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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt">From the Guide to Chodosh-Y.
Herman<span></span></span></b></p>
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Line 718-305-5133, email <span class="gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><a href="mailto:yherman@earthlink.net" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:normal">yherman@earthlink.net</span></a></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9pt"><span></span></span></p>
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Bulletin discusses (1) Our planned schedule of publications for the new season,
(2) Deadlines of the Guide for mashgichim and hashgochos for Yoshon, (3) How to
subscribe to next season’s Guide, (4)Preliminary estimates of the start of the
new Chodosh season, (5) an appeal for donations to the Guide, and (6) Form to
use if you wish to fax in your subscription<span></span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:center;break-after:avoid;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span>(1)<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt">Planned publication schedule for next season’s Guide<span></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">As
in the past, we plan BS”D to publish a preliminary brief edition of the Guide
as soon as possible at the beginning of the new Chodosh season, approximately
early September. This should have enough information to start the new season,
including preliminary Chodosh dates and package codes for many packaged goods.
The full Guide will plan to publish after sukkos, to give mashgichim ample time
to forward their hashgocho information to us. In addition, there usually is at
least one update bulletin around January. All this will be mailed out to paid
subscribers and be available by email. (The Preliminary Guide will be available
as usual also at the local distributors in some cities. However, we would like
to encourage people to subscribe directly instead, so that they can be updated
on changes that may occur.)<span></span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:center;break-after:avoid;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span>(2)<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt">New deadlines for hashgocho certification to be
included in the Guide<span></span></span></h2>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">From
its inception, the mode of operation of the Guide was to seek out individual
hashgochos and actively seek from them their Yoshon certifications. Most
mashgichim were interested in helping, but Yoshon was not their primary job
responsibility. This often made the task of gathering Yoshon hashgocho
information very time consuming, involving the need for frequent follow-up
reminders and phone calls. Due to the increase in the scope of this task and
the limitations in manpower, we will no longer be able to make such repeated
calls to mashgichim and hashogocho organizations as in the past. Instead, we
have notified them of the deadlines by which they need to provide their
certification information to be included in the Guide to Chodosh. <b><u>For this new forthcoming season the
deadline for inclusion in the first, preliminary Guide will be Aug 15 ‘18. For
the second and final Guide it will be Oct 25 ’18. </u></b>We will not be able
to list in the Guide those products which are under hashgocho about which we
were not supplied Yoshon certification information before these deadlines. Note
that the Guide does not charge for having any products listed. This is a
service provided free-of-charge to both the Yoshon-observant public and the
manufacturers. Therefore we ask all hashgochos to please cooperate for the
mutual benefit of the public and their paying clients.<span></span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:center;break-after:avoid;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span>(3)<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt">How to subscribe to have the printed material mailed to
you<span></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">The
subscription cost is $18 for all material to be mailed within the USA, $20 to
Canada and Mexico, and $25 to be mailed to Israel and other parts of the world.
The preferred method is to subscribe using a credit or debit card. This is very
convenient for most people and is easier for us. We accept Visa, MasterCard,
American Express and Discover. <b>If you are totally unable to charge to your
card we will accept checks, but only if you have no other option. We have had
problems with checks being mailed for subscriptions in the past.<span></span></b></span></p>
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subscribe with credit/debit cards<span></span></span></u></b></p>
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</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size:8pt">By recorded telephone message<span></span></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">Call 646-278-1189
and record a voice message with the requested information: Your phone number,
credit card number and expiration date month and year, your name, and mailing
address. <b>Note we must have your contact phone number or email address so we
can contact you in case of questions.</b> <b><u>We cannot accept subscriptions
without<span> </span>such contact information.</u></b>
<b>Without it,</b> <b><u>your subscription can not be processed and you will
not receive a Guide. </u></b>Do not leave us any Chodosh questions or other
messages at this number. Use instead our Hot Line number 718-305-5133.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size:8pt">Fax your credit/debit card information<span></span></span></u></p>
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send the above information by faxing it to our secure fax site at 888-755-7590.
