Rabbi Pittinsky's 11th Grade Kashrut Projects

The Basur IS Asur

...and other "kosher" reports done by Rabbi Pittinsky's Eleventh Grade

Topics:

Can a Woman Be a Shochet? by Shoshana Adler and Atara Lindenbaum	I Scream for Ice Cream (and Popcorn)...but is it Kosher? by Ellie Burger and Estie Wolf
Chalav Yisrael by Shaindy Goldstein	Kashering Meat or Fowl by Adina Levy and Tzivi Gottlieb
Non-Kosher Medicine by Michali Koplen and Shani Neuman	Pas Yisrael by Mindy Rothstein
Chodosh and Yoshon by Lori Polly by Shoshana Wrubel and Aviva Charlap by Ariella Svei and Meira Weisbord	The Prohibition of Eating Blood by Esther Rosner & Idena Finkelstein by Chani Agar and Menucha Zimmerman
Gelatin by Sara Rosenbaum and Frayda Laufer by Rebecca Klein and Hila Reich by Micalle Carl and Yaffa Karp	Is Turkey Kosher? by Shoshana Eleff and Chava Fischer by Ariella Cohen and Adeena Goldstein
Bugs by Aleeza Dickstein by Gabriella Schoor	Maaris Ayin by Esther Bochner and Zahava Sinensky
Fish and Meat Together by Shoshie Wolf and Chana Wildman	Should I be a Vegetarian? by Nomi Presby and Elana Kessel by Rena Mandel and Leah Schiffman
What's a Kosher Bird? by Lisa Zelmanovic	Basar She Nisalem Min HaAyin by Elana Schwarzberg
Tevilat Keilim by Tamar Snyder and Alex Weiser by Alyssa Weinblatt by Gila Rosenbaum and Rebecca Weiser	Separating Meat and Milk by Ricki Rapps and Shani Rosenblatt
Bishul Akum by Davidah Moradi and Penny Rubin	Blood Spots in Eggs by Rena Hanfling and Chani Kaufman by Esti Weintraub and Shira Klein
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Students culled their research for these projects from many sources.
Students used the following websites in researching their Kashrut topics:
ou.org ok.org kof-k.com kosherinfo.com kashrut.com kosherquest.org star-k.org judaicacity.com kosherconsumer.org aishdas.org/webshas aishdas.org/hamakor www.frumteens.com kosherline.com

Students also used the following books:
Rabbi Avrohom Blumenkrantz's book on Hilchot Pesach, Rabbi Cohen's book on Tevilat Keilim, Rabbi Binyamin Forst's book on The Laws of Kashrus, Meat and Dairy by Rabbi Ehud Rosenberg, The Jewish Encyclopedia of moral and Ethical Issues by Rabbi Nachum Amsel.

Students also used many articles from Rabbi J. David Bleich's Survey of Recent Halakhic Periodical Literature which appears in the journal Tradition.
Finally, students used many different articles from the Journal in Halacha and Contemporary Society published by RJJ including: "Taking Medicine in a Gel-Cap" by Rabbi Howard Jachter, "Bishul Akum" by Rabbi Moshe Bernstein, "Tevilah of Utensils", "Chalav Yisrael", and "Vegetarianism from a Jewish Perspective" all three by Rabbi Alfred Cohen, "Stam Yeinom" by Rabbi Israel Poleyeff, What's the Truth About... Glatt Kosher and Is Turkey Kosher? both by Rabbi Ari Z. Zivotofsky, Ph.D .

To contact Rabbi Pittinsky with any questions or comments, email him at: mailto:pittinsky@aol.com

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by Lisa Zelmanovic