Kashrus Explained Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/mishna-berura Short, practical and clear shiurim on the laws of Kashrus. From farm to plate. How to keep a kosher home. What's behind that kosher symbol or Hebrew jargon. This podcast is powered for free by Torahcasts. Start your own forever free Torah podcast today at https://torahcasts.com/sign-up/ and share your Torah with the world. © 2025 Rabbi Eli Markowitz 6c96242f-c499-5c14-8d6f-e0d3299776e0 no en Tue, 10 Dec 2024 09:00:13 -0500 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:35:10 -0500 https://torahcasts.com/ https://img.transistor.fm/GjWduP_Sf61qPF7cTUPZpUw5aIfzgbVglS5PyO39rGY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzMzc2LzE1OTc2/NTAyMjMtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg Kashrus Explained https://torahcasts.com/ episodic Rabbi Eli Markowitz Short, practical and clear shiurim on the laws of Kashrus. From farm to plate. How to keep a kosher home. What's behind that kosher symbol or Hebrew jargon. This podcast is powered for free by Torahcasts. Start your own forever free Torah podcast today at https://torahcasts.com/sign-up/ and share your Torah with the world. Short, practical and clear shiurim on the laws of Kashrus. Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz Torahcasts Admin No No Bracha on oat challah (challah#17) 57 57 Bracha on oat challah (challah#17) full 2d34f3de-a777-406c-8a2c-4d3cf1d44e70 https://share.transistor.fm/s/88b15998 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 20:20:41 -0500 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 774 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Oat challah (Challah #16) 56 56 Oat challah (Challah #16) full 00888032-959c-460c-98f4-75e77a6b3327 https://share.transistor.fm/s/688f8237 Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:34:15 -0500 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 707 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Multi grain bread (challah#15) 55 55 Multi grain bread (challah#15) full 314ed1e2-5a58-4005-9284-2dcabecbf476 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6f35352d Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:33:01 -0500 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 558 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The whole wheat wheat shaila (challah #13) 54 54 The whole wheat wheat shaila (challah #13) full c3a26773-2071-4fcb-8181-d341752454fe https://share.transistor.fm/s/d0d0a1d3 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 14:13:15 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 776 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The amount of flour needed for Hafrashas Challah with a beracha (Challah #12) 53 53 The amount of flour needed for Hafrashas Challah with a beracha (Challah #12) full 01df9f5c-9c9b-459b-893f-0e09eec718df https://share.transistor.fm/s/748b3366 Mon, 01 Nov 2021 11:17:05 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 571 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The minimum amount of flour that requires Hafrashas Challah (Challah #11) 52 52 The minimum amount of flour that requires Hafrashas Challah (Challah #11) full ee5865cc-2be7-43f5-8b5a-b17d5f87647f https://share.transistor.fm/s/94f444b2 Mon, 18 Oct 2021 10:48:21 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 699 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The unique status of Challah outside Eretz Yisroel (challah #10) 51 51 The unique status of Challah outside Eretz Yisroel (challah #10) full 875ff48a-10a8-4575-867e-e37881da0608 https://share.transistor.fm/s/bc0c2b31 Is there Tevel on Challas Chutz Laretz

What if your host forgot to take challah

How important is it for hechsheirim to verify the Hafrashas Challah on Non-observant Jewish owned bakeries

The need to kasher if a company failed to do proper Hafrashas Challah

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What if your host forgot to take challah

How important is it for hechsheirim to verify the Hafrashas Challah on Non-observant Jewish owned bakeries

The need to kasher if a company failed to do proper Hafrashas Challah

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What if your host forgot to take challah

How important is it for hechsheirim to verify the Hafrashas Challah on Non-observant Jewish owned bakeries

The need to kasher if a company failed to do proper Hafrashas Challah

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Eat and then ask Questions (Challah #9) 50 50 Eat and then ask Questions (Challah #9) full 45e2eb2c-0c67-4ec2-9b7c-a50b559997d5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/90b42cae Leniency of Chutz Laretz

The dough ball Hafrashas Challah system

Please don't ask your Rav this shaila

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The dough ball Hafrashas Challah system

Please don't ask your Rav this shaila

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The dough ball Hafrashas Challah system

Please don't ask your Rav this shaila

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Overview of ovens in Halacha

Pizza in a fleishig oven

Burning challah correctly

What if the dough exploded and is now touching the oven wall or oven rack?

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Overview of ovens in Halacha

Pizza in a fleishig oven

Burning challah correctly

What if the dough exploded and is now touching the oven wall or oven rack?

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Overview of ovens in Halacha

Pizza in a fleishig oven

Burning challah correctly

What if the dough exploded and is now touching the oven wall or oven rack?

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Hataras Nedarim over zoom (Hafrashas Challah #7) 48 48 Hataras Nedarim over zoom (Hafrashas Challah #7) full c4630522-b1f0-4487-8a16-f7fd32d5d6b6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/dbcd5862 Sending someone else to ask the Bais Din for Hataras Nedarim on the Challah

Doing Hataras Nedarim over zoom

What type of Bais Din is necessary?

Some Halachos to keep in mind on erev Rosh Hashanah

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Doing Hataras Nedarim over zoom

What type of Bais Din is necessary?

Some Halachos to keep in mind on erev Rosh Hashanah

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Doing Hataras Nedarim over zoom

What type of Bais Din is necessary?

Some Halachos to keep in mind on erev Rosh Hashanah

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A quick glance at the Halachos of Hataras Nedarim

One or two berachos

Saying aneinu and then breaking the fast

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A quick glance at the Halachos of Hataras Nedarim

One or two berachos

Saying aneinu and then breaking the fast

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A quick glance at the Halachos of Hataras Nedarim

One or two berachos

Saying aneinu and then breaking the fast

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Whoops where's my challah!?!? (Challah #5) 46 46 Whoops where's my challah!?!? (Challah #5) full f8f4dab0-0536-4ccc-a1e6-1b3b80b7f63e https://share.transistor.fm/s/51b4ae3a The classic shaila when the Hafrashas Challah gets mixed back into the dough.

