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The AKO (Association of Kashrus Agencies) Podcast is a series of Shiurim presented by various AKO Rabbanim for the Kashrus professional. This project is dedicated by OK Kosher in memory of Rabbi Don Yoel Levy Z”L. Rabbi Levy functioned as President and Rabbinic Administrator for OK Kosher, was an upstanding member of the AKO Executive Board and was instrumental in enhancing the level of Kashrus worldwide.

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    • Apr 19, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 10m AVG DURATION
    • 80 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from AKO Kashrus Shiurim

    Simanim & Labeling: Siman Muvhak, Tvius Ayin and Locks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2021 10:42


    Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Senior Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for the Tri-State region at OK Kosher Certification. Rabbi Hanoka trains and mentors many mashgichim and is a sought-after public speaker, both for corporate and general audiences. He lectures on the partnership between kosher certification and quality control, as well as about various topics in Jewish law. Rabbi Hanoka is also well-versed in the complex requirements and nuances involved in setting up kashrus systems in large and small manufacturing facilities.

    Simanim & Labeling: Different Types of Seals and What Qualifies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 5:34


    Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Senior Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for the Tri-State region at OK Kosher Certification. Rabbi Hanoka trains and mentors many mashgichim and is a sought-after public speaker, both for corporate and general audiences. He lectures on the partnership between kosher certification and quality control, as well as about various topics in Jewish law. Rabbi Hanoka is also well-versed in the complex requirements and nuances involved in setting up kashrus systems in large and small manufacturing facilities.

    Simanim & Labeling: Checking the Seal Upon Receipt

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 5:28


    Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Senior Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for the Tri-State region at OK Kosher Certification. Rabbi Hanoka trains and mentors many mashgichim and is a sought-after public speaker, both for corporate and general audiences. He lectures on the partnership between kosher certification and quality control, as well as about various topics in Jewish law. Rabbi Hanoka is also well-versed in the complex requirements and nuances involved in setting up kashrus systems in large and small manufacturing facilities.

    Simanim & Labeling: Situations When 1 Seal is Sufficient

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 10:13


    Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Senior Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for the Tri-State region at OK Kosher Certification. Rabbi Hanoka trains and mentors many mashgichim and is a sought-after public speaker, both for corporate and general audiences. He lectures on the partnership between kosher certification and quality control, as well as about various topics in Jewish law. Rabbi Hanoka is also well-versed in the complex requirements and nuances involved in setting up kashrus systems in large and small manufacturing facilities.

    Simanim & Labeling: Sources for When 2 Seals Are Required and When 1 Seal is Sufficient

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 11:07


    Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka is the Senior Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for the Tri-State region at OK Kosher Certification. Rabbi Hanoka trains and mentors many mashgichim and is a sought-after public speaker, both for corporate and general audiences. He lectures on the partnership between kosher certification and quality control, as well as about various topics in Jewish law. Rabbi Hanoka is also well-versed in the complex requirements and nuances involved in setting up kashrus systems in large and small manufacturing facilities.

    Heard from Moreinu Harav Shlomo Miller shlit"a - Eating Meat with Caviar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 9:14


    Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR's Director of Community Kosher, responsible for the kashrus program of approximately 200 food establishments in Toronto. He is a popular magid shiur and mechaber seforim. His widely read articles often elucidate the psakim of the Rosh Hakollel, Harav Shlomo Miller shlit'a.

    Heard from Moreinu Harav Shlomo Miller shlit"a - Eating Strawberries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 9:15


    Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR's Director of Community Kosher, responsible for the kashrus program of approximately 200 food establishments in Toronto. He is a popular magid shiur and mechaber seforim. His widely read articles often elucidate the psakim of the Rosh Hakollel, Harav Shlomo Miller shlit'a.

    Heard from Moreinu Harav Shlomo Miller shlit"a - Schnitzel Made from Non-Pas Yisroel Breadcrumbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 10:48


    Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR's Director of Community Kosher, responsible for the kashrus program of approximately 200 food establishments in Toronto. He is a popular magid shiur and mechaber seforim. His widely read articles often elucidate the psakim of the Rosh Hakollel, Harav Shlomo Miller shlit'a.

    Heard from Moreinu Harav Shlomo Miller shlit"a - Snack Pretzels That Are Not Pas Yisroel

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 7:55


    Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR's Director of Community Kosher, responsible for the kashrus program of approximately 200 food establishments in Toronto. He is a popular magid shiur and mechaber seforim. His widely read articles often elucidate the psakim of the Rosh Hakollel, Harav Shlomo Miller shlit'a.

