Kashrut

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?
 A WOMAN walks past a Jerusalem eatery with a Tzohar kashrut certificate.

Tzohar asks High Court to reject state's bid to void kashrut license

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act, state tells High Court

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

High Court sets Tuesday deadline in Tzohar kashrut-license dispute


Founder of private kashrut supervision to be honored

Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz will receive the Yashrut 'Game Changer' Leadership Award.

Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz and Baker’s Boulangerie and Patisserie owner Lior Glickman sign the ‘trust alliance’ certification.

Bimbo bread is back for kosher consumers

The company's announcement in November that it was dropping kosher certification on all their bread products created an uproar among kosher consumers.

Loaves of bread of Mexican breadmaker Grupo Bimbo are pictured at a convenience store in Monterrey, Mexico, August 6, 2018

Half of Israeli-Jewish population would like more non-Orthodox 'streams'

The survey was conducted for the Center for Religion, Nation and State and will be presented at the organization's annual conference at the IDI on Monday morning.

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Kashrut agencies force two NY restaurants to cancel lesbian comic

Jewish comedian Leah Forster says 'it is difficult to keep taking the high road when I keep being so personally attacked,'

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Alternative Orthodox kashrut authority certifies Sinai hotel

This upcoming Hanukkah, a Tzohar-trained and certified kashrut supervisor will provide full kosher supervision at the La Playa Beach Resort Taba Hotel.

Beduin ride camels in the Sinai Peninsula in 2006

IDF to appoint female kashrut supervisors

This is the first time the military rabbinate has opened the kashrut supervision course to women.

Male and female soldiers remember the fallen at a Remembrance Day ceremony on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl

Should Jews and Israel engage with Europe's populist, far-right parties?

Jews and Israel cannot give kashrut stamp to far-right parties, warns Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, head of the Conference of European Rabbis.

RABBI PINCHAS GOLDSCHMIDT: Jews become the collateral damage

Hatch hits it out of the park

It is with the food that Greenblatt’s skills really shine. Warning: this is not a great choice for vegans.

Hatch

Starbucks is no longer kosher...sort of?

“Working directly with the company we were able to expand the list of kosher items to include frappuccinos, mocha and caramel sauce, among other things."

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Free Kashrut

In response to the ruling, Tzohar said it would take time to review the full decision but would “continue to work towards our goal to increase the number of kashrut observant consumers."

A Kashrut certificate hangs at the entrance to a bakery in Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market