The opinion of the Shulchan Aruch

The advice of the Noda Byihuda 

The chacham tzvi fascinating chiddush from a sugya in Yoma (#DafYomi)

The Psak of the Rema

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The opinion of the Shulchan Aruch

The advice of the Noda Byihuda 

The chacham tzvi fascinating chiddush from a sugya in Yoma (#DafYomi)

The Psak of the Rema

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The opinion of the Shulchan Aruch

The advice of the Noda Byihuda 

The chacham tzvi fascinating chiddush from a sugya in Yoma (#DafYomi)

The Psak of the Rema

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Women and Hafrashas Challah (challah #4) 45 45 Women and Hafrashas Challah (challah #4) full ead0fed7-6fcc-49e0-8268-1adee7641f26 https://share.transistor.fm/s/45143e1b Thu, 19 Aug 2021 09:23:12 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 743 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Giving challah to a Kohen today, Yichus questions, egg matzah production, tossing in the garbage instead of burning it (challah #3) 44 44 Giving challah to a Kohen today, Yichus questions, egg matzah production, tossing in the garbage instead of burning it (challah #3) full 3cfa9c56-26b4-4563-9e7e-ef8184aff72b https://share.transistor.fm/s/8f7c44f7 Giving challah to a Kohen today, Yichus questions, egg matzah production, tossing in the garbage instead of burning it, saving all the challah balls for chometz burning, (challah #3)

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]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Why we do what we do (Challah #2) 43 43 Why we do what we do (Challah #2) full d86998be-30dd-4cf5-b808-1664a5831448 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c47c32ac Why do we burn the challah?

Why don't we follow the shulchan aruch and do two Hafrashas?

Why do we give a Kzayis if it's not mentioned anywhere?

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Why don't we follow the shulchan aruch and do two Hafrashas?

Why do we give a Kzayis if it's not mentioned anywhere?

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Why don't we follow the shulchan aruch and do two Hafrashas?

Why do we give a Kzayis if it's not mentioned anywhere?

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Intro to Hilchos Hafrashas challah (Challah #1) 42 42 Intro to Hilchos Hafrashas challah (Challah #1) full 9fd6b367-b7c6-45c5-9467-dd2ebda8e5cb https://share.transistor.fm/s/5b92afff What's so complicated about separating a piece of dough?
The unique mitzvah
What's the amount of the separation?

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The unique mitzvah
What's the amount of the separation?

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The unique mitzvah
What's the amount of the separation?

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Concluding ideas and Qs for further analysis (Chodosh #7) 41 41 Concluding ideas and Qs for further analysis (Chodosh #7) full 892dff7e-25f1-4a6a-97bf-e342062c4ce5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/caa175dc Poor storage
Yoshon production
Deep fryers
Chodosh equipment

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Yoshon production
Deep fryers
Chodosh equipment

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Yoshon production
Deep fryers
Chodosh equipment

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Yoshon.com
USDA
The common applications of the 5 grains

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Yoshon.com
USDA
The common applications of the 5 grains

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Yoshon.com
USDA
The common applications of the 5 grains

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Should you only eat "Yoshon"? (Chodosh #5) 39 39 Should you only eat "Yoshon"? (Chodosh #5) full b5a90792-7846-4003-afc8-d7921d7990e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/6b92b7bd Brisk Chicago
Chabad 
Chassidim
All or nothing?

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Chabad 
Chassidim
All or nothing?

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Chabad 
Chassidim
All or nothing?

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The Bal Shem Tov, Bach, and Rema (Chodosh #4) 38 38 The Bal Shem Tov, Bach, and Rema (Chodosh #4) full c7a35db9-7f25-498b-ad73-718e0a78611c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2bbecab8 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 12:36:10 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 796 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Chodosh only assur mdrabbonon outside of Eretz Yisroel (Chodosh #3) 37 37 Chodosh only assur mdrabbonon outside of Eretz Yisroel (Chodosh #3) full 8fa0e788-d83f-4b2c-88ae-9602188c6f29 https://share.transistor.fm/s/9fbeae60 Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:00:48 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 743 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The heter of the Taz, and the Karbon Omer(Chodosh #2) 36 36 The heter of the Taz, and the Karbon Omer(Chodosh #2) full 77c9130b-4393-49a6-b62d-bf377ca671d2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/44a5db8a Famous opinion of Taz
Rules of Psak
Can we compare the rules of Chodosh to the requirements of the Karbon Omer

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Rules of Psak
Can we compare the rules of Chodosh to the requirements of the Karbon Omer

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Rules of Psak
Can we compare the rules of Chodosh to the requirements of the Karbon Omer

]]> Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No The prohibition of eating Chodosh (Chodosh #1) 35 35 The prohibition of eating Chodosh (Chodosh #1) full 355b8b91-6dcd-460d-b322-c35926df9bbe https://share.transistor.fm/s/c9584f5d Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:31:14 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 736 Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No Introduction to a new series: Kashrus Explained 1 1 Introduction to a new series: Kashrus Explained full 10934a55-e66e-4b2f-a5ac-8382084ecde4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b7d8f3ce Sun, 18 Jul 2021 20:14:47 -0400 Rabbi Eli Markowitz Rabbi Eli Markowitz 137 The goal of this podcast Introduction to Halachos of Chodosh The goal of this podcast Introduction to Halachos of Chodosh Halacha, kashrus, kosher, food, practical, contemporary, Torahcasts, torahcast, Rabbi Eli Markowitz, Markowitz No