Purim Versus Chanukah The Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 670:2) states that we are not obligated to have a special meal on Chanukah, in contrast to

Yehudi or Yemini? Mordechai enters the scene in Esther 2:5, where he is described as an “ish Yehudi” (a man from the tribe of Yehuda)

It is axiomatic that Tanach only records information needed for all generations (Megillah 14a). If so, why does the end of Megillat Esther (10:1) mention

Oh no! A few minutes after placing teriyaki sauce on raw fish, our questioner noticed it was not certified kosher. He immediately washed off the

Anchovies and Meat Many people enjoy adding Worcestershire sauce to meat since it adds a unique spicy taste. Anchovies (a kosher fish), an ingredient in

Yishun Yud Bet Chodesh for Non-Kosher Wine TABC Talmidim Eli Lefkowitz and Ari Herman posed an interesting question. We learned that Ashkenazim follow the Chochmat

The Case Rav Hershel Schachter (Nefesh HaRav pages 228-229) relates a fascinating episode involving Rav Chaim Soloveitchik’s incisive resolution of a food mix-up at his

Rav Hershel Schach­ter famously questions the permissibility of all contemporary commercial milk, but the overwhelming majority of poskim, including Rav Asher Weiss (Teshuvot Minchat Asher

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Sous-vide cooking involves placing food in a plastic pouch and cooking in a water bath at a precisely regulated temperature. A video explaining how sous-vide

A Most Welcome Development! Lab-grown meat is the most exciting development in the kosher food industry in recent years (besides the many environmental benefits the