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Kashrut
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Bedikos Toloim
AUTHOR: Rabbi Vei
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ISBN:
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Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries
See OU Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries, below.
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Halachic Guide to the Inspection of Fruits and Vegetables for Insects
מדריך לבדיקת תולעים
AUTHOR: Rabbi E. Falk, Gateshead, U.K. ©
FORMAT: Softback. 20.9cm W x 29.6cm H. 93 pages.
COMMENT: In addition to sections dealing with fruits (18), nuts (8), grains (6), pulses (10) and vegetables (25), the section on fish deals with cod, whiting and parasites on carp.
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How to Keep Kosher
AUTHOR: Lisë Stern
PUBLISHER: Morrow. $24.95
ISBN: 0060515007
FORMAT: cloth
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Is it Kosher? - Encyclopedia of Kosher Food Facts and Fallacies
AUTHOR: Rabbi E. Eidlitz
PUBLISHER: Feldheim, Jerusalem and New York. 1992
ISBN: 0-87306-606-5
FORMAT: Hardcover. 16cm W x 23cm H.
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Issues in Jewish Dietary Laws
Part I: Gelatin in Jewish Law. Part II: Kitniyyot and their Derivatives
AUTHOR: Rabbi David I. Sheinkopf, Ph.D.
PUBLISHER: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, U.S.A. 1988.
ISBN: 0-88125-141-0.
FORMAT: Softcover. 15.3cm W x 22.8cm H. pp 210. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.
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Kashrus in the Kitchen - A Comprehensive Question-And-Answer Guide to the Halachos of Meat and Milk
AUTHOR: Rabbi Avi Wiesenfeld © 2008
PUBLISHER: Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem, Israel
ISBN 13: 978-1-59826-293-3
FORMAT: hardback, 16.3cm W x 23.5cm H, pages: xxix + 240, Halachic Responsa [in Hebrew], Hebrew Abbreviations, Sources in the Shulchan Aruch, Glossary, Index.
COMMENT:
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Kashrus Magazine
Five issues per annum plus annual "Kosher Supervision Guide" (see next item). A wide variety of kashrus topics, many of consumer interest, are covered.
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Kashrus Magazine's Kosher Supervision Guide 2013-2014
Kashrus Magazine's Guide to 1,151 Kosher Agencies worldwide. 196 pages. Published every second year as a free supplement to Kashrus Magazine (see previous item). An update comprising about 16 pages is published in alternate years.
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The Kashrus Manual - A Compendium of Laws and Customs
AUTHOR: Rabbi Shmuel Leib Rubenstein
PRINTED: University of Toronto Press, 2000
ISBN: not stated
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Kashrut Today
PUBLISHER: London Board for Schechita. 1974
FORMAT: Softcover. A4 booklet. 15cm W x 20.8cm H. pp 47.
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Kashruth - A comprehensive background and reference guide to the principles of Kashruth.
AUTHOR: Rabbi Yacov Lipshutz.
PUBLISHER: Mesorah Publications, Ltd. (Artscroll). © 1988. Second edition, reprinted 2001.
ISBN: 0-89906-558-9.
FORMAT: Hardcover. 16.2cm W x 23.8cm H. pp 160. Index of chemical additives, fishes.
COMMENT: Contains a substantial list of chemical additives and a detailed list of kosher and non-kosher fish species.
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Kosher Calories - Over 10,000 brand-name listings
AUTHOR: Tziporah Spear
PUBLISHER: Genesis Publications, New York. 1985.
ISBN: none. LCC: 85-24788
FORMAT: Hardcover. 15cm W x 22.3cm H. pp 352. Index.
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Kosher Food Production
AUTHOR: Rabbi Zushe Blech,
PUBLISHER: Blackwell Publishing, 2004,
ISBN: 0813825709.
