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Rabbi Yosef Grossman - Editor, Daf Ha-Kashrus
Director of OU Kashruth Education

Kislev 5767 / December 2006

Vol. 15 / No. 3

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• • Is This Worm Kosher?
  By Rabbi Dovid Bistricer
  • Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe Mixes Return to Pareve Status.
  • Important Information Regarding Assignments
  By Rabbi Michael Morris
  • OU Dairy Industry Seminar
  OU’s Rabbi Menachem Genack Named To The Forward 50
  • Kashruth Advisory
  • Kashruth Alert
  

Cheshvan 5767 / November 2006

Vol. 15 / No. 2

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• • OU Leads Kashruth Crisis Conference
  Rabbanim, Mashgichim, and Businessmen Convene to Resolve Kashrus Crisis
  By Hamodia Staff
  • A Milestone Is Achieved
  By Regina Avshalumova
  • A Chaver Hakollel From Williamsburg Reviews AskOU 8
  Summary of OU Internship Program – 2006
  By Rabbi Yitzchok Braun
  • Kashruth Advisory
  • Kashruth Alert
  

Elul 5766-Tishrei 5767 / September-October 2006

Vol. 15 / No. 1

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• • Prof. Grandin Approves Agriprocessors Practices
  • Absolutely Marvelous News In The World Of Vodka!
  Absolut Is Certified Kosher By The OU
  • Other Liquor And Liqueur Products Attaining Certification
  • Kashruth Alerts
  • Special supplement - Pas Yisroel Products (as of Elul 5766)
  

Tammuz-Av 5766 / July-August 2006

Vol. 14 / No. 10

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• • OU Introduces www.kosherprofessionals.com
  • RFR in the News
  • Kashruth Alert
  • From the Review Dept.
  

Sivan 5766 / June 2006

Vol. 14 / No. 9

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• • Dairy English Muffins
  By Rabbi Dovid Cohen, Rabbinic Coordinator
  • Kashruth Alert, advisory and notification
  

Iyar 5766 / May 2006

Vol 14 / No. 8

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• • Harry H. Beren Foundation Grant Provides Valuable Support to Orthodox Union’s
  Growing List of Kosher Education Programs
  By Stephen Steiner, Director of Public Relations
  • The Modern Day Blood Spot
  Transcribed by Rabbi Yosef Grossman
  Based on a Discussion with Rav Yisroel Belsky, Shlita
  • Kashruth Alert
  

Nisan 5766 / April 2006

Vol 14 / No. 7

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• • Recovered Water: From the concentration of non-kosher soup, staam yayin, meat, milk or whey
  By Rabbi Dovid Cohen
  • Students Visit OU Kashruth
  • Excerpts from the Desk of…
  • Kosher Alerts
  

Adar 5766 / March 2006

Vol 14 / No. 6

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• • OUP: What’s New for ’06?
  by Rabbi Shmuel Singer
  • H2O – Not 2 Simple
  • OU Kosher Announces Two New Programs:
  KOSHER TIDBITS, debuts this week (Feb. 15) on OURadio;
  A RABBINICAL ROAD SHOW to travel across North America
  • ASK Mesorah Conference II
  by Rabbi Yosef Grossman, Director - ASK OU and Kashruth Education
  

Shevat 5766 / February 2006

Vol 14 / No. 5

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• • “IN THE BAG” - Kosher Certification of Bagged Salads
  BY RABBI DOVID BISTRICER
  RC - Vegetables, Salad Dressings, Sauces, Bake, Fish
  • Kashruth Alerts
  

Tevet 5766 / January 2006

Vol. 14 / No. 4

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• • THE EDUCATED CONSUMER
  BY RABBI CHAIM GOLDBERG
  RC - Sea Food Industry
  • TRANS FAT FREE SHORTENINGS.
  • Kashruth Alerts
  

Kislev 5766 / December 2005

Vol. 14 / No. 3

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• • RFR Beverage Alerts
  By Rabbi Yosef Grossman
  RC, Editor - The Daf HaKashrus
  • Food Production Safety Training
  By Rabbi Gad Buchbinder
  • Excerpts From RFR Memo
  August 2, 2005
  By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran
  Senior RC,Director,Review and Update Dept.
  • Kashruth Alerts and Advisory
  

Cheshvan 5766 / November 2005

Vol. 14 / No. 2

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• • KO$HER EXPEN$E$
  These hypothetical questions were presented to Rav Schachter, Shlita, whose answers, in Hebrew, follow each question.
  • Daf Notes: Surviving The Storm
  By Rabbi Yosef Nemes
  RFR-Louisiana
  • In Memory Of Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Klein Z"L
  • Kashruth Advisory