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Can kashrus be judged by ingredients lists?

The simple answer giving by kashrut organizations is no. Many industrially-manufactured products go through complex production processes, at times unexpected. For instance R Elefant, the COO of OU ...
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Can kashrus be judged by ingredients lists?

Basically, it depends on the product. Meat has to be slaughtered and prepared by observant Jews. Grape juice or wine can only be touched by observant Jews before pasteurization. Certain cooked foods ...
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The Soul of an Animal

You are asking 3 questions that come up when you consider that animals don't have free will: Why does Hashem make this animal soul go into the body of this animal species? How can some animals be ...
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Bishul akum on a dish whose ingredients are all eaten raw

Indeed when the majority of ingredients in a dish can be eaten raw, the food is exempt from bishul akum OU Kosher gives the details here Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 113:2) says that if a non-Jew cooked a ...
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What is the source and context of the requirement for “smooth” lungs free of adhesions for meat to be “glatt” kosher?

Halacha prescribes one cannot eat the meat of a tereifa (based on the Torah verse in Shemot 22:30), an animal who will die in the next 12 months. There is a dispute however as to what this means when ...
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Is there a list of kosher duck species?

According to the Chasam Sofer (shu"t YD 74) wild geese (ducks?) are not kosher, citing Tzemach Tzedek (Siman 29). The Star-K seems to rule in accordance with this position and will not certify ...
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Swallowed medicine hechser

First of all, Consult Your Own Local Rabbi (CYOLR). Star-K writes with regards to taking non-kosher tablets: In tablets, the most common possibly non-kosher ingredients are magnesium stearate, ...
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