Kashrus Halacha

251

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

252

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

253

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

254

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

255

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

Feb 15, 2023

5:35

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

256

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

257

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

Feb 8, 2023

4:50

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

258

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

259

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

Feb 1, 2023

4:55

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

260

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

261

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

262

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

263

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

264

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

265

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

266

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

267

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

268

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  

269

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

270

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

271

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

272

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

273

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

274

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

275

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

276

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

277

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

278

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

279

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

280

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

281

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

282

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

283

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

284

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

285

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

286

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

287

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

288

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

289

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

290

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

291

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

292

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

293

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 

294

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

295

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

296

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

297

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

298

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

299

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

300

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