Kashrus Halacha

By Dovid CohenReligion & Spirituality Judaism

Kashrus Halacha episodes

May 20, 2021Insect Issues (Kosher Classes #49)
Insect Issues
Copepods in New York City Water (Kensico reservoir, visibility, matzui)

Worms in fish

Leaf miners

Mechanically dried herbs

Shellac

Q&A
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1 hr 3 min
May 14, 2021Hidden Issues (Meat and Poultry #36 - Miscellaneous A)
Hidden issues in a kosher slaughterhouse:
Dewlap tag

Electric prod

Electrical stimulation

Rodding the weasand
Watch the video at http://kshr.us/Hidden
20 min
May 07, 2021American Meat Takanah (Meat and Poultry #35 - Packaging C)
American Meat Takanah of the Agudas HaRabbonim
The takanah

Must we follow it?

Spirit of the takanah
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14 min
April 30, 2021Pesach (Meat and Poultry #34 - Packaging B)
Pesach issues at a kosher packing house:
Netting

Ink

Casings
Watch the video at http://kshr.us/PesachMeat
13 min
April 23, 2021Shrink Tunnel (Meat and Poultry #33 - Packaging A)
Does a shrink tunnel used for non-kosher meat have to be kashered before use for kosher meat in Cryovac bags?
Hot tunnel

Hot bath

Layers

Irui kli rishon, tata'ah gavar, hevel hakedairah
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18 min
April 16, 2021 Zeroah, Lechayayim, and Keivah (Meat and Poultry #32 - Specific Parts B)
Is one obligated to give Zeroah, Lechayim, and Keivah (זרוע לחיים וקיבה) to a Kohen in the United States?
Kurkuvan - assorted halachos
See the video at http://kshr.us/MatnosKehunah
15 min
April 09, 2021Foie Gras (Meat and Poultry #31 - Specific Parts A)
Can Foie Gras be certified as kosher?
Four issues to consider:
Species

Tzaar Baalei Chaim

Nekuvas Haveshet

Kashering
See the video at http://kshr.us/FoieGras
https://youtu.be/hzzi6yrIFgA
April 9
http://kshr.us/FoieGras
19 min
March 16, 2021Pesach Q&A 5781 (Pesach #40)
Medicine

Soft matzah

Bake your own matzah

CBD / marijuana

Antacids

Kashering with a steamer

Toothpaste, mouthwash, & lipstick
32 min
February 05, 2021Liver (Meat and Poultry #30 - Melichah G)
Liver
Kashering [7 steps]

How long to broil

Three days

Equipment

Raw livers [kovush]

Raw livers [retail sale]
Watch the video of this shiur at http://kshr.us/Liver
40 min
January 29, 2021Shailos in Packaged Chicken (Meat and Poultry #29 - Melichah F)
If a chicken has a broken bone or looks like there is blood in it, does that mean it is not kosher?
נצרר הדם

Redlegs

Drumsticks with red/bloody spot on them

צומת הגידין

Tendon juncture

Broken chicken wing, drumstick, or femur

בוקא דאטמא דשף מדוכתיה - Femur came out of socket
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29 min