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So, New? - A Discussion of Yashan

Rav Hershel Schachter

Rabbi Hershel Schachter
Senior Halachic Consultant, OU Kashruth

“Is it Yashan?” is a phrase heard more and more these days in bakeries and restaurants. But what exactly is “Yashan”? Join Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshivas Rabbenu Yitzchok Elchanon and Senior Halachic Consultant with OU Kashruth, as he thoroughly and clearly explains this lesser-known aspect of kashrus. What makes a food Yashan or Chadash? Does this halacha apply outside of Israel? Why doesn’t everybody observe it? Tune in here for the “news’ about Yashan.