CHODOSH BULLETIN-28 JUL 16

GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, 

CHODOSH BULLETIN-28 JUL 16

We have not yet received official confirmation from the US Dep’t of Agriculture of the start of the harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley. However, it is certain that this has begun. We have received a message from a mashgiach that at least one mill received shipments of Chodosh spring wheat on Friday, Jul. 22 and a second mill has received Chodosh on Jul 27. These 2 mills are in the Midwest, near the harvest areas. I will not issue final Chodosh cutoff dates for the upcoming season until the official word is out from the US Dep’t of Agriculture, expected this coming Tuesday.  Meanwhile below are the updated revised tentative Chodosh starting dates.

1)       Freshly baked items using spring wheat, including breads, challahs, bagels, rolls, pizza and some cakes and cookies may be Chodosh in the Midwest after the PURCHASE DATE of Jul 29. Elsewhere in the US, this date would be Aug 12.

2)       Packaged foods from spring wheat may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Jul 29, or the PURCHASE date of Aug 12.

3)       Noodles and pasta may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 17 and the PURCHASE date of Sept 1.

4)       Barley, such as pearled barley, may be Chodosh after the PACKING date of Aug 2 and PURCHASE date of Aug 16.

5)       Oats: Oats in all products, including cereals, may be Chodosh starting with a PACKING date of Jul 20, PURCHASE date of Aug 3. (The known exception is for General Mills cereals including all Cheerios, for which the Chodosh packing date is July 31 or later.)

6)       Barley malt (also listed in the ingredients as “malt”) may be Chodosh as of the packing date of Dec 15. Package codes should be checked after the purchase date of Dec 15 for beer made from barley malt and Mar 15 for malt in other products.

Even though pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3 crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas.

Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible.

The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now.

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Meat Restaurant Nine Days

If a kosher meat restaurant will close during the nine days, and the customers will instead go to a non-Kosher restaurant,  can the Kosher restaurant remain open?

Rav Kook - yes, it is a Seudat MItzvah to save Jews from eating Treif
(source: Moadei Ha-Re'eiyah pp. 539-542)' see

http://www.ravaviner.com/2016/07/in-honor-of-ha-rav-colonel-ayal-krim.html
and http://ravkooktorah.org/TISHA_65.htm

Rav Chaim Kanievsky (I just started reading his new book http://www.artscroll.com/Books/RCKTWH.html ) and on page 23 said "keeping the restaurant open, and having a religious person serve meat during the nine days is a chillul Hashem...You should not open the retaurant.


Rav Ovadia Yosef (Teshuvot Yechave Daat 3:38)
שאלה מבעל מסעדה כשרה: האם מותר לו לפתוח המסעדה ולספק מאכלי בשר ללקוחות הרגילים אצלו, גם לאחר ראש חודש אב, אף על פי שאסור לאכול אז מאכלי בשר, שאם לא יעשה כן ילכו הלקוחות שלו למסעדה אחרת ולא ישובו אליו עוד, או על כל פנים יש בזה משום לפני עור לא תתן מכשול?
 after his discussion
סיכום: מותר לישראל בעל מסעדה כשרה לספק מאכלי בשר ללקוחותיו גם אחר ראש חודש אב, ובפרט אם יש מקום לתלות שהלקוח אינו בקו הבריאות. ואם אפשר להגיש בשר עוף, עדיף יותר מאשר להגיש בשר בהמה, כמו שאמרו (בחגיגה דף ח' ע"א) שאין שמחה אלא בבשר בהמה. וכמבואר באחרונים. ויהי רצון שנזכה לראות בנחמת ציון וירושלים בקרוב אמן ואמן.

This also needs a discussion of lifnei iver, which Yechae Daas discusses.  See a recap at 
http://www.koltorah.org/ravj/Restaurants%20Serving%20Meat%20During%20the%20Nine%20Days.htm which needs still further discussion of Lifnei Iver, and the Rabi Akiva Eiger should also depend on a Machlokes Shach and Taz abotu meisayei'a when holding your head still for someone to shave it.

Chodosh Update July 19 2016

GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-..., EMAIL...