Contents: Introduction, Kosher Certification – Theory and Application, Basic Halachic Concepts in Kashrus, Ingredient Management, Rabbinic Etiquette, Kosher for Passover, Fruits and Vegetables, The Baking Industry, The Biotechnology Industry, The Dairy Industry, The Fish Industry, The Flavor Industry, The Meat and Poultry Industries, The Oils, Fats, and Emulsifier Industries, The Food Service Industry, Essays in Kashrus and Food Science, Artificial Sweeteners, Bread, Butter, Candy, Canning, Cheese and Casein, Chewing Gum, Chocolate, Colors, Condiments, Eggs, Emulsifiers, Enzymes, Fat and Fat Replacers, Fish, Food from the Tree, Fruit, Honey and Royal Jelly, Imitation Foods, Infant Formula, Kitniyos, Kosher Meat, Kosher Poultry, L-Cysteine, Margarine, Matzah (Unleavened Bread), Minerals, Mushrooms, Nuts, Olives, Potatoes, Preservatives, Release Agents, Spices, Starch, Steam, Sugar and Sugar Alcohols, Tuna, Vinegar, Vitamins, Whey, Wine, Beer, and Alcohol, Kashrus Glossary for the Food Technologist.
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Kosher for the Clueless but Curious
AUTHOR: Shimon Apisdorf
PUBLISHER: Leviathan Press, 2005. US$23.95
ISBN: 1-881927-31-8
FORMAT: paperback
COMMENT: endorsed by Star-K Kosher Certification
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The Kosher Kitchen - A Practical Guide
AUTHOR: Rabbi Binyomin Forst
PUBLISHER: Mesorah Publications Ltd., U.S.A. © 2009
ISBN 10: 1-4226-0897-2; ISBN 13: 978-1-4226-0897-5
FORMAT: Hardback. 576 pages; I-XXXIII are numbered concurrently with 1-576. Detailed Contents (6 pages), Glossary (9 pages), Index(33 pages). 15.8cm W x 23.6cm H.
COMMENT: Although the author recommends that this book is not used to replace a rabbinic comment, it is nonetheless a substantial technical manual.
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Kosher Today - the official weekly update of the kosher food industry
Web: http://www.koshertoday.com/
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The Laws of Ta'aruvos The Laws of Mixtures (Hilkhot Taaruvot)
AUTHOR: English translation and commentary by Dr Yehoshua Cohen © 2007
PUBLISHER: The Judaica Press
ISBN 13: 978-1-932443-71-4
FORMAT: hardback, 15.8cm W x 23.4cm H, xv + 414 pages, Hebrew index.
COMMENT: This book is the fourth volume of the Chochmas Adam series and it deals with the subject
of forbidden food mixtures through a series of topics which are numbered from 51 to 64.
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London Beth Din
Kosher Nosh Guide 2006
PUBLISHER: London Beth Din
COMMENT: Lists cereal bars, chocolates & sweets, crisps & snacks, desserts, diabetic chocolates & sweets, fruit snacks, hot drinks, ice cream cones and wafers, ice creams, lollies & sorbets, milk shakes & mixes, nuts, popcorn, soft drinks, syrups & toppings, yoghurt drinks.
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London Beth Din
Really Jewish Food Guide, The, 2007 / 5767
PUBLISHER: London Beth Din
COMMENT: Lists 6000+ products, stores, restaurants, caterers and bonbonnieres.
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Meat And Dairy - An Illustrated Guide for the Kosher Kitchen
AUTHOR: Rabbi Ehud Rosenberg
PUBLISHER: Mesorah Publications, Ltd. Copyright 1991.
ISBN: 0-89906-898-7.
FORMAT: Hardback, 16.2cm W x 23.5cm H, 179 pages.
Based upon קיצור הלכות בשר בחלב by Rabbi Aharon Pfeuffer, Johannesburg, South Africa. |
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The New Practical Guide to Kashrut Revised and enlarged edition with the Laws of Sh'mittoh and Berachoth charts
AUTHOR: Rabbi S. Wagschal ©1991/5751
PUBLISHER: Feldheim 5751-1991
FORMAT: Hardcover. 16.0cm W x 23.7cm H. pp xxi + 184. Index, two Glossaries.
ISBN: 0-8736-561-1
COMMENT: an update of Practical Guide to Kashrut, q.v. |
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OU Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries (2nd edition)
AUTHOR:
PUBLISHER: Orthodox Union, U.S.A.
