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Laws of kosher as they apply in contemporary times

Dovid Cohen


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    Science and Kashrus (Kosher Classes 74)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 32:07


    Science and Kashrus: Animal fat and vegetable oil (glycerin, fatty acids); Vape juice, e-cigarettes, and flavors; Glucose; Medicine; Vacuum and pressure. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Small Kitchen Items on Shabbos [Part 1] (Kosher Anthology 17)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 34:46


    Small Kitchen Items on Shabbos [Part 1]: Labriute Meals (FRH/MRE); Soda Stream (Sypholux); Metal Ice Cubes. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Flavors (Q&A 100)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 4:43


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

    Beracha on Changed Food [Part 2] (Kosher Anthology 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 33:52


    Beracha on Changed Food - Part 2: Tomato paste; Peanut butter; Chocolate; Sugar; Soy; Orange Juice; Recited ha'eitz or ha'adamah. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Grill (Q&A 99)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 4:14


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

    Beracha on Changed Food [Part 1] (Kosher Anthology 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 29:03


    Beracha on Changed Food - Part 1: Terimah; Pas Dochen; Corn. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Berries (Q&A 98)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 4:25


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

    Chocolate (Q&A 97)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 3:49


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

    Supermarket Shopping After Pesach [Part 2] (Kosher Anthology 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 44:22


    Supermarket Shopping After Pesach [Part 2]: Safek chametz she'avar alav haPesach; Mechiras chametz; Inventory turnover rate; Days on Hand; Groceries and spirits; When one may purchase chametz. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Minhag Against Halacha (Kosher Classes 73)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 11:32


    Minhag Against Halacha: Maharik; Pri Chadash.See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Shabbos Mode (Q&A 96)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 5:07


    Shabbos Mode See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Grains for Matzah [Part 2] (Kosher Anthology 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 29:10


    Grains for Matzah - Part 2: Controversy ; Common practice; Points of contention - fully dry, mechanical drying; Avoidance; Acceptance - Me'il Tzedakah, Sh'murah from grinding; Minhag against halacha. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Kashering (Q&A 95)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 4:19


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

    Grains for Matzah [Part 1] (Kosher Anthology 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 27:45


    Grains for Matzah [Part 1]: Chimutz while attached to the ground; Rashba; Wheat growth (color, moisture); BBCH Stages 89 and 92; Harvest; Understanding Rashba. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Dried Fruit (Q&A 94)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 4:26


    Dried Fruit See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Medical Advocates (Kosher Classes 72)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 26:28


    Medical Advocates: Your turf; Kashrus knowledge; Placing patients. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠⁠⁠

    Matzah Shemurah (Q&A 93)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 5:33


    Matzah Shemurah See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Homeopathic Remedies (Q&A 92)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 4:43


    Homeopathic Remedies See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Fruit Trees (Q&A 91)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 4:45


    Fruit Trees See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Amirah L'akum (Kosher Anthology 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 41:15


    Amirah L'akum: Melacha - machlokes, psik reishah, urn; For Jews - wash dishes, adatah d'nafshey, Jew's home, write orders, convection oven, industrial, eruv; Shabbos or Yom Tov - Early Shabbos, bein hashmashos, open on Shabbos.See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Pineapple (Kosher Anthology 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 22:18


    Pineapple [Arlah Shorts - Part 2]: Growth; Status; See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Davar Charif (Q&A 90)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 5:22


    Davar Charif See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Grapes (Q&A 89)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 3:45


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

    Arlah Shorts [Part 1] (Kosher Anthology 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 35:54


    Arlah Shorts - Part 1:Avocado;Blueberries (highbush, lowbush/wild, bilberries);Pomegranates;Toiletries.See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Poultry (Q&A 88)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 4:28


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

    High School Q&A 2025 (Kosher Classes 71)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 36:25


    High School Q&A 2025: Vaping; Dairy and DE; Drinks; Hechsherim. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠⁠⁠

    Sephardim (Q&A 87)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 5:28


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

    Enzymes (Kosher Anthology 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 38:25


    Enzymes: What they are; Examples; Animal-based enzymes; Dried out like wood (יבש כעץ); Inedible and se'or; The teshuvos; Davar Hama'amid. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Bitul (Q&A 86)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 5:16


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

    Bishul Yisroel Q&A (Kosher Classes #70)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 40:03


    Bishul Yisroel Q&A: Remote lighting; Sephardim; Pilot light; Oleh al shulchan melachim; Non-Shomer Shabbos; Potato chips; Tuna fish; Eggs; Beans; Sushi; Corn. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠⁠

    Inedibles (Q&A 85)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 4:26


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

    Warming Food on Shabbos (Kosher Anthology 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 27:00


    Warming Food on Shabbos: Hot box; Hot plate (plata); Empty pan; Non-Jews; Shabbos Chef. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Liver (Q&A 84)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 4:22


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

    Marijuana and Nicotine (Kosher Anthology 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 51:44


    Marijuana and Nicotine: Health and safety; Cigarettes and cigars; Hookah and vaping; Smokeless tobacco; Zyn (nicotine pouches); Marijuana (growing and processing); Hemp and CBD; D8; Pesach. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Salt (Q&A 83)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024 4:40


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

    Math (Q&A 82)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 5:33


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

    Numbers DO Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 51:44


    Numbers DO Lie: Displaced abomasum; Italian pasta; Laundry-grade glycerin; Copepods in New York water; Milk from many cows; Volume vs. weight; Shiur challah; Heat vs. temperature; Wine in Canadian whisky; Concentrated wine; See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Gums (Q&A 81)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 3:49


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

    Bionaphtha (Kosher Anthology 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 45:22


    Bionaphtha: Naphtha and bionaphtha; Legal fictions (mass balance transfer, ethylene pipeline); Nishtaneh (machlokes, questions, and answers); Masriach, min b'mino, known heter, human intervention; Nifsal mei'achilah. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Jewish Ownership (Q&A 80)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 4:55


    Jewish Ownership See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Freeze Drying (Q&A 79)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 4:33


    Freeze Drying See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Terumah and Ma'aser (Kosher Anthology 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 36:12


    Terumah and Ma'aser: Which foods; Spices / tavlin (vanilla, citrus oils); Hafrashah; Ownership; Kedushah; Biur ma'asros; Kashering. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Insects (Q&A 78)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 5:44


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

    In Vitro Fertilization of Cows (Kosher Anthology 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 18:30


    In Vitro Fertilization of Cows: Procedure; Nikav ha'aim (hole in uterus); Ovaries; Mefulash. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Danger (Q&A 77)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 4:17


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

    Milk Substitutes (Q&A 76)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 4:53


    Milk Substitutes See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Potato Industry (Kosher Anthology 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 35:59


    Potato Industry: Bishul Yisroel; IQF; French fries and potato chips; Dehydrated potatoes; Canned; Instant potatoes. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com⁠

    Chips (Q&A 75)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 4:35


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

    Coffee (Q&A 74)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 4:49


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

    Vertical Farming (Q&A 73)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 4:28


    Vertical Farming See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kashrushalacha.com

    Coatings (Q&A 72)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 4:18


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

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