P’sak from Rav Yisroel Belsky and Rav Shlomo Miller On Acappella Music During Sefirah
Q: A cappella albums - singing without instrumental accompaniment - are becoming more and more common, especially during Sefirah and The Three Weeks...
Watch: Rav Gershon Edelstein On How to Deal with Those Who Leave the Fold
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Avi Fishoff: The Rosh Yeshiva has stated clearly that when a...
Rav Moshe Feinstein’s Heter of Cholov Stam Revisited
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
Rabbinic Coordinator, Orthodox Union
Halacha states that milk which is produced without hashgacha (r'iyah of a Yisroel) is non-kosher; such milk is...
Halacha Berurah: Thanksgiving Celebrations and Adapting Customs of Akum
By Rabbi Elli Bohm
Reviewed By HaRav Yisroel Belsky
It is vital to make two points clear at the onset of this article. Firstly, we will...
Geshem or Gashem?
By Rabbi Yehuda Spitz
Two weeks ago, on Shmini Atzeres, as per the Mishna's instruction and codified by the Shulchan Aruch, world Jewry started reciting...
Aged Cheese List
Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
Rabbinic Coordinator and Chairman of Dairy Committee, OU Kosher
In Yoreh Deah 89:2, the Remo writes, "And there are those who are strict...
Readers’ Matzav: Pita Chips Bracha Issue
Dear Editor,
There is a product out by the name of Stacy's Pita chips that is OU certified. The product description, both on the packaging and...
Video: Cholov Akum Nowadays
"Chalav Akum Nowadays" was presented by Rav Yisroel Belsky, OU Posek; Rav Menachem Genack, CEO OU Kosher; and Rav Aharon Teitelbaum, Nirbatur Rov,...
Sorry to Spoil the Cheese Party: A Reply to Rabbi Barry Dolinger’s “Milchig Manifesto...
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer
P’sak Halacha is very serious business. To adjudicate Halacha, one must be a grounded halachic authority, whose command of the issues...
Chicago Rabbinical Council Top Ten Kashrus Questions for October 2013
Q: Does rice need a hechsher?
A: Plain raw and par boiled rice requiring an extended cooking time do not require a hechsher . Seasoned...