ISBN:
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COMMENT: No details were available in early June 2007 at which time publication was expected soon. |
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The OU Guide to Preparing Fruit & Vegetables
AUTHOR: several authors and contributors
PUBLISHER: Orthodox Union © 2004
ISBN: 1-879016-27-3
FORMAT: Softback, 84 pages, 17.7cm W 25.3cm H
COMMENT: The English text contains many Hebrew words rendered in Hebrew letters. If you are not able to read Hebrew then a large part of the value of this book will have been lost. This book would be improved by the inclusion of a glossary of Hebrew and English terms. It does not contain an index but the detailed table of contents should simplify the location of topics. |
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Practical Guide to Kashrut
AUTHOR: Rabbi S. Wagschal ©1972/5732
PUBLISHER: Gateshead Foundation for Torah
FORMAT: Hardcover. 12.7cm W x 20.5cm H. pp xvi + 132. Index.
COMMENT: see also The New Practical Guide to Kashrut, q.v. |
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Rabbi, ist das koscher?
Available from: Orthodoxe Rabbinerkonferenz Deutschland, Roonstrasse 50, 50674 Köln, Germany.
Fax.: +49-221-9215 6019.
http://www.koshergermany.com/kosherguide.html
http://www.judaica4all.de
Contents:
- Kosher list for Germany 2006-2007
- German, English, Russian & Hebrew
- Table of Content German-Russian-English
- Table of Content Hebrew
- New Kosher Products List
- Travellers' guide for kosher food in European countries - English
- Travellers' guide for kosher food in European countries - Hebrew
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Rogov's Guide to Kosher Wines 2010
AUTHOR: Daniel Rogov
PUBLISHER: Toby Press LLC, CT, U.S.A.
ISBN-10: 1592642616, ISBN-13: 9781592642618
FORMAT: Hardcover, 144 pages
COMMENT: Toby Press also publishes Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines 2010 |
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What Do You Mean You Can't Eat in My Home? - A Guide to How Newly Observant Jews and Their Less-Observant Relatives Can Still Get Along
AUTHOR: Azriela Jaffe
PUBLISHER: Schocken, 2005. US$23
ISBN 10: 080524221x
ISBN 13: 9780805242218
FORMAT: 208 pages. Cloth. |
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Kosher lePesach
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Beth Din Passover Guide, The, 2007 / 5767
PUBLISHER: Kashrut Division of the Union of Orthodox Synagogues, South Africa.
FORMAT: Softback, 15cm x 21cm, 64 pages.
COMMENT: Twenty pages of detailed descriptions concerning Passover preparations. Further pages of lists of kosher for Passover products: foods, cosmetics, pet foods.
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Kashrut for Pesach
AUTHOR: Rabbi Dr. Michael Hilton
PUBLISHER: Reform Synagogues of Great Britain. Feb 1999
FORMAT: Softcover A5 booklet, 15cm W x 21cm H. pp 8.
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The Laws of Pesach
AUTHOR: Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz © 1998
Sponsor: Baes Medrash Ateres Yisroel, Far Rockaway, NY, U.S.A.
FORMAT: Paperback. 14.3cm W x 21.2cm H. Pages: iii, 438.
COMMENT: This book contains both a detailed exposition of the laws of Pesach and the text of a Haggadah published in Vilna in 1877. The Hagaddah title page is a facsimile of the original. A substantial part of the book is devoted to kashrut matters. In his Introduction to the book, Rabbi Blumenkrantz was not exaggerating when he wrote: "You will be overwhelmed by the huge amount of information contained herein."
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Madrich Hakashrus - Pesach 5770
PUBLISHER: The Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations, 140 Stamford Hill, London N16 6QT, U.K.
ISBN: none
FORMAT: Softback. 16.1mm W x 24.0cm H. Pages: English: xiv + 183, Hebrew: x + 73.
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Arba'ah Minim
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Halachos of the Four Species
AUTHOR: Rabbi Yechiel Michel Stern
PUBLISHER: Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem, Israel. © 1993.
