Kashrus Halacha

By Dovid CohenReligion & Spirituality Judaism

Kashrus Halacha episodes

November 25, 2021Eating During Shemittah In Eretz Yisroel (Kosher Classes #52)
Eating during shemittah
Sefichin;

Kedushas shevi'is - timing, foods, flowers;

Northern Aravah;

Greenhouse produce (מצע מנותק);

Non-Jewish fields (יבול נכרי);

Heter mechirah;

Otzar Beis Din;

זריעה מוקדמת;

Kedushas Shevi'is - proper uses, with demonstration.

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41 min
November 19, 2021Zei'ah (Bitul and Blios #9 - Shulchan Aruch 92:8)
Zei'ah
Basic halachos;

Stovetop;

Oven;

Microwave oven;

Hookah;

e-Cigarettes;

Zei'ah b'almah;

Media.
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43 min
November 12, 2021Foods That Require Bishul Yisroel (Hashgachah Practicum #6 - Bishul Yisroel A)
Foods That Require Bishul Yisroel
Pas vs. Tavshil;

Edible raw (נאכל חי) (with other foods, passably edible, prefer it cooked);

Oleh al shulchan melachim (עולה על שולחן מלכים) (definition, if prepared differently, egg)

Beets, cake, cereal, corn, crackers, doughnuts, eggs, onions, pizza, potato chips, rice, sardines, tuna fish, and wraps.

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42 min
November 05, 2021Freeze Dryers (Bitul and Blios #8 - Shulchan Aruch 92:6)
Freeze Dryers (אש שורף דבר מועט)
Stovetop;

Oven;

Freeze Dryer operations;

Hashgachah;

Segregation;

Other issues.

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35 min
October 29, 2021Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements [Part 2] (Hashgachah Practicum #5 - Shemittah B)
Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements – Part 2 of 2
Three kulos of Chazon Ish (ukmei peiri/אוקמי פירי, zeri'ah mukdemes/זריעה מוקדמת, s'dei nir/שדה ניר) (Otzar Beis Din)

Heter Mechirah (sha'as hadchak, gemiras da'as, lo sechanem)

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43 min
October 22, 2021Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements [Part 1] (Hashgachah Practicum #4 - Shemittah A)
Seven Important Shemittah Disagreements – Part 1 of 2
Borders (names, southern border)

Greenhouse produce (עציץ שאינו נקוב/atzis she’aino nakuv, זורע בבית/zore’ah babayis)

Meshumar and Ne’evad (משומר ונעבד)

Yevul Nochri (יבול נכרי)

Kedushas Shevi’is after Biur

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34 min
October 15, 2021Steam Systems [Part 2 - Pegimah] (Bitul and Blios #7 - Shulchan Aruch 92:5-7)
Steam Systems (טיפת חלב) [Part 2]
Pegimah

Davar hapogem

Chavos Da'as

Nifsal mei'achilah (inedible) vs. sheloh k'derech achilah

Nisrach (spoiled) vs. irev bo davar mar (bitter component added)

Pesach proofs

Reversibility

Nosein ta'am lifgam

Three approaches

Pegimah candidates - pine oil, propylene glycol, neutralizing amines, bitrex, heating oil, caustic

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35 min
September 06, 2021Shemittah Is Starting (Kosher Classes #51)
Shemittah is starting:
Preparations;

Manufacturing companies;

Vegetables - timing, sefichin;

Options;

Fruits - kedushas shevi'is, timing;

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11 min
September 03, 2021Steam Systems [Part 1 - Blios] (Bitul and Blios #6 - Shulchan Aruch 92:5-7)
Steam Systems (טיפת חלב) [Part 1]
Introduction - cooking with steam, jacketed kettles, questions;

Halacha;

Observable phenomena;

10% rule;

Preventing cross-contamination (7 ways);

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41 min
August 27, 2021Dairy Industry Overview (Hashgachah Practicum #3 - Dairy A)
Dairy Industry Overview
Milk;

Fat - cream, butter, buttermilk, ice cream;

Protein - acid vs. rennet, casein and cheese, hard cheese vs. soft cheese, whey, cottage cheese, yogurt, sour cream;

Sugar / Lactose - mei chalav, meimei chalav, uses

Water and minor components

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38 min