ww ww VOLUME s h / NO. 6 ADAR 5766 / MARCH 2006 s xc THEDaf HaKashrus A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THEU RABBINIC FIELD REPRESENTATIVE Kedem continues to bottle grape juice is so marked on the box. In addition, Manischewitz will have U P: WHAT’S under its own name as well as under the Passover Tam Tam crackers in various flavors as it did last year. Savion, Gefen and Lipschutz labels. All These crackers are made from egg matzah dough and are similar- NEW FOR ’06? these items have always been and will ly subject to the restrictions of matzah ashirah. They are clearly so BY RABBI SHMUEL SINGER continue to be Mevushal. Kedem has labeled on the box. This year there will also be a line of regular one not Mevushal grape juice. This is matzah Tam Tams. These are small matzos sprinkled with oil and bottled in 1.5 liter glass bottles and clear- spices after baking and are not considered Matzah Ashirah. ly labeled Non-Mevushal. In addition, Rokeach will have its own Manischewitz will continue to sell U P machine shmurah matzah UP grape juice. This will appear under the Rokeach label, as under both the Manischewitz and Goodman’s labels. In addition, well as the Mishpacha labels. Manischewitz will once again have UP hand shmurah matzah will be available from Gefen, Rokeach an UP grape juice under its own label. Both Rokeach and and Mishpacha. Kedem will be selling a new item called Matzah Kedem will offer a variety of UP Sparkling Grape Juices. All Sticks. This is matzah baked in stick form under the Savion label. these grape juices are Mevushal. In addition, Rokeach will again Manischewitz makes a product known as matzah crackers. Both of U P produce a variety of cooking wines. these are ordinary matzah products and not matzah ashirah. The The OU has certified the Manischewitz matzah bakery in the various Israeli U matzah companies will all be selling machine United States for the past few years. For a long time this was the shmurah matzah as well. only U matzah bakery in the world. It continues to be the only Coca Cola will again be available with an UP for Pesach. Aside one in the United States. Other UP brands such as Horowitz from the New York metropolitan area, Coke will be available in Margareten and Goodman’s are all baked at Manischewitz. The Boston, Baltimore-Washington, Miami, Atlanta, Houston, OU has also agreed to place the UP on Aviv, Osem, Yehuda and Philadelphia, and Los Angeles. This year, in New York, Coca Cola Rishon matzah products coming from Israel. The items are items will be made with an UP in 2 liter bottles and in cans. supervised by local Rabbanim and are satisfactorily made with OU Pesach guidelines. They are certified by the OU when the Other locations will have more limited Coke items made in dif- UP UP appears on them. In addition, the OU certifies Yanovsky ferent sizes. All these items, of course, require the symbol. matzah baked in Argentina. This matzah is widely distributed in Most of the bottling plants servicing these markets will designate Latin America. This company manufactures various types of the Passover Coke items with a distinctive yellow cap in addition matzah. This matzah is always an eighteen minute product. to the UP symbol on the cap or shoulder of the bottle. Rabbi Daniel Oppenheimer of Buenos Aires serves as the OU rav There have been a number of new developments in the dairy field hamachshir at this factory. for Pesach. This year the UP will appear on various Cholov Yisroel This year Manischewitz will have spelt matzah baked from spelt dairy products. These include milk from Ahava with the Best Moo flour for Pesach. Manischewitz will again have a type of matzah label as well as a full line of Ahava dairy products. A new U com- ashirah known as grape matzah, in addition to traditional egg pany Dairy Delight will be selling sour cream and yogurt under matzah. The grape matzah is made from flour and grape juice the Norman’s label. In addition, Norman’s will also sell Cholov and may only be used when egg matzah is permitted, i.e. for Yisroel ready to eat puddings with the UP label. Cholov Yisroel Sefardim or those Ashkenazim who cannot eat regular matzah. It UP hard cheese will appear this year under both the Royal continued on next page RFR Dairy and Chometz Alert H2O – NOT 2 SIMPLE not kosher. RFR’s should be checking if there is cow water in a BY RABBI AVRAHAM JURAVEL dairy plant and what is happening to it. Rabbi Menachem Adler, Co-Director IAR Shlita, recently found a similar situation regarding Pesach. A com- pany was evaporating water off a wheat starch slurry and using the By now, most RFR’s know what “cow