    Heard from Moreinu Harav Shlomo Miller shlit"a - Bracha on Pizza

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 9:02


    Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR's Director of Community Kosher, responsible for the kashrus program of approximately 200 food establishments in Toronto. He is a popular magid shiur and mechaber seforim. His widely read articles often elucidate the psakim of the Rosh Hakollel, Harav Shlomo Miller shlit'a.

    Heard from Moreinu Harav Shlomo Miller shlit"a - Bracha on Mezonos Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 11:32


    Rabbi Tsvi Heber is COR's Director of Community Kosher, responsible for the kashrus program of approximately 200 food establishments in Toronto. He is a popular magid shiur and mechaber seforim. His widely read articles often elucidate the psakim of the Rosh Hakollel, Harav Shlomo Miller shlit'a.

    Sake - Avoda Zara

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 4:14


    Rabbi Akiva Niehaus is the Kashrus Operations Manager and a Rabbinic Coordinator for the cRc. As Chairman of the AKO Liquor Committee, he enjoys researching new trends and developments in the liquor industry. After taking a comprehensive course and a research trip to Japan in February 2017 to learn first-hand about Sake, Japanese rice wine, he presents an overview of the relevant kashrus issues.

    Sake - Bishul Akum 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 7:39


    Rabbi Akiva Niehaus is the Kashrus Operations Manager and a Rabbinic Coordinator for the cRc. As Chairman of the AKO Liquor Committee, he enjoys researching new trends and developments in the liquor industry. After taking a comprehensive course and a research trip to Japan in February 2017 to learn first-hand about Sake, Japanese rice wine, he presents an overview of the relevant kashrus issues.

    Sake - Bishul Akum 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 5:36


    Rabbi Akiva Niehaus is the Kashrus Operations Manager and a Rabbinic Coordinator for the cRc. As Chairman of the AKO Liquor Committee, he enjoys researching new trends and developments in the liquor industry. After taking a comprehensive course and a research trip to Japan in February 2017 to learn first-hand about Sake, Japanese rice wine, he presents an overview of the relevant kashrus issues.

    Sake - Overview and Ingredients Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 6:48


    Rabbi Akiva Niehaus is the Kashrus Operations Manager and a Rabbinic Coordinator for the cRc. As Chairman of the AKO Liquor Committee, he enjoys researching new trends and developments in the liquor industry. After taking a comprehensive course and a research trip to Japan in February 2017 to learn first-hand about Sake, Japanese rice wine, he presents an overview of the relevant kashrus issues.

    Does Pas Shenilusha B'Chalav Assur Keilim?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 8:31


    Rabbi Menachem Fishbane is an Account Executive and Rabbinic Field Representative for Kof-K kosher supervision.

    D.E. Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 6:13


    Rabbi Menachem Fishbane is an Account Executive and Rabbinic Field Representative for Kof-K kosher supervision.

    Making a Siman to Make the Bread Permissible

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 6:56


    Rabbi Menachem Fishbane is an Account Executive and Rabbinic Field Representative for Kof-K kosher supervision.

    Baking a Small Amount

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 6:01


    Rabbi Menachem Fishbane is an Account Executive and Rabbinic Field Representative for Kof-K kosher supervision.

    Is the Issur Exclusively on Bread?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 7:26


    Rabbi Menachem Fishbane is an Account Executive and Rabbinic Field Representative for Kof-K kosher supervision.

    Pas Shenilusha B'Chalav

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 7:37


    Rabbi Menachem Fishbane is an Account Executive and Rabbinic Field Representative for Kof-K kosher supervision.

    Copepods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 11:46


    Rabbi Langer, Dayan at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, is the Rabbinical Coordinator of their Toylaim division. He is the Rav of Congregation Beis Yitzchok and a posek of the Midwest Beis Horaah.

    Confectioner's Glaze

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2021 14:36


    Rabbi Langer, Dayan at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, is the Rabbinical Coordinator of their Toylaim division. He is the Rav of Congregation Beis Yitzchok and a posek of the Midwest Beis Horaah.

    Strawberries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 12:04


    Rabbi Langer, Dayan at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, is the Rabbinical Coordinator of their Toylaim division. He is the Rav of Congregation Beis Yitzchok and a posek of the Midwest Beis Horaah.

