Vintage Grain: The Mitzvah of Keeping Yashan (Paperback)

Vintage Grain: The Mitzvah of Keeping Yashan (Paperback)

If you have never heard of the prohibition of eating chadash grain, you're not alone. This book covers everything you want to know!

The first book written on how to "keep yashan" explains every needed detail. It's for the newcomer to the mitzvah as well as those in the kosher food industry who want to cater to a stricter standard. Pictures, charts and clear explanations educate and entertain. You too can "reap" the benefits of "Vintage Grain".

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About the Book

This is the first book ever written strictly on the subject of the lesser-known Jewish law found in the Torah (Bible), concerning eating only “yashan” (literally, “old grain”), also spelled “yoshon”. In our modern times of highly processed foods, this can be a challenge. It covers everything one needs to know in order to fulfill the “Mitzvah of Keeping Yashan”, (also known as the “Prohibition of Chadash” or “new grain”). This book is also a valuable resource for those in the kosher food industry who would like to reach a market of those with a stricter standard.
Full of beautiful color photographs and clear explanations, it is sure to help educate and provide enjoyment at the same time. Whether you just want to learn more, or you would like to take on this mitzvah, “Vintage Grain” is for you. It tells you everything you need to know, from how and when to start, to knowing what is yashan nearly at a glance. It also thoroughly explains how to use the lengthy annual publication “Guide to Chodosh”. With tips, charts, resources, and lists, you too can “reap” the benefits of “Vintage Grain”.

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Details
Author: Chasya Katriela Eshkol
Genres: Halacha, Helpful Guides and Instruction, Judaism, Kosher Food, Non-Fiction, Torah
Publisher: Tovim Press
Publication Year: 2019
Format: Paperback
Length: 190 pages
ASIN: B07QBWF88G
ISBN: 9780999478691
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List Price: 19.37
eBook Price: 16.99
Reviews: Haskama from Rabbi Zev Leff: Dear Friends, I have seen the book "Vintage Grain" by Chasya Katriela Eshkol. The book presents a comprehensive discussion of the prohibition of chodosh - new grain that grows before Pesach and is prohibited until the second day of Pesach. The book explains the prohibition and extensively gives advice on how to identify products that present an issue of chodosh and how to identify products that are yashan and are therefore permissable. Although the prevailing custom is to permit chodosh on grains grown outside of Eretz Yisroel especially in non-Jewish owned fields (as mentioned in the book on page 51) however many opinions prohibit chodosh even in such grain and more and more people are accepting this strigency and are careful to only eat products that are yashon. This book covers the issues involved and presents many interesting facts about the food industry and its history. I found this book informative, interesting and even entertaining. I recommend it not only to those who are stringent concerning yashan, but even to those who do not adhere to this stringency, but should be aware of the issue and be well informed of a Torah mitzvah that at least applies even today in Eretz Yisroel. I pray that Hashem bless the authoress with life and health and commend her for a quality presentation that merits the community. Sincerely, With Torah blessings Rabbi Zev Leff
Chasya Katriela Eshkol

Chasya Katriela Eshkol is the Executive Director and founder of The Yoshon Network Inc., a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated solely to the mitzvah of keeping yashan. She has written articles for Jewish Spirit Magazine for the Cincinnati Community Kollel, created articles and poetry for the Cincinnati Jewish Women’s Journal, pen and ink drawings, the Pet Pride Inc. newsletter, and previously created word and crossword puzzles for The Morris Report. Her first published book was Can Do Kosher! A Quick and Concise Guide to Becoming Kosher, and is not likely to be the last.

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