Part 3 in the series prepared for JKN by Rabbi Tzvi Liker III – “Kosher?” Or “Kosher!” In our first columns we raised the question of establishing a kashrus system for those who interest in kashrus is minimal at best. This week I would like to deal with that topic more in depth. (Note: The read more
Chief Rabbinate Statement on Schita Following the damaging report appearing in Yediot Achronot, which was translated and published by JKN, the Chief Rabbinate has released a statement regarding its schita and standard of meat. The original Hebrew text appears on the website following this translation. ****
QUESTION: For those of us who are privileged to live in Israel, especially the new immigrants, we immediately learn about the obligation to take tithes, trumot and ma’asrot on fruits and vegetables. I understand that the laws today are only of a Rabbinical nature, yet the demand for adherence by kashrut agencies leads me to read more
Rabbi Rafi Yochai, who heads the Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrut Fraud Division, confirmed that while a “Kosher Festival” is held in Petach Tikvah, no one bothered to approach the Petach Tikvah Rabbinate for kosher supervision.
Important Notice from the Machon Torah V’Haaretz The following notification from the Torah & Land Institute was received by email on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The original Hebrew text appears below this English translation:
The following update regarding the status of ShuferSal Deal – Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, was released by Rabbi Yaakov Warhaftig Shlita, of Har Nof. It was Rav Warhaftig who provided me with the information appearing in the previous report, warning shoppers of possible kashrut hazards in various departments of the store. Hebrew original appears on the read more
The following statement was released by the OU Kashrut Department in response to the JKN article published this past Sunday (http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/2009/08/new-kashrut-agency-in-israel-3rd-shuk-tour-ou-israel/). “A recent article raised questions about the standards of Israeli food establishments under OU supervision.The article did not claim that kashrus was compromised.Rabbi Yosef Minsky, the OU representative in Israel, has informed us, and read more
1. JKN Looking for a Volunteer 2. 4th and 5th Machane Yehuda Shuk Tours 3. Honey for Rosh Hashanah 4. Is the Hechsher Good? 5. Shofarot Need a Hechsher 6. Jerusalem Old City Shwarma Shop JKN Looking for a Volunteer Actually, this is an official JKN request for a handout – not cash, but perhaps read more
ShuferSal Deal – Givat Shaul On May 13, 2009, I released an update regarding Shufersal Deal on Kanfei Nesharim Street in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Yerushalayim, situated between two shomer shabbat neighborhoods, Har Nof and Kiryat Moshe. Unfortunately, since that time, the store has not managed to get its kashrut act together. The following read more
Part 2 in the series prepared for JKN by Rabbi Tzvi Liker II – Kashrus Laws Last time, we began to discuss the kashrus laws in Israel. What we will try to do over the next few weeks is to continue explaining the laws, and then get into specifics. The second law we mentioned permits read more
