Kashrut
Tzohar returns to High Court, seeks order compelling Rabbinate to license it as kosher certifier
The new petition argues that, even after a ruling in November ordering the Rabbinate to decide whether Tzohar qualifies and, if so, to issue a license, the state still has not acted.
Some Jews are willing to risk their lives rather than receive a porcine transplant - study
Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat
Gov’t requests three more months to present kashrut law adjustments
Wine talk: Separation, not division
Kashrut standards for wine in Israel have a long and complicated history. Tzohar is providing a private alternative to make kosher wine more accessible.
The meat of the matter: Biting into the Veranda at Jerusalem’s David Citadel Hotel - review
Veranda is certainly not for the budget-conscious – you’re paying for the fabulous view, attentive service, quality of food and preparation.
Room for debate: Key considerations
Kosher meat endangered by Canadian regulations, say Jewish certifiers
New Canadian government regulations, including the issue of the humaneness of animal slaughter, endanger the ability of the Jewish community to slaughter and purchase kosher meat.
Cultivated meat and kashrut: What will the Kosher status be? - opinion
The question of the kosher status of cultivated meat products carries great significance for the future of kashrut and may lay the groundwork for entirely new precedents in this area.
A kosher ‘kind of Chinese’ restaurant in New Jersey lands on NYT’s 2023 list of eateries
Fat Choy has reopened in suburban New Jersey, with a Jewish partner and kosher certification.
Kosher food in Israel is an $800 million racket of corruption - opinion
The direct cost of corrupt kashrut services is very high and burdens the economy with about $800 million, as well as raising the cost of almost all goods to our families, rich and poor.
This week in Jerusalem: Whose kashrut is it?
A weekly round-up of city affairs.
High Court overturns Chief Rabbinate ban on Tzohar kashrut for imports
Some two years ago, the Chief Rabbinate's imports committee denied an initial Tzohar request to allow its certification to apply for imported goods.
The House of Religions: From Hindu Temple to kosher kitchen - opinion
Eight religious groups share the communal spaces which comprise a restaurant, a library, meeting and conference rooms in Bern.