ISBN: 0-87306-655-5
FORMAT: 17.3mm W x 24.4mm H. Hardback.
English section: 152 pages. 166 colour pictures.
Hebrew section: 72 pages.
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Medicines
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Medicine in the Bible and the Talmud - Selections from Classical Jewish Sources
AUTHOR: Fred Rosner, M.D.
PUBLISHER: Ktav Publishing House, Inc, New York, 1977
ISBN: 0-87068-326-8
FORMAT: Softback, glossary, index, biblical index, subject index
COMMENT: Not specifically about kashrut. However, the index contains ten page references to kashrut and terefah.
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Medicines and Kashrus - A practical guide to the Kashrus of Medicines
AUTHORS: Rabbi A. Adler and Rabbi M.D. Spiro; © 1986.
Gateshead, United Kingdom.
FORMAT: Softback. 14.6cm W x 21cm H. 61 pages. |
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Shatnez
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A Guide to Shatnez
AUTHOR: Rabbi J. Lehmann, Israel. ©1988.
PUBLISHER: J. Lehmann Hebrew Booksellers, Gateshead, England.
FORMAT: Softcover A5 booklet. 15cm W x 22cm H. pp 32.
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Shechita
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Shehita
AUTHOR: Dr. Bernard Homa
PUBLISHER: Board of Deputies of British Jews (London), 1967, reproduced by Soncino Press.
Dewey: 179.3
FORMAT: Softback, ii + 9 pages, 15.3mm W x 22.8mm H.
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Shemittah
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Gateway To Shemittah - A Comprehensive and Practical Guide to the Halachos of Shemittah
AUTHOR: Rabbi Dovid Marchant © 2007
PUBLISHER: Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem.
ISBN: 978-1-58330-995-7
FORMAT: Hardcover, 450 pages, 17.3cm W x 24.6cm H, index, glossary, no illustrations.
COMMENT: Very detailed and extensive treatment of this subject.
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Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the laws of Shemittah
AUTHORS: Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger
PUBLISHER: Targum Press
ISBN:
FORMAT: Softback. 161 pages.
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The Story of Shemittah
EDITOR/PUBLISHER: Yaakov Chaim Dinkel
Published: Jerusalem 5768
ISBN: 978-1-60091-052-4
FORMAT: Hardback, 17.5cm W x 24.5cm H, xiv + 258 pages, mono and colour illustrations, no index.
COMMENT: Detailed historical description of 21 shemittah years, commencing with 5621 (1860-61) and ending with 5768 (2007-08).
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Vaad Keren Hashviis Presents The Laws of Shmittah
AUTHOR: Rabbi Eli Teitelbaum
FORMAT: Softcover. 13.7cm W x 20.8cm H. 52 pages, not numbered. |
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STaM
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Inside סת״ם - A Complete Buyer's Guide
AUTHOR: Rabbi Reuvain Mendlowitz
PUBLISHER: Israel Bookshop Publications
ISBN 13: 978-1-60091-213-9
FORMAT: Hard cover. 440 pages, 173mm W x 245mm H. Glossary. Bibliography. Table of Gedolim Cited, Index, Hebrew Index.
COMMENT: A detailed guide to what makes hand-scribed Sifrei Kodesh kosher. |
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Miscellany
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Food for Thought: No Hechsher Required - More Essays on Jewish Themes
AUTHOR: Dovid Landesman
PUBLISHER: Feldheim
ISBN:
FORMAT: Paperback, 191 pages, 6.8 inches W x 9.4 inches H
COMMENT: A collections of essays on Jewish themes, not primarily about kashrut but may include references to food.
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Going With The Grain - travels for the love of bread
In chapter 6, Bread of Affliction: Brooklyn, New York, author Susan Seligson devotes some 22 pages to describing her visits to matzo bakeries in Brooklyn.
PUBLISHER: Summersdale Publishers Ltd.
ISBN: 1-84024-352-X
FORMAT: Paperback. 130mm W x 198mm H. 314 pages. Introduction, 11 chapters, bibliography.
