Are flax seeds kosher for Passover? Answer: Yes, they are kosher for Passover if they raw, and certainly not Chametz. What about flaxseed oil? The Star-k contains neither flax seeds nor linseed oil. The cRc Guide states explicitly that “Flax seeds are not kitniyot“. The OU lists linseed in the category “The following are not …
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Question: Are all the symbols listed by you certified kosher to your standards?Are you affiliated with any better known kosher supervisory board?In other words, how would someone looking at your website know that you are reliable to their standards? Answer: Happy Chanukah,I assume you refer to https://www.ekollel.com/kosher-symbols/ Or it doesn’t matter for your question. Have …
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Question I live in Brooklyn., NY, which is has far the largest orthodox jewish population anywhere on this planet. My question to you is regarding an item with a not known-to-me Kashrus Supervision. I purchased the following item here in Flatbush (Brooklyn,NY) in a non-jewish owned grocery. Kindly reply if the ‘Hechsher‘ is at all …
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A mashgiach (Hebrew: משגיח כשרות) is a Jew who supervises the kashrut status of a kosher establishment. A mashgiach may supervise any type of food service establishment, including slaughterhouses, food manufacturers, hotels, caterers, nursing homes, restaurants, butchers, groceries, or cooperatives. The mashgiach usually works as the on-site supervisor and inspector, representing a kosher certification agency …
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Keeping your Kitchen Kosher Separate pot and dish sets & storage with at least one for dairy. Mark drawers with “dairy” and “meat” labels. Recognize the difference of the pots and utensil. E.g. The “dairy” knife if blue. Two separate sinks. Right sink is “dairy” Ovens – double, two singles or stove with a separate …
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About Us. What is the Kosher Search Engine? eKollel and the kosher search engine is a Non-for-Profit initiative designed to help Jewish (and non-Jewish) people find answers to kosher related questions. We rely heavily on the generous support of people like you by simply liking us (Hakaras hatov) on social media. Yep, we don’t ask …
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