Kashrus Halacha

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

256

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

257

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

258

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

259

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

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

Coffee On The Road (Kosher Classes #55)

Jul 17, 2022

35:11

Coffee on the road:   Starbucks;    Rest stops;    Convenience stores;    Hotel room;    Office. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

266

Chalav Yisroel Creation (Hashgachah Practicum #17 - Dairy B)

Jul 15, 2022

25:37

Chalav Yisroel Creation     Hashgachah;   Yotzeh v'nichnas;     Checking the container;    DA cows;   Kashering;    Preventing kovush. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

267

Chalav Yisroel & Gevinas Yisroel (Kosher Classes #54)

Jul 14, 2022

44:47

Chalav Yisroel & Gevinas Yisroel:   Changes in chalav stam;   DA Cows (displaced abomasum);    Chalav stam infant formula;    Mashgiach temidis for chalav Yisroel;    Jewish ownership of rennet for gevinas Yisroel;    Chalav stam kosher hard cheese;    Butter from chalav stam;    See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

268

Cooking Methods (Hashgachah Practicum #16 - Bishul Yisroel B)

Jul 8, 2022

27:50

Which cooking methods require bishul Yisroel? Salting;   Pickling;   Smoking (cold smoke, hot smoke);   Steaming;   Microwaving;   Induction cooktop;   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

269

Davar Charif (Bitul and Blios #19 - Shulchan Aruch 96:1-3)

Jul 1, 2022

38:06

Davar Charif;  Gemaros;  Six halachos;  What is charif?   Principles and Examples;   Vegetable name translations;   See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

270

Vinegar [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #15 - Equipment D)

Jun 24, 2022

23:52

Vinegar - Part 2 of 2.  Vapor scrubber;  Pasteurization;  Halachic issues (brief);  Kovush - time, b'dieved, moving around;  Stam yayin - milui v'irui, machniso l'kiyum, mevushal;  Chametz;  Kashering;  See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

271

Vinegar [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #14 - Equipment C)

Jun 17, 2022

34:24

Vinegar - Part 1 of 2;  Acetobacter;  Vinegar types;  Ingredients;  Production;  Generator;  Acetator;  Concentration. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

272

Commercial Dishwashers (Bitul and Blios #18 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)

Jun 10, 2022

21:55

Commercial 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 

273

Double Drawer Dishwasher (Bitul and Blios #17 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)

Jun 3, 2022

23:43

Double 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

274

Dishwashers (Residential) (Bitul and Blios #16 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)

May 27, 2022

39:18

Residential 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

275

Washing Meat and Dairy Dishes in One Sink (Bitul and Blios #15 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)

May 20, 2022

22:20

Washing 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

276

Washing Dishes [Principles] (Bitul and Blios #14 - Shulchan Aruch 95:3-4)

May 13, 2022

28:48

Washing 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

277

Kedushas Shevi'is (Hashgachah Practicum #13 - Shemittah C)

May 6, 2022

44:54

Kedushas 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

278

Is It Chametz? (Pesach #43)

Apr 8, 2022

36:27

Is It Chametz? Foods Non-Foods Medicines Pets See Rabbi Cohen's seforim at www.kashrushalacha.com

279

Safek Issur Mashehu (Pesach #42)

Mar 25, 2022

33:38

Safek 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

280

Meat and Fish (Bitul and Blios #13 - Shulchan Aruch 95:1)

Mar 18, 2022

32:00

Meat 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

281

Tevillas Keilim [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #12 - Consumer B)

Feb 25, 2022

29:21

Tevillas 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

282

Tevillas Keilim [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #11 - Consumer A)

Feb 18, 2022

30:07

Tevillas 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

283

Nat Bar Nat (Bitul and Blios #12 - Shulchan Aruch 95:1-2)

Feb 11, 2022

34:27

Nat 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

284

Kashering From The Food Side (Hashgachah Practicum #10 - Kashering A)

Feb 4, 2022

19:38

Kashering From The Food Side Basic Halacha; Blech; Frying pan; Glass stovetop; Kedairah blech; Reactor. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

285

Ta'am Travelling and Transferring (Bitul and Blios #11 - Shulchan Aruch 94:1)

Jan 28, 2022

30:48

Ta'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

286

Non-Kosher Materials [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #9 - Ingredients C)

Jan 14, 2022

42:43

Non-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

287

Non-Kosher Materials [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #8 - Ingredients B)

Dec 24, 2021

29:22

Non-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

288

Ain Habaluah Yotzeh (Bitul and Blios #10 - Shulchan Aruch YD 92:8)

Dec 17, 2021

38:08

אין 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

289

Sefichin (Kosher Classes #53)

Dec 10, 2021

56:41

Sefichin 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

290

Boilers (Hashgachah Practicum #7 - Equipment B)

Dec 3, 2021

35:35

Boilers 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

291

Medicine and Toiletries for Pesach (Pesach #41)

Nov 30, 2021

1:08:15

Medicine 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

292

Eating During Shemittah In Eretz Yisroel (Kosher Classes #52)

Nov 25, 2021

40:12

Eating 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

293

Zei'ah (Bitul and Blios #9 - Shulchan Aruch 92:8)

Nov 19, 2021

42:23

Zei'ah Basic halachos; Stovetop; Oven; Microwave oven; Hookah; e-Cigarettes; Zei'ah b'almah; Media. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

294

Foods That Require Bishul Yisroel (Hashgachah Practicum #6 - Bishul Yisroel A)

Nov 12, 2021

41:45

Foods 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

295

Freeze Dryers (Bitul and Blios #8 - Shulchan Aruch 92:6)

Nov 5, 2021

34:28

Freeze Dryers (אש שורף דבר מועט) Stovetop; Oven; Freeze Dryer operations; Hashgachah; Segregation; Other issues. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com

296

Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #5 - Shemittah B)

Oct 29, 2021

42:52

Seven 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

297

Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #4 - Shemittah A)

Oct 22, 2021

33:11

Seven 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

298

Steam Systems [Part 2 - Pegimah] (Bitul and Blios #7 - Shulchan Aruch 92:5-7)

Oct 15, 2021

34:57

Steam 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

299

Shemittah Is Starting (Kosher Classes #51)

Sep 6, 2021

10:45

Shemittah is starting: Preparations; Manufacturing companies; Vegetables - timing, sefichin; Options; Fruits - kedushas shevi'is, timing; Buy the book at www.kashrushalacha.com

300

Steam Systems [Part 1 - Blios] (Bitul and Blios #6 - Shulchan Aruch 92:5-7)

Sep 3, 2021

40:30

Steam 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