Rosh Chodesh Bentching
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The posuk in Bamidbar 28:11 says that a special korban was brought every Rosh Chodesh.
The Mishna in Shekalim 8:8 says that the limbs of a Korban Mussaf was placed on the mizbeach before it...
Food Under the Bed? I’ll Sleep On That Question
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The halacha in Yoreh Deah 117:5 says that one is not allowed to eat food that was kept under a bed overnight. Does this halacha...
Watch: Let’s Talk Kashrus – When In Rome…
Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OU Kosher, takes us on a world tour of kashrus overseas.
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Watch: Let’s Talk Kashrus, In the Event of an Event
The Mashgiach’s Role in Quality Control
How does a kashrus agency certify an entire event, with tens of vendors? Let’s listen in as Joe Flohr...
Chakirah on Tzitzis
By Rabb Berach Steinfeld
The Achronim ask a chakira regarding tzitzis. Is the “begged” of the tzitzis considered part of the mitzvah or is it considered a hechsher mitzvah, as we find that a house is...
Simcha on Shabbos
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The posuk in Bamidbar 10:10 says, “On the day of happiness, they should blow the trumpets in the Mishkan.” The Sifri explains this posuk to be referring to Shabbos. The Zohar says that a...
WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – Sushi Roll Call
Mashgiach? Check. ✔️
Fishy Business? Let's get a look behind the scenes in the sushi industry with Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher...
Why Birchas Kohanim?
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The posuk in Bamidbar 6:23 says that Hashem commanded Aharon and his sons to bless the Yidden. The Sefer Metzach Aharon discusses an interesting question. Why did Hashem choose the Kohanim to be the ones...
Shvuah on a Shvuah on Shavuos
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
In Meseches Nida 30b it says a child in not born until he swears that he will keep the Torah. He will be...
WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – The Canteen Conundrum: Burgers, Fries, & Kashrus Please
With summer around the corner, Rabbi Moshe Kaufman, Kashrus Administrator for KVH Kosher ~ Rabbinical Council of New England, describes the AKO camp initiative...
Neviim and Mitzvos
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The Torah tells us in Vayikra 27:34 that these are the mitzvos that Moshe commanded Bnei Yisroel on Har Sinai. The Gemara in Shabbos 104a and Megillah 2b tells us that Chazal learn out from the above posuk that a Navi is not able...
WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – Pour Decisions
In this follow-up episode, Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic coordinator at OU Kosher clarifies for us the difference between Mevushal & Non-Mevushal.
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Doctor Kohen
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
In Vayikra 21:1 the torah teaches us that a kohen can not become tamei. The question one can ask is may a Kohen become a doctor? He may...
WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – Wine, or Wine Not?
In this enlightening episode, Rabbi Nochum Rabinowitz, Senior Rabbinic coordinator at OU kosher clarifies for us the differences between Yayin Nesech and Stam Yeinam.
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WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Double check your food delivery.
Let’s listen in to Rabbi Yakov Teichman, Rabbinical Coordinator at the OK-Kosher, and Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger as they discuss ordering...
Haircut During Omer
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The Torah tells us that a “mitztaer” (a person in pain) is exempt from the mitzvah of Sukkah. One may say...
WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – Full Steam Ahead
Let’s listen in to a roundtable discussion on the Dos & Don'ts of Kashering with steam, between R’ Aaron Mendelson of Kosher Services, R’...
WATCH: Let’s Talk Kashrus – Kashering Confusion
Let’s listen in to a round table discussion on common misconceptions about Pesach Kashering between R’ Aaron Mendelson of Kosher Services, R’ Sholem Fishbane,...
Erasing Amalek and Building Bais HaMikdosh
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
Mesechtes Megilah discusses the inyanim of Purim. Interestingly enough, this Mesechta also speaks about the halachos of building a Shul. Why is this so?
The Gemara in Sanhedrin 20b brings down the three mitzvos...
Missing Name
By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
The Baal Haturim in Parshas Tetzaveh brings down a Zohar that says there is no Sedra in the Torah since Moshe was born that does not have the name of Moshe in it, except for Parshas Tetzaveh....
