD 100:1)

May 12, 2023

25:47

Beryah: Malkos; Four criteria (living, אסור מתחילת ברייתו, אם יחלק אין שמו עליו, complete); Other details; Berachos. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

202

Arlah (Q&A #11)

May 10, 2023

5:39

Arlah See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

203

Fish (Hashgachah Practicum #34 - Consumer D)

May 5, 2023

36:09

Fish: Inherent status; Processed fish (raw fish, cooking equipment); Bishul Yisroel (salting, smoking, tuna, sushi); Fish and meat. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

204

Water (Q&A #10)

May 3, 2023

5:48

Water See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

205

Asui Lehishtamesh B'shefah (Bitul and Blios #34 - Shulchan Aruch YD 99:7)

Apr 28, 2023

33:31

Asui Lehishtamesh B'shefah (עשוי להשתמש בשפע): Rashba; Logic; First source; Pegam and Aino ben yomo; Second source; Halacha; Questions. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

206

Cheese (Q&A #9)

Apr 26, 2023

3:17

Cheese See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

207

Bitul Issur L'chatchilah (Bitul and Blios #33 - Shulchan Aruch YD 99:5-6)

Apr 21, 2023

34:27

Bitul Issur L'chatchilah Which foods - heter, rennet, maris ayin, safek, ingredient; Non-food issues - puree, pegimah, remove issur, aino ben yomo; Which people - manufacturer, hashgachah, choice, machmir; Ain kavonoso levatel - classic, k'derech hamichabdim, shefah, airborne. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

208

Molino Flour, Olives (Pesach #45)

Mar 31, 2023

17:44

Black Ripe Olives; Zyn pouches; Flour; Molino flour. See Rabbi Cohen's seforim at ⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

209

Kitnios (Q&A #8)

Mar 29, 2023

4:53

Kitnios. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

210

Dietary Needs At The Seder (Pesach #44)

Mar 24, 2023

30:40

Dietary Needs at the Seder:    Shiurim;    Four Cups / Daled Kosos;    Matzah;    Marror;    Charoses;    Karpas;    Shulchan Oreich.    See Rabbi Cohen's seforim at www.kashrushalacha.com

211

Urns (Q&A #7)

Mar 22, 2023

4:36

Urns. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

212

Chametz (Hashgachah Practicum #31 - Pesach A)

Mar 17, 2023

31:50

Chametz:    Flour;    Oats;    Mixed-in;    Non-chametz;    Barley;    Beer and whisky;    Alcohol and vinegar;    Starch and glucose. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

213

Hafrashas Challah (Q&A #6) (March 15, 2023)

Mar 15, 2023

5:43

Hafrashas Challah: See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

214

Olives (Kosher Classes #59)

Mar 10, 2023

36:40

Olives:    Color;    Storage;    Saltwater brine curing (green olives, Kalamata olives);    Caustic soda (lye) processing (black oxidized ripe olives). See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

215

Permitted Insects (Hashgachah Practicum #33 - Insects B)

Mar 3, 2023

26:35

Permitted Insects:    Grasshoppers;    Never moved;    Anisakis;    Copepods;    Dried;    Size. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

216

Hard Boiled Eggs (Q&A #5) (March 1, 2023)

Mar 1, 2023

4:13

Hard Boiled Eggs;   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

217

Requirement to Check Produce (Hashgachah Practicum #32 - Insects A)

Feb 24, 2023

26:55

Requirement to check produce:    Miut hamatzui;    Defining matzui (surprise, portions);    Muchzak b'tolaim;    Can't check, already cooked;    Smoothies and broccoli kugel. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

218

Glatt and Beis Yosef (Q&A #4) (Feb 22, 2023)

Feb 22, 2023

6:38

Glatt and Beis Yosef:    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

219

Bone Products (Bitul and Blios #32 - Shulchan Aruch YD 99:1)

Feb 17, 2023

31:21

Bone Products:    Gelatin;    Glucosamine;    Calcium;    L-cysteine;    In a mixture;    Bone char;    Other (bee legs, tevillas keilim, b'lios, chicken bones). See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

220

Fish (Q&A #3) (Feb 15, 2023)

Feb 15, 2023

5:35

Fish. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

221

Kashrus Rulings From Rav Belsky (Kosher Classes #58)

