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All You Need is Shellac

Rabbi Eli Gersten

Rabbi Eli Gersten
Rabbinic Coordinator, OU Kashruth

Yum, yum, yum…I sure can’t wait to have beetle secretions on my candy! Sound bizarre? It’s been happening for a long time…Join Rabbi Eli Gersten, the OU Kashruth Rabbinic Coordinator responsible for recording OU’s halachic policies, for a discussion of shellac (A/K/A confectioner’s glaze), a beetle secretion used for putting a shine on candies. How can it be kosher? And what does it have in common with oyster shells and bee’s wax? You’ll “shell”y be sad if you “lac” this knowledge! If you have questions or comments for Rabbi Gersten please send them to: gerstene@ou.org