QUESTION: I understand there is a halacha of pas yisrael (Jewish bread). Is it true that all bread in Israel is indeed pas yisrael? Is bread from non-Jews permitted if there is a hechsher? Is the issue of pas yisrael only relevant in Elul or between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? I believe I heard read more
I receive many many questions regarding issues pertaining to dairy products, chalav yisrael, mehadrin Vs non-mehadrin and so forth. This article intends to give an overview while addressing the practical application of buying Tnuva products. The halachic concept of chalav yisrael and related matters is the subject of an in-depth halachic article that I hope read more
Chief Rabbinate of Israel Fraud Division Kashrut Alert – 021 July 21, 2009 29 Tammuz 5769 Merlot Wine Alert Ein Kerem Merlot Sira wine 2006 (barcode 7290003541430) states it is mehadrin min ha’mehadrin under the supervision of Rabbi Dov Lior Shlita and the OU USA, kosher of Passover. An inspection reveals the wine is a read more
Question: I am going to a restaurant. How can I know if I may eat there? (004) First find out which hecsher it has. If you recognize it as a reliable hechsher (i.e. you’ve been told in the recent past by your Rav or halachic advisor that this hechsher is reliable) then you may eat read more
Leading the battle against dangerous greens are Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger Shlita and Tzfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlita, who heads the Chief Rabbinate’s leafy greens department. They are targeting growers who feel that instead of using the necessary controlled hothouse conditions to create insect-free vegetables, they rely on regular methods and spray mega doses read more
QUESTION: I am wondering why today the issue of bug/insect infestation has become so prominent. Our parents and grandparents were observant and this did not seem to be an issue. Is this a stringency or is this actual halacha. I understood that an insect that is not visible to the eye is not a problem read more
Earlier today, I released a statement provided to me by Rabbi Eliyahu Safran of the OU in the United States. I began by posting this document in response to many emails regarding raisins, but did not expect such a vibrant and rapid response, wanting to know about raisins in Eretz Yisrael.
Chief Rabbinate of Israel Fraud Division Kashrut Alert – 020 July 15, 2009 23 Tammuz 5769 Muscat Lunch Bar Restaurant During an inspection of the Muscat Lunch Bar Restaurant, 24 Ta’as Street, Kfar Saba, unidentified lamb fat was discovered. After questioning those in charge, inspectors learned the lamb fat was not kosher. As a result, read more
What is the truth about raisins here and imported? Last year there was a whole to do about the KAJ OU and CRC releasing various statements that all raisins are infested etc. Can we eat USA and or Israeli raisins? Do they have to be checked? If yes how? If there are raisins in cereal read more
I am hearing from many a bochur that Ashkenazim cannot eat from the Hechsher of Badatz Beis Yosef due to the following stated reasons: 1. Sefardi Shechita is unacceptable for Ashkenazim 2. Sefardi Halacha allows parts of the animals to be eaten that Ashkenazim cannot eat. 3. Badatz Beis Yosef allows in general certain heterim read more
