Laws of kosher as they apply in contemporary times
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]: Labriute Meals (FRH/MRE); Soda Stream (Sypholux); Metal Ice Cubes. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Flavors See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Beracha on Changed Food - Part 1: Terimah; Pas Dochen; Corn. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Berries See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Chocolate See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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: Maharik; Pri Chadash.See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Shabbos Mode See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Medical Advocates: Your turf; Kashrus knowledge; Placing patients. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Matzah Shemurah See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Homeopathic Remedies See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Fruit Trees See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 [Arlah Shorts - Part 2]: Growth; Status; See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Davar Charif See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Grapes See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Arlah Shorts - Part 1:Avocado;Blueberries (highbush, lowbush/wild, bilberries);Pomegranates;Toiletries.See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Poultry See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
High School Q&A 2025: Vaping; Dairy and DE; Drinks; Hechsherim. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Sephardim See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Math See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Freeze Drying See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
In Vitro Fertilization of Cows: Procedure; Nikav ha'aim (hole in uterus); Ovaries; Mefulash. See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Danger See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Milk Substitutes See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
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 See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Coffee See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Vertical Farming See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com
Coatings See seforim by Rabbi Cohen at www.kashrushalacha.com