41 Lessons

A Kosher Bakery
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 27 Nissan 5784

Passing the Taste Test
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 23 Adar II 5784

The Milky Way or Does Chalav Yisrael Apply Today?
I do not understand why some people keep chalav Yisrael today. Do they really think that someone is adding pig's milk? My friend quoted his rav that it is more important to keep chalav Yisrael today than it ever was before. How could this be?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 2 5782

Prepared to DeLIVER
In many places, the Torah forbids the consumption of blood. In the parsha of Acharei Mot, this prohibition of blood is mentioned. In Kedoshim there are nine references to blood, in the context of different prohibitions. This makes it appropriate to discuss the laws of preparing livers according to halacha.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Nissan 28 5782

The Saga of Twelve Months
Is there any way to Kosher an expensive china set? is there any chance to eat during Pesach food that was cooked in a pot that was used once for Chametz?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tammuz 14 5781

The Cheese Factory
It is a common custom to have special milchig meals in honor Shavuos; thus, I am sharing with you an article on the halachic issue of gevinas akum.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 2 5781

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
The yahrzeit of Rav Yechiel Yaakov Weinberg, often referred to by the name of his seforim, Seridei Eish, occurs this week. Since a teshuvah by him on the subject of kosher animals is the basis for much of this article, I thought it appropriate to discuss this topic.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Shvat 4 5781

A Sweet Change of Pace
What beracha does one recite over chocolate-covered raisins?
The Torah teaches that the second time the brothers came down to Mitzrayim, Yaakov told them to bring treats from Eretz Yisroel with which to woo Pharoah. Of course, they had no chocolate to bring, but we can discuss a different royal treat that the Aztecs considered a royal beverage.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 2 5781

Some Contemporary Bishul Akum Curiosities
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 29 5780

Pouring while It’s Hot
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 22 5780

The Crisis of Unwashed Meat
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 25 5780

Beer, Oil and Honey
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 29 5780

What Could be Wrong with the Steak?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 12 5780

Bishul Akum for the Ill
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Cheshvan 13 5780

Glycerin in Today’s World - Or "How I Stopped a Catastrophe"
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 26 5779

How Far for Bread?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 4 5779

Must I Toivel This?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 25 5779

High in the Thigh
The Mitzvah of Gid Hano’she
The Mitzvah of Gid Hano’she
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 14 5779

Eat Kosher!
Part 2
Part 2
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Iyar 11 5778