CHODOSH BULLETIN-19 JUL 16

The harvest of the Chodosh spring wheat and barley had not yet started as of the beginning of this week. Therefore, below are the revised tentative starting dates:

Our tentative recommended cutoff dates for packaged foods is Jul 20 for oats and Aug 3 for wheat and barley products (not malt, which is much later). These are packaging dates. It should take several weeks beyond that for the Chodosh packages to reach the local groceries. However, freshly baked goods in bakeries, such as bread, challah, bagels may be Chodosh (tentative) starting Aug 3 in the mid West and Aug 10 elsewhere in the US.

Even though pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3 crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas.

Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible.

The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now.

Chodosh Update - July 12, 2016

GUIDE TO CHODOSH-YOSEPH HERMAN, HOT LINE 718-305-5133, EMAIL yherman@earthlink.net

CHODOSH BULLETIN-12 JUL 16

The progress of the 3 crops, spring wheat, oats and barley is ahead of normal. According to the latest weekly bulletin from the US Department of Agriculture, the harvest of the Chodosh oats has just barely started. The spring wheat and barley harvest may start within 1 week. Our tentative recommended cutoff dates for packaged foods is Jul 20 for oats and July 27 for wheat and barley products (not malt, which is much later). These are packaging dates. It should take several weeks beyond that for the Chodosh packages to reach the local groceries. However, freshly baked goods in bakeries, such as bread, challah, bagels may be Chodosh (tentative) starting Jul 27 in the mid West and Aug 3 elsewhere in the US.

Even though pesach was late on the solar calendar this year, still almost all of the 3 crops of interest were planted after pesach and are Chodosh. The early harvest this year is due to weather conditions in the growing areas.

Those who want to purchase Yoshon items to store over the Chodosh season should do so now, as soon as possible.

The next revised update on this topic is due BE”H one week from now.

Sheva brachos for second marriage

If a choson and kallah have both been previously married, there is only one day of sheva brachos.  If there are additional meals in their honor after the first day, the zimun starts with "she'ha'simcha b'm'ono" but we do NOT make any additional brachos, not even Asher Bara.  See Aruch Hashulchan 62:20-22 who is very clear on the subject and says that the practice to say asher bara for three days is based on a misprint in the Tur and is incorrect.    See additional sorces in both directions in Hanesuin kehilchasan 2nd ed II p. 648.

Avos perek 3 - seyag lachachma shtika

Why does the mishna list "x is a seyag to y" - like "giving maaser is a seyag to wealth" but for being quiet to acquire wisdom it says "seyag lachochma shtika, the seyag for acquiring wisdom is being quiet?  It seems the simple answer is that even if you give maaser without any intent to become wealthy, the care you take in giving maaser will eventually lead you to wealth.  But being quiet, which is something passive, won't lead to anything by itself.  This shtika our mishna says refers to your active decision to be quiet because by listening you will hear many sides and let things develop - that is an active shtika, so the order had to be changed.

Holocaust Memorial Day 2016 - Yom Hashoah

The life expectancy of a concentration camp prisoner was calculated by the SS Economic Department to be nine months.  The Economic Department supplied slave labor from the camps to German industries such as Krupp, Volkswagen, Messerschmidt, AEG, IG Farben, Rheinmetal, and Siemens, according to their request.

The SS economic Department received six marks per day for every slave laborer.  According to the calculations of the SS, as recorded in a document exhibited at the International War Crimes Trials in Nuremberg, the SS income from every slave laborer amounted to 1,631 marks for the 270 days of his service to the German war machine, after deducting food and clothing expenses, and includeing an additional income of 200 marks for the valuables, which were found on the body, as well as the ashes and bones of the disposed body which were sold for fertilization.

Source: Dr. Eugen Kogon: Der SS Staat, Framnkfurt am Main, 1960

---Appendix B,
Balaam's Prophecy by Naphtali Lau-Lavie

Chodosh Updates - Jan 3, 2016

UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE FULL GUIDE TO CHODOSH 5776

3 JAN ‘16

Section 4.1 Cakes, Cookies and Crackers

ד Kashi Cookies, Chodosh code Feb 4, 16 (6 months after packing).  

