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First
Time In North America! |
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ASK OU
Mesorah Conference II
The Pareve Mesorahs |
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A Halachic and Historical
Perspective of Fish, Plants and Color
Sunday,
February 19, 2006 • 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Lander College, 75-31 150th
Street,
Kew Gardens Hills, NY
Register now!
SWORDFISH, KINGKLIP AND
RAVA’S SHABBOS FISH – THE TALE OF
THE THREE
FISH THAT (ALMOST) GOT AWAY
Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
AN
ANALYSIS OF “KASKESES” –
PAST&PRESENT
Rabbi Chaim Goldberg
MATZOH MESOROS
AROUND THE WORLD
Dr. Ari Greenspan
THE KOSHER STATUS OF GELATIN
Rabbi Menachem Genack
SHIURIM (MEASUREMENTS) IN
HALACHAH
Rabbi Yisroel Belsky
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 THE
ESROG WARS –
THE HALACHIC HISTORY, BOTANY
AND
ECONOMICS OF THE ESROG
Dr. Ari Greenspan and Rabbi
Dr. Ari Zivotofsky
THE
MITZVAH OF TECHELES
IN OUR TIMES
Rabbi Hershel Schachter
THE FIVE TYPES OF GRAIN – DO
THEY INCLUDE OATS?
Rabbi Dr. Seth Mandel
THE TZARAAS ILLUSION – COLOR AND
DEPTH PERCEPTION IN HALACHAH
Dr. Shalom Kelman
SHOFAR SHAPE – STRAIGHT OR CURVED?
Rabbi Ami Cohen |
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Be
a
part of
an exciting
halachic adventure! |
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If
you
attended the
ASK
OU Mesorah Conference
I - The
Mesorah of
Kosher Birds
and Animals,
you won’t
want to
miss
this Mesorah
Conference II
- The
Pareve Mesorahs!
Open
to men
and women.
Pre-registration required.
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See…
- A rare
nighttime video of the South African kingklip swimming. Does it
swim like an eel?
- Vintage video of pre-war matzah baking in
Europe. Did they really have round
machine matzah?
- A video of a
Moroccan Esrog harvest. Pictures of sliced Esrogim
from around the world and
understand how they relate to Halachic descriptions. Are there
really differences between European,
Moroccan and Yemenite Esrogim?
- Various animal
horns and discover which ones are kosher to be
used as a Shofar on Rosh HaShana.
- The highlights of the first ASK OU
Mesorah Conference on Kosher
Birds and Animals.
Learn...
- Whether a
citrus fruit from China which looks
like an Esrog with fingers is kosher
for the mitzvah
- Why many people are now wearing Techeles
and why the “new” Techeles is different
from that of 100 years ago
- What is meant by “depth” regarding
Tzaraas
- What Brachah is made on
oatmeal
- The true identity of
the Talmudic Shibuta. Can we eat the
same fish the Amoraim ate for Shabbos?
- How European politics and medical history
influenced the Esrogim we use today
- If swordfish have scales
- Recipes to bake matzah. Is it really the
world’s shortest book?
- The story of gelatin – can an animal
by-product be pareve?
- About eggs then and now – have the
measurements changed from the time
of the Gemara?
- How the botanical methods of plant
propagation relate to the halachos
of grafted Esrogim
Please complete this registration
form
and
mail along with any checks to:
ORTHODOX UNION
11 Broadway, New York, NY 10004
Attention: Rabbi Yosef Grossman
OR
email kleina@ou.org.
Light refreshments will be provided by the OU
during the conference.
They are sponsored by the Zweigenhaft family in memory of their
father,
HaRav Shlomo Zev Ben HaRav Moshe Chaim, Zt'l
Directions To Lander
College
From Manhattan
• Take Triboro Bridge exit on FDR or Harlem River Drive
towards Queens and
Airports
• Pass through tolls and over Triboro Bridge which
becomes
Grand Central
Pkwy East
• Take 69 Rd - Jewel Ave. exit (one exit after exit for
LIE)
• Take first possible left which is Jewel Ave.
• Continue down Jewel Ave. past Main St. for 2 lights to
150th St.
• Turn right onto 150th St. to Lander College, 75-31
150th St.From Brooklyn
• Take the BQE towards Queens and follow signs to Grand
Central Parkway
East exit.
• Exit from BQE on right towards Grand Central Parkway
East
• Take 69 Rd - Jewel Ave. exit (one exit after exit for
LIE)
• Take first possible left which is Jewel Ave.
• Continue down Jewel Ave. past Main St. for 2 lights to
150th St.
• Turn right onto 150th St. to Lander College, 75-31
150th St. |
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Orthodox Union
Eleven Broadway, New York, NY 10004
For more information, call Rabbi Yosef Grossman, Director ASK
OU, at (212)613-8212
Fax: (212) 613-0621 Email:
grossman@ou.org
www.ou.org
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