By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

Picture Perfect Kiddush: Focus on Shabbos
Are the waiters at your simcha allowed to take pictures for you on Shabbos? What happens if you run out of ice? These questions and more answered by Rabbi Moshe Zev Kaufman – Rav of Khal Adas Bnei Yisroel in Chicago, Menahel of the Midwest Bais Horaah, as he walks us through the intricacies of Amira L’akum on Shabbos and benefitting from a Melocha done by a non-Jew on Shabbos.
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

In Bamidbar, Perek Yud Tes, posuk Yud Daled, the posuk tells us what the rules of tumah are after a person dies including the rules of “ohel.”

The Shulchan Aruch in Yoreh Deah, siman kuf tes zayin, seif koton heh quotes a gemara in Pesachim, daf kuf yud bais that says one is not allowed to eat food that was laying under a bed where someone slept since there is a ruach ra that rests on this food.

Color War Breakout! Non-Kosher Takeout!
Let’s take a walk through a typical camp kitchen together with Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical Council of New England and Co-chairman of the AKO Camp Kashrus Committee. As we walk through, he explains to us the common potential problems that may crop up.
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Back for its second year, the AKO Kashrus Camp Initiative is here to help any camp that wants to set itself up to succeed at serving kosher all summer long. Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical Council of New England and Co-chairman of the AKO Camp Kashrus Committee explains to us in depth, the great need to set your camp up with the proper systems in place. 
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With summer’s arrival, the grilling season has officially begun. What is the deal with pre-seasoned cast iron pans? Can they be used as is? Do they need to be kashered? If so, how does one kasher? Let’s listen to Rabbi Dovid Cohen, Administrative Rabbinical Coordinator at the cRc, as he navigates us through this sugya.
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
What Bracha did the Yidden make on the Manna in the Midbar? On bread we make Hamotzie lechem min Haaretz. Did they make the same bracha? There are seven opinions.

It happens all the time that we hear about a specific store selling produce from Eretz Yisroel. Most of us stay away from that produce to avoid problems with Trumos and Maasros. Well not anymore! Rabbi Dovid Cohen – Administrative Rabbinical Coordinator at the cRc, walks us through the Mitzvah of separating Trumos and Maasros clearly and concisely.
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The Gemara in Shabbos 117b discusses what to do in a case where a fire is devastating one’s home on Shabbos. It would be permissible to take enough food for three meals out of the burning house and bring it into his courtyard or “karmelis.” The Gemara explains that if the fire would happen at night, before any meals were eaten, he may take out food for three meals. If the fire would happen in the morning, he would be allowed to take out food for two meals. If the fire would start at Mincha, he would only be allowed to take out food for one meal.

If you’re wondering why a tank would need to be kashered, you probably aren’t thinking of a storage tank. Storage tanks are those massive white round buildings you often pass on the highway, and have probably wondered what they are. Let’s listen to Rabbi Yochanan Schnall – a Rabbinic Coordinator at the cRc as he explains the processes involved in kashering entire multi-storied buildings!
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