Topics in Maintaining a Kosher Home - Part III: Do All Foods Need Supervision? Do Any Maids Not Need Supervision?

Uncountable thousands of products have rabbinic supervision. Do all of them need it..? Uncountable thousands of housekeepers might not have their employer’s supervision. Do any of them not need it..? Join Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth, as he helps you address two supervision issues: the items that are kosher-approved without kosher certification, and the kashrus red-flags when employing a housekeeper. Tune in and learn how to be a smart kosher consumer and employer!

This series is based on seminars Rabbi Ferrell delivered in 2011 in Congregation Ahavas Israel of Passaic, NJ, in memory of Mrs. Cathy Comins, z"l.

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Topics in Maintaining a Kosher Home - Part II: Parve Food with Non-Parve Utensils: What Could GoRight? You cooked plain macaroni in a dairy pot and then served it with pizza. Can you eat meatballs with the macaroni left in the pot? You cut an onion with a meaty knife. Can you eat the onion with cheese quiche?

Join Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth, as he helps you address the issue of parve foods used with dairy or meat utensils—including the unexpected issues with using knives. Tune in, and learn how to be a smart kosher cook and consumer!

This series is based on seminars Rabbi Ferrell delivered in 2011 in Congregation Ahavas Israel of Passaic, NJ, in memory of Mrs. Cathy Comins, z"l.

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It's a given that milk and meat are kept apart in a kosher kitchen. There are even separate sets of silverware and plates! But do I need two stoves, two ovens, and two fridges??? Join Rabbi Eliyahu W. Ferrell, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth, as he helps you navigate the highways and byways of the contemporary kosher kitchen. He'll guide you in the use of just ONE item for both milk AND meat. Tune in, and you'll certainly be surprised!

This series is based on seminars Rabbi Ferrell delivered in 2011 in Congregation Ahavas Israel of Passaic, NJ, in memory of Mrs. Cathy Comins, z"l.

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Take one cow. Add one bucket. Voila - dairy products! So whence all of the kashrus issues? Join Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth possessing vast expertise and experience in the dairy industry, as he explores such questions as: Why does ice cream need rigorous supervision? Isn’t AA grade butter inherently kosher? How can there be non-dairy creamers certified OU-D? Tune in and become much better in”farm”ed!If you have questions or comments for Rabbi Gordimer please send them to: gordimer@ou.org

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In this extra-special video, OU Kashruth’s Senior Poskim, Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, and Rav Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbenu Yitzchok Elchanon, provide practical guidance on issues spanning the breadth and depth of Yahadut. Tune in as they address such questions as: Are there halachic issues with cruise ship departures on Erev Shabbos? How does a Shabbat-observant Jew run an Internet business? Can “implants” of genes from non-kosher species render kosher food forbidden? What is Tzenius? Can you go to a doctor or hair stylist of the opposite gender? Do weddings cost too much? Can I invite an intermarried relative for a Shabbat meal? Recorded live on December 13, 2011 at OU headquarters in New York, NY.

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It widely accepted that the American domestic turkey is a kosher avian species. But what about the bird known as "the Eastern Wild turkey?" Join Rabbi Chaim Loike, a Rabbinic Coordinator with OU Kashruth widely-recognized for his vast expertise in the kashruth of birds, for a unique discussion of hands-on halachic exploration. Are these two turkeys from the same species? Rabbi Loike discusses the halachic source material, as well as the turkey's encounter Rav Yisroel Belsky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath and Senior OU Poseik. You'll be "Giving-thanks" after you hear his talk!

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Kosher animal? Drink its milk. Kosher bird? Eat its eggs. Kosher fish—now hold on! Join Rabbi Eli Gersten, the Rabbinic Coordinator in charge of regarding the halachic policies of OU Kashruth, for a discussion of bowfin roe, an enigmatic fish-egg in the annals of Jewish law. Rabbi Gersten clearly elucidates the history of identifying kosher roe in the Talmudic and post-Talmudic eras, and explains why the roe from this kosher fish won’t end up on your table any time soon. “Tuna” in to a “tail” you won’t forget! If you have questions or comments for Rabbi Gersten please send them to: gerstene@ou.org

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Rabbi Eli Gersten
Rabbinic Coordinator, OU Kashruth

Yum, yum, yum…I sure can’t wait to have beetle secretions on my candy! Sound bizarre? It’s been happening for a long time…Join Rabbi Eli Gersten, the OU Kashruth Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for recording OU’s halachic policies, for a discussion of shellac (A/K/A confectioner’s glaze), a beetle secretion used for putting a shine on candies. How can it be kosher? And what does it have in common with oyster shells and bee’s wax? You’ll “shell”y be sad if you “lac” this knowledge! If you have questions or comments for Rabbi Gersten please send them to: gerstene@ou.org

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