Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12 Tishrei 5770 Baruch Hashem, the demanding kosher consumer is beginning to have an impact, which is evident on the Jerusalem kashrus scene. A second branch of Burgers Bar has decided to join the legitimate mehadrin circle, the restaurant in Jerusalem’s Old City, which on Monday underwent the major kashering and read more
By Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer RC-Dairy (Permission granted to JKN by the OU – Published originally in the OU Daf Hakasrus) The article was written in the beginning of 2009. Halacha states that milk which is produced without hashgacha (r’iyah of a Yisroel) is non-kosher; such milk is termed “cholov akum”. This rule is a gezeirah, read more
1. Teller Bakery – Jerusalem 2. Post Note on Morano Nuts & Seeds (Machane Yehuda – Jerusalem) 3. Eida Chareidit Going Laminated 4. Badatz R’ Rubin – Supervision List 5. G‘mar Chatima Tova! Friday, September 25, 2009 7 Tishrei 5770 1. Teller Bakery – Jerusalem I continue to receive a growing number of requests from readers regarding Teller Bakery on Agrippas read more
Thursday, September 24, 2009 6 Tishrei 5770 1. Morano Nuts – No Belz or Beit Yosef Hechsher on Sweets JKN spoke with Belz Machzikei Hadas kahrus inspector Rav Yitzchak Yosef Zigelman on Thursday morning, seeking to confirm the status of the candies sold in a branch of the Morano nut and seeds stores in Machane read more
Thursday, September 24, 2009 6 Tishrei 5770 1. Burgers Bar Geula – Truly Mehadrin Well, we are making progress as there is one truly mehadrin Burgers Bar restaurant in Jerusalem, opened in recent weeks. It is located in Geula, 8 Yechezkel Street to be precise, under the supervision of Rabbi Rubin. The phone number is 02-650-0605. read more
a) Jerusalem Rabbinate b) Badatz Machzikei Hadas – Belz c) Badatz Beit Yosef d) Badatz Eida Chareidit e) Badatz Rav Rubin f) Badatz Agudat Yisrael g) OU-Israel h) Hotels 2. Arba Minim 3. Schach Infestation Concerns 4. Virtual Audio Machane Yehuda Shuk Tour 5. Chodosh Update Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5 Tishrei 5770 1. Is this Sukka Kosher? Baruch Hashem, the yomim tovim are rapidly approaching, and many read more
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 5 Tishrei 5770 Tnuva has united most of its mehadrin hechsherim under one new symbol, bringing Tnuva rav, Rabbi Ze’ev Whitman, HaGaon HaRav Mordechai Gross, Badatz Belz-Machzikei Hadas and Badatz Chug Chatam Sofer Bnei Brak under one umbrella logo. The new entity unites the mehadrin effort under the Tnuva logo, with read more
As promised, Jerusalem Kosher News is now offering an SMS-text messaging service, in English, for those wishing to subscribe. The service will bring you timely kashrut alert bulletins directly to your cellular telephone. The service is available at present in Israel and the United States. For details, pricing and online registration, please click on the read more
JKN’s Yechiel Spira was recently interviewed by Israel National News Radio host Walter Bingham, walking Machane Yehuda shuk. The tour takes listeners through a virtual shuk tour, seeking to explain the intricacies of shopping in Jerusalem’s major outdoor marketplace. The audio file has been made availalbe to JKN website visitors, seeking to bring the shuk to those of read more
Following if the unedited text from ‘Halacha’, Rav Moshe Vaya’s Shlita institute regarding bug infestation in sukka schach. If time permits, I will provide a translation at a later date. English summation of highlights of the rabbi’s Hebrew text can be found at http://www.amotherinisrael.com/2009/09/23/insects-falling-head-sukkot/
