How do you check Rosh Hashana simanim, leeks and dates, for bugs? 👀

Shalom everyone. My name's Rabbi Sharrat from  OU Kosher, and today we're going to go over some   simanim for the night of Rosh Hashana that can  be prone to infestation and how to wash them or   check them pretty quickly. Here we go. First on  the list is leek. They're relatively clean from   infestation, but there could be a lot of dirt  and gunk inside. There's a lot of dirt in here.   You want to cut along the length here. So this way  you can get along the whole stem. And then you're   going to open it up. Then you see in between these  layers you can have a lot of dirt. So, we're just   going to open it up a little bit to expose some  of those layers. With your thumb, just rinse well,   going through all the layers right there. Just  like that. You can get rid of all the dirt   that way. Go through one, you know, rinsing off  thoroughly. You are good to go. Next on our list   are dates. Dates are pretty straightforward. Just  look on the outside to see if you see any obvious   signs of infestation. One of the most common ways  that infestation for dried fruits can be from   storage. Slice it in half, open it up, and look  for any obvious signs of infestation like worms,   ants, even beetles, or any sort of webbings, and  you could just remove that, and then you should   be fine. Often what can be overlooked is on the  outside layer, there could be a thin little layer   in between the fruit and the skin. Sometimes  you could find a bug that's embedded in there,   and it would be obvious because it's such a thin  layer. Keep an eye out for those little cracks   and crevices along the top and bottom as well. Now  you have a better understanding to be a little bit   more careful for the simanim on the night of Rosh  Hashana, for the new year. Shana tova umetuka!