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Most of the hechsher images on this web-site have come from packages of food which I have purchased in kosher food shops. Several of the following books and periodicals have been useful sources of additional information.
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Bedikos Toloim
Author: Rabbi Vei
Publisher:
ISBN:
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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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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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Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries
See OU Guide to Checking Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries, below.
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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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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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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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(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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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 2007
Kashrus Magazine's Guide to 867 Kosher symbols and Agencies worldwide. Published annually
as as a free supplement to Kashrus Magazine (see previous item).
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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 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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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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Kosher Today - the official weekly update of the kosher food industry
Web: http://www.koshertoday.com/
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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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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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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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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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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. 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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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, lolllies & 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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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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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
ISBN13: 9780805242218
ISBN10: 080524221x
Format: 208 pages. Cloth.
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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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