Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify the categories of kosher and non-kosher foods in various categories and levels; distinguish between biblically proscribed non-kosher foods and foods prohibited by rabbinical decree; determine necessary rations for bitul; determine when/whether additions to mixtures changes the status of the mixture; determine when non-koshers tastes can be nullified; identify media that are capable of transferring tastes; identify heal levels required to transfer taste; define the theory of na"t bar na"t; and apply the practical ramifications of this rule.