Did you ever wonder why there is a mitzva to drink on Purim and not Yom Tov where there is a חיוב of שמחה? This shiur is an eye opener.
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Rav ’ Moshe Feinstein’s teshuva on Cholov Stam in America is by far one of the more famous of his. Yet, Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council, and Executive Director of AKO, points out that there are many side benefits of being makpid on cholov Yisroel besides for the actual halacha shaila.
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What can be wrong with canned corn? All the ingredients are kosher. Let’s listen to Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky, a Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU, as he explains some potential issues with the most basic food items. This serves as a reminder why one should always ensure that there is a good hechsher on everything they buy.
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

That shiny coating that can be found on anything from jellybeans to fruit to hard-wood flooring. What is it made of? Is it kosher?
Let’s watch and listen in to a fascinating (and slightly discomforting) discussion about shellac, otherwise known as confectioners glaze, with Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, Kashrus Administrator at the Chicago Rabbinical Council and Executive Director of AKO.
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Lab-Grown vs. Nature: Today’s topic is very futuristic. Cultured meat, clean meat, lab-grown meat… Let’s get a behind-the-scenes peek at this topic which is still in the theoretical stages. Rabbi Mordechai Stareshefsky is a Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU.
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Everyone loves to know what goes on behind the scenes. Today we take a tour of a typical factory with Rabbi Yitzchak Hanoka, Senior Rabbinate Coordinator with the OK. We’ll find out all the systems in place to ensure kashrus at the highest level.
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

In Bereishis (2:15) the posuk tells us that Hashem commanded Adam not to eat from the Eitz Hadaas. The gemara in Sanhedrin (57b) learns from this posuk that goyim have a chiyuv to keep the zayin mitzvas bnei Noach. At what age is a goy mechuyav in the zayin mitzvos Bnei Noach? Is it from the age of thirteen, or is it from a younger age?

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
A man with a daughter in shidduchim has his eye on a certain bochur. He wants this boy as a son-in-law. He knows that there are many reasons this shidduch will not work out under normal circumstances. May he daven that the shidduch should work out, or is this not proper?

Lettuce Train To Strain: Aphids & Thrips
Let’s join Rabbi Yisroel Langer, Dayan at the cRc Beis Din and Rav of Congregation Bais Yitzchok, as he gives us a tutorial on how to check your own lettuce at home.
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