The Kosher Connection
They used to say that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach – today it’s everyone. And the UAE has morphed this to even greater heights to attracting...
Oct 21, 2020
By Rabbi Menachem Genack
Orthodox Union to Supervise Kosher Food certification in UAE
The Orthodox Union said on Tuesday that it will be the leading kosher certification agency in the United Arab Emirates. The leadership of the UAE requested that the Orthodox Union take...
Sep 10, 2020
By OU Staff
Latest on the Kosher Status of Arnold’s, Entenmann’s
A great outcry emerged late last week upon the news that Bimbo Bakeries USA would be removing kosher certification from many of its breads and rolls. Confusion reigned as kosher consumers...
Dec 12, 2018
By OU Staff
Lab-Grown Meat The Controversy
Unless you have vegetarian tendencies, there is a good chance you enjoy a juicy, flame-broiled steak. The caramelized results of the Maillard reaction, which gives browned food its distinctive flavor, make...
Nov 20, 2017
By Yossi Krausz
Kosher Brings Out the Best at Winter Fancy Food...
For the past 25 years I’ve been coming to San Francisco every year to attend the Winter Fancy Food show. I admit, getting out of the New York winter every January...
Feb 25, 2016
By Phyllis Koegel
Not Your Bubby’s Wine
Hip, edgy, and the only of its kind on the shelves, Ralph’s company L’Chaim Kosher Wine is definitely not your Bubby’s wine, but it’s certainly worthy of her table. Phrases like...
Jun 1, 2015
By Batya Rosner
Was a Parah Adumah Discovered in New Jersey?
A fully red cow, which appears to be usable as the biblical Red Heifer or Parah Adumah, has been attracting increasing attention on a small farm outside of Lakewood, New Jersey....
Mar 31, 2015
By OU Staff
OU Kosher’s Rabbi Eli Gersten talks Pesach on OU...
Time to get ready for Passover as Host Eli Hagler talked with OU kosher expert Rabbi Eli Gersten, on questions related to Pesach and OU-P. Listen here
Mar 10, 2015
By OU Staff
Tokyo Goes Kosher
A first restaurant with an official kashrut certificate is set to open in Japan’s capital city next week. The restaurant, called “Chana’s Place,” is located in the Chabad House in central...
Dec 29, 2014
By OU Staff
Meet the Woman Who Keeps Tootsie Rolls Kosher
If you keep kosher, and enjoy eating a handful of Tootsie Rolls or drinking a tall glass of Gatorade, you have Phyllis Koegel to thank. As marketing director of the Orthodox...
Nov 10, 2014
By OU Staff
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