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Chodosh Article from Rabbi Yehuda Baum 12 Shevat 5772 February 5, 2012 There have been many requests to post a Halachic response regarding the laws of chodosh/yoshon. Baruch Hashem, Rabbi Yehuda Baum has agreed to permit me to publicize and excerpt from his unpublished kashrus book towards enlightening readers as to some of the laws pertaining to this issue. Click on the hyperlink to [...] Amended Chodosh Dates From the OU 10 Shevat 5772 February 3, 2012 I received a letter from the OU on Thursday, 9 Shevat 5772 (February 2, 2012) providing updated information regarding chodosh dates for a number of cereals imported to Israel. As you can see, the letter is addressed to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, which recently published a chodosh alert pertaining to some [...] More Tu B?Shevat Information: From the CRC 10 Shevat 5772 February 3, 2012 Earlier this week I published information for inspecting fruits, dried and fresh for 15 Shevat, in Hebrew and English, directed for residents of Eretz Yisrael. Here are sheets in Yiddish and English from the CRC (Central Rabbinical Congress of the USA & Canada) for those of you in North America. Once again, I [...] Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Enforcement Division Update 009 9 Shevat 5772 February 2, 2012 Following is a translation of portions of the most recent Chief Rabbinate Kashrus Enforcement Division update, dated 8 Shevat 5772/February 1, 2012. 1. The Ashdod Rabbinate reports kashrus has been restored to the HaBaron Hall located at 1 Tzahal Street. The level of kashrus is listed as rabbinate mehadrin. 2. It has come [...] Online Kashrus Information 8 Shevat 5772 February 1, 2012 Some of the larger hashgachas have taken a giant step forward towards assisting consumers, using today?s technology to provide us with real time information anywhere in the world. The OU, OK and cRc offer free programs that may be downloaded to one?s Android or iPhone device. While the programs vary, one is [...] Checking Fruits for Tu B?Shevat 8 Shevat 5772 February 1, 2012 With Tu B?Shevat on the horizon many of us will be heading out to buy fruits, fresh and dried, towards partaking in and making a bracha on many of the wonderful fruits that Hashem has blessed us with. Before being seated at your Tu B?Shevat tisch/seder however, one must acquaint oneself with [...] Israel: New Hashgacha in Town ? Badatz Orot 8 Shevat 5772 February 1, 2012 The dati leumi community has decided to launch its own hashgacha, a hechsher that intends to compete with the top-of-the-line chareidi hechsher, Badatz Eida Chareidit. Orot HaKashrut will be under the guidance of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlita, the chief Sephardi rabbi of Tzfat and a son of the late chief rabbi, HaGaon [...] Israel Chodosh Concerns Tuesday, 7 Shevat 5772 January 31, 2012 As reported in Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus Enforcement Division update number 008 (2 Shevat 5772/January 26, 2012), there are boxes of American cereals from General Mills that are chodosh. The boxes are sold under the ?Nestle? name, with a hashgacha on the box from the USA from the OU, [...] Basher Cheese in the Shuk 6 Shevat 5772 January 30, 2012 The Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus Enforcement Division (Update 008/ 2 Shevat 5772 ? January 26, 2012) writes about the popular Bashar cheese store in Machane Yehuda, ?The Shuk? in Jerusalem. The update reads: The store has no hashgacha from any kosher certifying agency. Second of all, after a growing number of complaints have [...] Where Has the Haagen Dazs Gone? Sunday, 5 Shevat 5772 January 29, 2012 I do not recall a Chief Rabbinate alert causing a storm on the magnitude as the one mentioning Haagen Dazs® ice cream, but there is always a first. Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus Enforcement Division alert 007 (13 Teves 5772 ? January 8, 2012) mentions the ice cream which is apparently [...]