Feb 10, 2023

56:27

Kashrus Rulings from Rav Belsky;    Irreligious Jews and pas Yisroel;    Miut hamatzui;    Tevillas keilim for certified restaurants;    Shemittah positions;    Raisin juice;    Maintaining tevel status;    Checking for tzomas hagidin;    Hindquarter nikkur;    Farberware pots;    Milk from hundreds of cows;    Emulsifier as a ma’amid.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

222

Medical Drinks (Q&A #2) (Feb 8, 2023)

Feb 8, 2023

4:50

Medical Drinks. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

223

Avidah Lit'amah (Bitul and Blios #31 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:8)

Feb 3, 2023

28:11

Milsah d'avidah lit'amah (מילתא דעבידא לטעמא):    Basic halachos;    D'oraisah or d'rabannan;    Melach habaluah m'dam (מלח הבלוע מדם);    Flavors;    Kitnios.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

224

Rice (Q&A #1) (Feb 1, 2023)

Feb 1, 2023

4:55

Rice See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

225

Chalav Stam (Hashgachah Practicum #30 - Dairy C)

Jan 27, 2023

27:53

Chalav Stam:    Pri Chadash and Chasam Sofer;    Iggeros Moshe;    Which countries;    Kashering (DE, libun, kovush, gevinas akum, cheress);    Goat milk and farm stands. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

226

Efshar L'hasiro (Bitul and Blios #30 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:4)

Jan 20, 2023

37:09

Efshar L'hasiro (אפשר להסירו):    D'oraisah or d'rabannan?    Fat and fat;    Orange juice;    Rice for Sephardim for Pesach;    Hopelessly lost. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

227

Creating Bishul Yisroel [Part 1-Timing] (Hashgachah Practicum #29 - Bishul Yisroel C)

Jan 13, 2023

26:13

Creating Bishul Yisroel [Part 1-Timing]:    Lighting the fire;    Sephardim (part 1);    End of cooking;    Applications (rice, parbaked bread, canned potatoes, potato dices, hash browns);    Sephardim (part 2);    Certification. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

228

Citrus Oils (Hashgachah Practicum #28 - Ingredients E)

Jan 6, 2023

22:06

Citrus Oils:    Production (peels, purification, folds, nomenclature);    Eretz Yisroel;    Additives;    Processes (rectification, LAR);    Ambiguous wording.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

229

Salek, Safek Chisaron Chochmah (Bitul and Blios #29 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:2-3)

Dec 30, 2022

23:10

Salek es mino (סלק את מינו);    Safek chisaron chochmah. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

230

Bourbon From a Jewish Owned Company (Bitul and Blios #28 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:2)

Dec 23, 2022

23:55

מין במינו - בתא שמא או בתר טעמא;   Bourbon from a Jewish owned company:   Chametz after Pesach (חמץ שעבר עליו הפסח);    Name/title or taste (בתר שמא או בתר טעמא);    Bourbon;    Distilled Alcohol (Minchas Boruch).    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

231

Poultry (Hashgachah Practicum #27 - Meat C)

Dec 16, 2022

35:35

Poultry:    Birds vs. animals;    Teraifos (injections, damaged flesh, Meckel's Diverticulum, tzomas hagidin);   Foie Gras;    Packaged chicken shailos (blood, tzomas hagidim, broken bones).    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

232

Heat Exchangers (Hashgachah Practicum #26 - Equipment E)

Dec 9, 2022

25:39

Heat Exchangers:    Principle;    Types (plate, tubular, scraped surface);   Kashering;   Pasteurization (holding tubes, divert lines, mevushal);   Regeneration. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

233

Bitul Calculation (Bitul and Blios #27 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:1)

Dec 2, 2022

32:16

Bitul Calculation:    Volume vs. weight;    Specific gravity;    How much issur is there;    Estimations;   Modern pot types (stainless, aluminum, clad, disc clad, anodized aluminum); Actual calculations (overview). See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com  

234

Glatt and Beis Yosef (Hashgachah Practicum #25 - Meat B)

Nov 25, 2022

35:38

Glatt and Beis Yosef:    Introduction;    Procedure (access diaphram/tarpash, bedikas pnim, bedikas chutz);    Methods of checking (הכנסת יד הבודק, hagbah, miuch and mishmush, klipah);    Glatt;    Chalak - Beis Yosef;    Sephardim;    Dakos. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

235

Milk and Cheese (Kosher Classes #57)

Nov 23, 2022

1:21:31

Milk and Cheese:   Dairy industry overview;    Fat (cream, butter, ice cream);    Protein (acid vs. rennet, casein and cheese, whey, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream);    Sugar - Lactose (mei chalav);    Water and minor components;    Creating chalav Yisroel;   Yotzeh v'nichnas;    Video cameras;    Creating gevinas Yisroel.   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