ב  Kemach Oatmeal Cookies (12oz. & 18oz.) have a Chodosh code of 12 14 16. Pita Chips (Sea Salt and Multigrain) have a Chodosh code of 09/23/16. Flatbread Crisp (everything) have a Chodosh code of 06/21/15.

ד Kitov and Matamim Products: French Twists and Melba Snacks have a Chodosh code of Mar 18 2016 (7 months after packing). Soft bite Cookies: Dec 18 15 (4 months after packing). Flatbreads, Honey Wheat Pretzels, Breadsticks and Tin Breadsticks: Aug 18 16 (1 year after packing). 

Section 5.1 Regular noodles, pasta, mandlen and croutons

Wacky Mac Macaroni and Cheese from New World Pasta has a Chodosh code of August 15, 2017, 2 years after packing.

Section 7.1 Barley

ד Unger Barley is packed in a 100% Yoshon facility, however we cannot include it in the א section  it until we can get confirmation that it is Yoshon from a Mashgiach.  IMPORTANT WARNING: The Kashrus Magazine (January ’16, page 18) reported that this barley with a code on the bag of 928017 has been found to be infested with bugs. Please note that this is not a Chodosh related problem. Page 33 of the Guide warns clearly that all barley should be checked for bugs, all year around. To check barley, the Kashrus Magazine recommends that you take a full handful of the barley from the bag and check in on a white paper plate under a strong overhead light, while you slowly separate and move the kernels around.

Section 8.1 Breakfast Cereals

ד Shoprite cereals: Hot cereals have a Chodosh code of Jan 26, 2017 for oats  and Feb 2, 2017 for wheat. (18 months after packing). Cold Cereals have a code that can vary. Therefore we give a safe date of 11 months after packing that covers all cold cereals. This date is June 26, 2016 for oats, July 2, 2016 for wheat and November 2, 2016 for malt.  

ד Sturm and Village Farms oats cereals and oatmeal in cans (quick and old fashioned) Chodosh packing code July 26, 17 (2 years after packing.) For Farina the Chodosh code is Aug 2 16. (1 year after packing.)    Oatmeal packets Feb. 26, 2017 (18 months after packing). 

Section 9.1 Frozen and other Packaged Foods

א  Dr Praeger’s Sensible Foods fish products, including gefilte fish, gluten-free fish products, and breaded fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Mordechai Unger.   For all other Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods Products see listing in Section ד below.

ד Dr. Prager's Sensible Foods Products not listed under א above, have a code of Aug 2, 17 (2 years after packing)    

ב  Kemach pie crusts: Chocolate Pie Crust Yoshon as stated on the label. Graham Pie Crust uses Yoshon flour. The malt may be a problem after a packing date of 10 20 16 (360 days after packing.) This date may change to a later date. Updates will be issued when available.  Under the hashgocho of Rabbi Nussen N. Horowitz.   

Section 9.3 Soups and Soup Mixes

ד  Tradition Soups. Have one of two forms of code, either Chodosh code of N5227, (N-plant information, 5-year, 227-day of year) or the code BB Aug 15, 2017 (2 years after packing).

Section 9.5.1 Beer

ב Sam Adams Beer from wheat has a Chodosh code of MAY 2016, under the Hashgocho of the Star K.

Section 12.1.6 Five Towns, Long Island

א Gefen Gourmet 407 Mill Road, Hewlett is NOT yoshon  

א Hapina Steakhouse 128 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst is Yoshon with NO exceptions

Section 13.1 Baltimore

ב Goldberg’s New York Kosher Bagels, Pikesville,  Bagels, Bialys, and Wraps are Yoshon. Inquire in store for other items under the hashgocho of the Vaad Hakashrus of Baltimore (Star-K).  Note: The store in Timonium is not under this hashgocho for Yoshon.

Section 13.5 Chicago

א  Tel Aviv Bakery, 2944 West Devon, Chicago, (773) 864-8877. Yoshon under the hashgocho of the O-U. In the Guide, this was listed under Cleveland.

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