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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
In Shmos 17:12 it says do not eat blood. Yerushalmi Yuma 8:3 says from here we see that drinking is part of eating as it says do not eat blood. Gemara in Brachos 40a discusses when one says, “Prepare the animal food.” When one already said Hamotzie but did not yet eat if it is considered a hefsek. Rav Shshes says that since one can not eat before his animal therefore it is not considered a hefsek. We find this in Krias Shema where it says, “I will give food to the animals,” and then it says, “You shall eat and be satiated.”

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By Rabbi Avrohom Dovid Waxman

[Audio below.] The following is a shiur was delivered by Rav Eytan Feiner, the brilliant and dynamic rov of the White Shul, Cong. Knesseth Israel in Far Rockaway, on the Leil HaSeder.
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By Rabbi Tzvi Rosen, Star-K Kashrus Administrator; Editor, Kashrus Kurrents
As Pesach begins tonight, the grocery bills have mounted and the bank account has dwindled. The Jewish housewife courageously attempts to hold the household budget intact without compromising her strict standard of Pesach Kashrus. She asks: Are there products in the marketplace that live up to their claims of fresh, pure, natural, or additive-free that can be purchased worry-free without special Passover certification, or are there legitimate kashrus concerns that would require the product to carry reliable Kosher for Passover certification? Let us take a behind-the-scenes look at some of these potential products.
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By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld
Are Matzos that are baked from wheat that are grown on salty waters, like in Arizona, Kosher? What about Matzos baked with flour that has sugar in it?
There are four types of Matzos that are not just made from flour and water exclusively. The first type is Matzos that is kneaded with fruit juice which is called Matza Ashira. The second Matzah is spiced Matzah which is made from Dough or flour that has spices mixed into it. The third type of Matzah where spices are added to it. The fourth type of Matzah is Matzah that had salt added.

By Rabbi Berach Steinfeld