water” is. For those that distilled water in a kosher for pesach product!!! Please keep your don’t, it is the water evaporated off the milk or whey which is cap- eyes and ears open and look out for these situations. tured and condensed. The vapor or steam rise during the heating process and go through a condenser. The result, cow water, is Daf Notes: In the future, The Daf HaKashrus plans to publish a actually pure distilled water. It is definitely Dairy and sometimes more detailed analysis of this important kashruth issue. THE DAF HAKASHRUS is a publication of the UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA, Eleven Broadway, New York, NY 10004 19 WHAT’S NEW George and the Kirkeby label. The Kirkeby cheeses and a low sodium matzah ball mix with the UP symbol. are imported from Europe and also carry the London Savion will again have couscous and granola mix. Both of them continued from previous page Beth Din hech-sher. This year Mishpacha is introduc- contain matzah meal. T. Abraham and Savta will also be selling ing two new Passover items cholov yisroel hot cocoa Passover granola from matzah meal. Savion will also be selling a mix and no-sugar hot cocoa mix. Mishpacha will also have a new line of muffin and cake mixes. Sarah’s Wholesome Muffins will Passover non-dairy U P topping. also have two varieties of Passover muffin mix. These items con- Manischewitz will be selling Passover noodles this year after a tain matzah meal. Manischewitz is introducing Passover meringue break of a year. These noodles are made from potato starch. cookies as a new item this year. This product contains no matzah Gefen and Flaum will again have potato starch UP noodles. meal. In addition, Kineret will expand its line of Passover cakes Savion is introducing a new product frozen macaroni and cheese and cookies. L’chaim will have Passover cookies as a new item. made with potato starch noodles. Frankel’s also will again have Both of these items are made from potato starch. Bernie’s Foods frozen U P potato starch noodles. Frankel’s has introduced a line will again offer potato starch cakes under the Frankel label and of frozen foods including blintzes, waffles and pizza. All of these matzah meal rolls and burger rolls under the Dayenu label. are made from potato starch. Macabee Pizza will be selling a Manischewitz is introducing a new UP sugar free biscotti and frozen Passover pizza also made from potato starch. Dayenu will sugar free macaroons, as well as sugar free cookies. The biscotti have frozen Passover pierogies, pizza, ravioli and pizzaroggies and cookies contain matzah meal. Mishpacha will have U P made with matzah meal. Kineret blintzes made from potato macaroons made without matzah meal. Yehuda Passover marble starch will also be available. This year King Kold of Chicago will cake, honey cake and chocolate cake will be available from Israel be selling frozen UP items including matzah balls, potato pan- with an UP. These items are made from potato starch. In addi- cakes and blintzes under the Ratner’s label. These items are tion, Gefen will have a line of cake mixes all made without matzah matzah meal based. King Kold has also introduced frozen potato meal. Similarly, the Le Tova UP line of baking mixes made from kugel batter, potato pancake batter and matzah ball batter. The potato starch will be available. Of course, Manischewitz and Dr. Prager label will again appear with an UP on frozen potato Rokeach will continue to have their traditional line of matzah and vegetable pancakes. meal based baking mixes. Manischewitz will continue with its traditional UP soup nuts. As in years past, UP potato chips will be made by Bloom’s, Herr’s, Mishpacha will have soup nuts not made with matzah meal. Utz, Pathmark, Rokeach and Manischewitz. Manischwitz will also Rokeach will continue with various potato items, such as pancake have UP potato stix and sweet potato chips. Rokeach and mix. Manischewitz will also have a full line of these items. Empress will again have a full line of chocolate items for Pesach, Manischewitz will introduce a low sodium potato pancake mix continued on next page munity wherever it may be the overwhelming amount of Torah OU KOSHER ANNOUNCES knowledge found at OU headquarters in New York, supplemented by the experience of hundreds of Rabbinic Field Representatives TWO NEW PROGRAMS: (RFR’s) around the world.” KOSHER TIDBITS, debuts this week (Feb. 15) on OURadio; A RABBINICAL ROAD SHOW to travel across North America The first program, Kosher Tidbits, coordinated by Rabbi Dr. Safran and assisted by Rabbi Eliyahu W. 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