Please fill in and fax us the order printed at the end of this bulletin. (In
the past some people had trouble faxing us the subscription orders. We believe
that this is because some low-cost phone systems do not allow calling toll-free
numbers such as this 888 number. If the fax number does not respond, please
call this number from any other phone system such as your cell phone to confirm
that the fax system is working on our end.)<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><u><span style="font-size:8pt">Do not send credit card information by email!<span></span></span></u></p>
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send us credit card information by email since email is not secure and your
information may be compromised. <span></span></span></p>
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Recurring Billing using a credit/debit card:</span></u></b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34);background:white">If you signed up for
Automatic Renewal of your Subscription </span><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(80,0,80);background:white">LOOK AT THE ADDRESS LABEL
ON THIS BULLETIN. </span><span style="font-size:8pt"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">(a) IF YOU SEE “RB” NEXT TO YOUR NAME, that
means that you have been charged for this year’s guide. The charge went
thorough and NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED ON YOUR PART. Confirmation phone
calls will not be made this season.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background:white;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)">(b) If you do not see "RB" next
to your name, you have not been charged. If you have signed up for Recurring
Billing, then your subscription did not go through. Either the Credit Card
expired or it was changed or we were missing some information. If this
occurred, you have been REMOVED from Recurring Billing and NEED to re-subscribe
this year. We will not call you to remind you. This is your only
reminder. <span></span></span></p>
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subscribe by mailing a check<span></span></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"> <b>If
you are totally unable to charge to your card we will accept checks, but this
is<u> only if there is NO other option</u>. We have had problems with checks
being mailed for subscriptions in the past. </b>If you must use a check, make
out the check to Project Chodosh for the amounts stated above and mail it with
your full address information and phone number to Project Chodosh, c/o Mrs. C.
Rosskamm, 963</span><span style="font-size:8pt"> Armstrong Ave, Staten
Island, NY 10308.<span></span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:center;break-after:avoid;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span>(4)<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt">Preliminary estimates for the start of the new Chodosh
season.<span></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">We
give the following early estimates of when the new Chodosh season is expected
to start, based on the experience of earlier years.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">-<u>Oats</u>
products may be Chodosh at the end of July or early August. <span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">-<u>Spring
wheat</u> products may be Chodosh by early August in the Midwest USA and by mid
August, elsewhere in the USA. This includes bread, challahs, rolls bagels and
pizza made in local bakeries.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u><span style="font-size:8pt">Barley
</span></u><span style="font-size:8pt">(pearled barley used, for example in
cholent) could be Chodosh by early September. However, in recent years we have
had may heimishe brands Yoshon under the hashgocho the entire season.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">The
above are preliminary estimates. We hope to have updates on this as a Hot Line
news recording and by email, after the harvest of the Chodosh crop starts, at
the end of July.<span></span></span></p>
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<h2 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 0.5in;text-align:center;break-after:avoid;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt"><span>(5)<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:8pt">An appeal for donations<span></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-size:8pt">The
Guide to Chodosh is a non-profit project (tax-deductable, Tax ID 45-447-5432),
dedicated to the gathering and dissemination of Chodosh-Yoshon information of
practical value to the consumer. Our expenses include printing, telephone and
fax related charges, and the salaries of part-time helpers who make the Guide
possible. (Y. Herman does not charge for his time.) Most, but not all of these
costs are covered by the paid subscriptions. However, donations would be
appreciated to cover the balance of our budget. Tax deductible payments may be
made by check to “Project Chodosh” and be mailed to Project Chodosh, c/o
Rosskamm, 963 Armstrong Ave. Staten Island, NY 10308. Alternatively, call our
Guide order phone number, </span><span style="font-size:8pt">646-278-1189. Record your name and credit card
number as requested. Be sure to specify that your call is to make a donation
and the amount of the donation.</span><span style="font-size:8pt"><span></span></span></p>
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