Kashrus Halacha

Rabbi Dovid Cohen examines three small kitchen items for Shabbos use: flameless ration heaters (FRHs), homemade seltzer systems, and metal ice cubes.

Rabbi Dovid Cohen analyzes three Passover kashrut topics.

This episode discusses the Jewish laws (brachas) related to fruits, particularly focusing on Arlo (orla) and how percentages of Arlo fruit affect religious obligations, with examples like avocado and references to different rabbinical opinions.

This episode discusses the intricacies of the bracha achroina (after-blessing) in Jewish law, focusing on its variations for the sheves haminim (seven special grains) and the conditions under which al hamechia is recited.

Kashrus Halacha examines the garment size required for tzitzis, focusing on length, width, and the neck opening as part of a hashgacha-oriented series.

Kashrus Halacha explains how maaser sheni and a pruta chamurah work during the fourth year of the Shemitah cycle, including the requirement to retain a coin with at least one pruta of maaser sheni.

Kashrus Halacha examines whether rice pudding, crisp rice, and sake require Bishul Yisroel when rice changes status during multi-stage processing.

This episode explains the differences between electric shavers and razors, focusing on how electric shavers prevent cutting the skin while discussing their relevance to beard-cutting criteria in a Kosher context.

This episode discusses alfalfa as a forage crop, its nutritional benefits like boron, the consumption of alfalfa sprouts by humans, and its classification in relation to kidneyist topics and the P family.

This episode discusses how the boiling point of water varies with pressure and vacuum, explaining that kashering depends on temperature rather than visible bubbles.

This episode explains the sous vide cooking method, focusing on how it works by maintaining precise internal temperatures for meat, using beef as an example with USDA guidelines.

David Cohn from the CRC discusses differing opinions on the status of seltzer made from chametz sources and borderline edible items like toothpaste for Pesach observance.

Rabbi Schwartz separates tablets from gel caps, saying "tablets doesn't mean not gel caps."

This episode continues a discussion on Jewish dietary laws, specifically examining the appropriate blessings for foods like tomato paste and peanut butter that have been processed from their original form.

This episode discusses the complexities of shopping in supermarkets after Pesach, focusing on issues related to Hametz ownership by Jewish distributors and determining when it's permissible to buy from such stores.

This episode discusses the optimal stage for harvesting grains for matzah, contrasting traditional Jewish law with modern agricultural practices in the United States.