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Kitniot and Rav Kook's Sesame Oil

The fight over kitniot and the Jaffa oil controversy of 1909

Student Beit Midrash at LSJS 12/04/11 (last few minutes missing)

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Kashrut of Turkey

Why is Turkey Kosher? A Study in Meta-halachic Ingenuity

Student Beit Midrash at LSJS March 2011

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Session 1: Gemara, Rishonim and Shulchan Aruch

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Session 2: Darkey Teshuvah 1 and Responsa

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Session 3: Darkey Teshuva 2 and shifting the burden of proof

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Kashrut of Milk and Cheese

The Milk Controversy and why Cheese is Kosher

Student Beit Midrash at LSJS February 2011

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Session 1: The Gemara and meta-halachic considerations

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Session 2: Milk powder, chocolate and modern production
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Session 3: Why is cheese kosher?

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