236

Meat Basics (Hashgachah Practicum #24 - Meat A)

Nov 18, 2022

25:42

Meat Basics:    Shechitah;    Teraifos;    Nikkur;    Melichah;   Simanim.   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

237

Oil (Hashgachah Practicum #23 - Ingredients D)

Nov 11, 2022

31:12

Oil:   Source;    Fish;   Kitnios;   Processing (deodorizing, bulk transport, conversion, tracing lines);   Lubricants;   Essential Oils;   Citrus Oil;   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

238

Tasting Safek Issur (Bitul and Blios #26 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:1)

Nov 4, 2022

31:53

Tasting Safek Issur:    Tasting Issur;    Tasting safek issur;    Boiler Condensate;    Mouthwash;    Toothpaste;   e-Cigarette Juice.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

239

Tasting (Bitul and Blios #25 - Shulchan Aruch YD 98:1)

Oct 21, 2022

29:52

Tasting;   Te'imas Kefeilah (טעימת קפילא);    Te'imas Yisroel (טעימת ישראל);    Pesach Production;    What is "tasting";   Other (fast day, 6 hours);   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

240

Sukkah Building (Kosher Classes #56)

Sep 30, 2022

28:29

Sukkah Building:    Location;    Walls;    S'chach.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

241

Dairy Bread (Bitul and Blios #24 - Shulchan Aruch YD 97:1)

Sep 23, 2022

38:35

Dairy Bread:    Basic halacha;    Kashering;    Bitul;    Which foods;    K'ein turah;    Timing. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

242

Yoshon (Hashgachah Practicum #22 - Baked Goods B)

Sep 16, 2022

30:37

Yoshon:    Basics;    Five grains;    Equipment;    Guide to Chodosh;    80/20 rule. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

243

Mechalyah Leh Lishvach [Part 2] (Bitul and Blios #23 - Shulchan Aruch 96:1-3)

Sep 9, 2022

40:34

Mechalyah Leh Lishvach [Part 2]:    Mechalyah for foods;     Knife of unknown status (safek, factory, food service);    Wine and whisky;   Common examples of knife halachos. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

244

Mechalyah Leh Lishvach [Part 1] (Bitul and Blios #22 - Shulchan Aruch 96:1-3)

Sep 2, 2022

31:38

Mechalyah Leh Lishvach [Part 1]:   How it operates;   Halacha;   Beis Meir;    Vinegar. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

245

End of Shemittah (Hashgachah Practicum #21 - Shemittah D)

Aug 26, 2022

18:52

End of Shemittah:    Shemittas kesafim;   Pruzbul;   Arba minim (aravah, hadassim, esrog, lulav);  Post-shemittah;   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

246

Medicine (Hashgachah Practicum #20 - Consumer C)

Aug 19, 2022

27:16

Medicine:    Tablets Liquids Chewables Gelcaps Vitamins See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

247

Duchkah D'sakinah [Part 2] (Bitul and Blios #21 - Shulchan Aruch 96:1-3)

Aug 12, 2022

38:09

Duchkah D'sakinah [Part 2]:    Fish in a non-kosher fish store;    Cut fruit and vegetables;    Grinding and chewing;    Plate underneath;    Scraping;    Knife sharpening;    Multiple steps;    Six hours.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

248

Duchkah D'sakinah [Part 1] (Bitul and Blios #20 - Shulchan Aruch 96:1-3)

Aug 5, 2022

32:22

Duchkah D'sakinah [Part 1] :    Levels of absorption;    Hadachah, gerairah, shifshuf, klipah;    Knives nowadays;    Cleaning methods.    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

249

Hafrashas Challah (Hashgachah Practicum #19 - Baked Goods A)

Jul 29, 2022

26:41

Hafrashas Challah:    Belilah Raccah;   Shiur challah;   Commercial hafrashas challah methods;   Dough balls;   Tevel (year, time-related, remote hafrashah, act of hafrashah);   Sell to non-Jew. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

250

Microwave and Dishwasher (Hashgachah Practicum #18 - Kashering B)

Jul 22, 2022

22:27

Microwave and Dishwasher Kashering:    Cracks and crevices;    Microwave oven;    Home dishwasher (how it works, kashering);    Double drawer dishwasher;    Commercial dishwasher (box, conveyor). See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com