    Scale Bugs - Miut HaMotzoy vs. Muchzik

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 17:09


    Rabbi Langer, Dayan at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, is the Rabbinical Coordinator of their Toylaim division. He is the Rav of Congregation Beis Yitzchok and a posek of the Midwest Beis Horaah.

    Nireh Leynoyim

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 14:08


    Rabbi Langer, Dayan at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, is the Rabbinical Coordinator of their Toylaim division. He is the Rav of Congregation Beis Yitzchok and a posek of the Midwest Beis Horaah.

    Tolayim Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 9:08


    Rabbi Langer, Dayan at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, is the Rabbinical Coordinator of their Toylaim division. He is the Rav of Congregation Beis Yitzchok and a posek of the Midwest Beis Horaah.

    The Mashgiach on the Road - Earliest Mincha & Latest Maariv

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 10:04


    Rabbi Dovid Heber attended Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel where he received semicha. He is a Kashrus Administrator at Star-K Kosher Certification and the Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore.

    Can a Mashgiach Recite Brachos in a Factory that has a Foul Odor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 10:02


    Rabbi Dovid Heber attended Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel where he received semicha. He is a Kashrus Administrator at Star-K Kosher Certification and the Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore.

    The Traveling Mashgiach - Tefilas HaDerech Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 10:02


    Rabbi Dovid Heber attended Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel where he received semicha. He is a Kashrus Administrator at Star-K Kosher Certification and the Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore.

    The Traveling Mashgiach: Tefilas HaDerech Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2020 9:50


    Rabbi Dovid Heber attended Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel where he received semicha. He is a Kashrus Administrator at Star-K Kosher Certification and the Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore.

    A Mashgiach on the Road Being Yotzai Menorah With His Wife & Lighting Shortly Before Alos Hashachar

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 9:59


    Rabbi Dovid Heber attended Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel where he received semicha. He is a Kashrus Administrator at Star-K Kosher Certification and the Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore.

    Chometz In A Different Part of the World & Amira L'Yisroel to a Yid Where Shabbos is Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2020 10:06


    Rabbi Dovid Heber attended Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago and Yeshivas Ner Yisroel where he received semicha. He is a Kashrus Administrator at Star-K Kosher Certification and the Rav of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek in Baltimore.

    Chatzitza and Tevila by a Child or Non-Jew

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 7:43


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    The Brocha and Tevila

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 6:45


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Covered Utensils & Hotels and Restaurants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 7:17


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Electric Utensils

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 9:27


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Using & Reusing Utensils Bought With Food, Electric Utensils

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 8:28


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Common Questions - Does it Need to be Toiveled?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 8:59


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Halachos of Disposable Keilim

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 8:07


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    What Materials Require Tevila?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 7:38


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Introduction to Tevilas Keilim

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 10:58


    Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib is the Rov of Zichron Eliezer in Cincinnati, OH and the Rabbinic Administrator of Cincinnati Kosher.

    Simanim & Labeling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 1:43


    Rabbi Hershel Krinsky is a Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. He is a world-renowned expert in shechita and dairy production.

    Keilim and Non-Kosher Whey

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 5:07


    Rabbi Hershel Krinsky is a Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. He is a world-renowned expert in shechita and dairy production.

    What About Whey?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 4:21


    Rabbi Hershel Krinsky is a Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. He is a world-renowned expert in shechita and dairy production.

    Is Watching the Cheese Enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 4:10


    Rabbi Hershel Krinsky is a Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. He is a world-renowned expert in shechita and dairy production.

    Making Cheese on Shabbos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 7:20


    Rabbi Hershel Krinsky is a Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. He is a world-renowned expert in shechita and dairy production.

    What is Gevinas Akum?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 6:33


    Rabbi Hershel Krinsky is a Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher Certification. He is a world-renowned expert in shechita and dairy production.

    Koshering Glass Final Psak

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 17:48


    This series of Shiurim on Hechsher Keilim is presented by Rabbi Ari Senter, KOF-K Kashrus Administrator and Rov of Kehilas Yeshorim of Wesley Hills.

    Koshering Glass Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 10:05


    This series of Shiurim on Hechsher Keilim is presented by Rabbi Ari Senter, KOF-K Kashrus Administrator and Rov of Kehilas Yeshorim of Wesley Hills.

    Koshering Glass

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 5:09


    This series of Shiurim on Hechsher Keilim is presented by Rabbi Ari Senter, KOF-K Kashrus Administrator and Rov of Kehilas Yeshorim of Wesley Hills.

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