VaadCast

Welcome back to the VaadCast! For this special episode, Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld joins us. Rabbi Schonfeld was the past president of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens and Rabbi of the Young Israel of Kew Garden Hills, as well as coordinator of the OU. Just in time for Hanukkah, we discuss oil production, including some you may have in your household. Listen to find out just where oil comes from, how it gets here, and the sticky situation of supervising oil factories.

Yaakov M of TheKReport.com and the Yaakov M Hotline shares his experience of running both services and compiling appropriate news for Jews and non Jews alike. He shares some of the feedback from his listeners and how he decides which news to share. Additionally, we discuss the uptick of anti-Semitic attacks and the current political climate.

Check out the K Report at TheKReport.com or call the Yaakov M Hotline at

848 261 NEWS (6397) and leave them a voicemail.

In this episode, Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer rabbinic coordinator of dairy items at OU Kosher. We discuss the various dairy items such as greek yogurt and the difference between regular milk and cholov yisroel. And, what exactly is whey?

Rabbi Zvi Nussbaum, Rabbinic Coordinator, Kosher Hotline Administrator for the Orthodox Union, the one who answers all your Kashrus questions. We discuss the difference between OU and OU-D is, and the different types of questions that come in through the hotline.

In this episode, Rabbi Eli Eleff, Rabbinic Coordinator for OU Kosher and a member of the Vaad Harabonim of Queens joins us. Rabbi Eleff discusses the big Slurpee question, tips on how to travel “Kosher," and if milk alternatives are truly pareve. Plus, he reveals which product is the number one most asked about and the truth about hotel’s continental breakfast.

In our third episode, Yossie Horwitz of Yossie's Corkboard joins us as we dive into the world of kosher wine and kosher wine making. As a world traveler, Yossie knows the wine industry inside and out and offered insight into the difference between mevushal and non-mevushal wine in terms of taste and quality. And of course, we discussed wine recommendations.

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In our second episode, Rabbi Yaakov Lach, author of Chullin Illuminated: Color Guide to Animal Anatomy with Halachic and Scientific Discussion joins us today. Rabbi Lach discusses his inspiration for the book, what kosher consumers should look out for when buying chicken, and the water filtration advocacy group.

In our inaugural episode, COO of OU Kosher, Rabbi Moshe Elefant details the different challenges that kashrus has today and the latest with Arnold Bread.