Monthly Archives: September 2008

A Note About Badatz Beit Yosef

A Note About Badatz Beit Yosef Tuesday, 23 Elul 5768 (September 23, 2008) For reasons that may not be relevant, I have received numerous inquiries regarding supervisions, with many or even most referring to the Beit Yosef supervision. Rather than responding individually, I will address all the questions in this short post. 1.      The hechsher read more »

Unauthorized Kashrut Certificates

Tuesday, September 16, 2008 16 Elul 5768 The Chief Rabbinate of Israel today released a bulletin showing color copies of many of the “unauthorized” kashrut certificates, some quite common in Jerusalem. I have uploaded the document, which appears in the “Files” section in the hope you may consider printing it out prior to visiting and read more »

Luntz Street Mehadrin Survey – Part IV – Dolce Latte Café, Taboon Bakery & Hello Burgers Bar and More

Thursday, September 11, 2008 11 Elul 5768 Luntz Street Mehadrin Survey – Part IV – Dolce Latte Café, Taboon Bakery & Hello Burgers Bar and More Forgive the long title – agreeably it is veers somewhat from standard practice, but it does provide a ‘heads up’ as to the contents of the article. For the read more »

Luntz Street Mehadrin Survey – Part 3 – Korisin Chinese

Sunday, September 07, 2008 7 Elul 5768 Luntz Street Mehadrin Survey – Part III – Korisin Chinese Located opposite Rimon Café on Luntz Street is Korisin, at 2 Luntz Street, under the supervision of the Jerusalem Rabbinate Mehadrin. This morning, I met with the mashgiach, who requested his name not be included in the article read more »