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Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols, The
AUTHORS: Ellen Frankel and Betsy Platkin Teutsch ©1992.
PUBLISHER: Jason Aronson, London and New Jersey.
ISBN: 0-87668-594-7.
FORMAT: Hardcover. 16cm W x 23.5cm H. pp xxiii + 235.
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(a) The Jewish Book of Why
(b) The Second Jewish Book of Why
AUTHOR: Rabbi Alfred J Kolatch
PUBLISHER: Jonathan David Publishers, New York. 1996
ISBN: (a) 0-8246-0256-0, (b) 0-8246-0305-2
FORMAT: Hard cover. Notes. Bibliography. Excellent index.
(a) 326 pages. Rabbi Kolatch ©1995, revised
(b) 423 pages. Rabbi Kolatch ©1985
COMMENT: Delightful treatment of encyclopediac content. |
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Jewish Travel Guide 2002
EDITOR: Michael Zaidner
PUBLISHER: Vallentine Mitchell, England.
ISBN: 0-85303-433-8
FORMAT: Softcover. 13.8cm W x 21.5cm H. pp 412.
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Jewish Travellers' Resource Guide 2002
AUTHOR: Jeffrey Seidel's Jewish Student Information Centre, Israel.
© 2002 Jeffrey Seidel.
PUBLISHER: Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem and New York.
ISBN: 1-58330-511-4
FORMAT: Softcover. 15.3cm W x 23cm H. pp 184.
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The Lulav and Esrog Handbook - The Laws of the Four Species
AUTHOR: Rabbi Hadar Margolin
Translator (from R' Margolin's Pri Hadar): Rabbi Dovid Oratz
PUBLISHER: Mesorah Publications, Ltd. © 2003
ISBN: 1-57819-380-x
FORMAT: Hardback. 15.9cm W x 23.5cm H. 96 pages. Many colour illustrations.
COMMENT: A detailed guide to recognising the kashrut characteristics of the Four Species: Esrog, Lulav, Hadas and Aravah. |
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The Rebbe, The Messiah and the Scandal of Orthodox Indifference
AUTHOR: Rabbi David Berger © 2001
PUBLISHER: The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization
ISBN: 1-874774-88-9
FORMAT: Hardback, 16cm W x 24cm H, 195 pages, Glossary, Bibliography, Index.
COMMENT: This book focusses on the messianic trend in Lubavitch hasidism. It does not deal primarily with kashrut. A paragraph printed on the dustcover front flap reads as follows: "This book analyses the boundaries of Judaism's messianic faith and its conception of God. It assesses the threat posed by the messianists of Lubavitch and points to the consequences, ranging from undermining a fundamental argument against the Christian mission to calling into question the kosher status of many foods and ritual objects prepared under Lubavitch supervision. Finally, it proposes a strategy to protect authentic Judaism from this assault." Discussion of kashrut-related matters may be found on the following pages: eat...restaurant 133; general comment 145,147,148; kashrut 113,118,137; kosher 138,143; Lubavitch meat 132; milk 73; schechita 89,93,146. |
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Tevilath Kelim - A Comprehensive Guide
AUTHOR: Rav Zvi Cohen © 1988
PUBLISHER: Targum Feldheim
ISBN: 0-944070-06-X
FORMAT: 16.2cm W x 23.5cm H. Hardback. Pages: xii + 140. Introduction, eleven chapters, index.
COMMENT: Detailed description of the halacha relating to the immersion in a mikveh of crockery, cutlery and utensils and their subsequent use in the preparation and eating of food.
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Jewish cookery and food books:
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Newspapers:
Hamodia, London.
Jerusalem Post, Israel.
Jewish Chronicle, London.
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Jewish Press, New York
Jewish Tribune, London
London Jewish News
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Heraldry
Many of the hechshers displayed on this web-site contain design elements which may be of heraldic origin. The following books have been useful:
Boutell's Heraldry, revised by C.W. Scott-Giles, O.B.E.
Heraldry - Customs, Rules and Styles, by Carl-Alexander Von Vorborth. ISBN: 1-85079-011-6
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