20 Elul 5770 August 30, 2010 The first Machane Yehuda Shuk Tour of 5771 will take place G-d willing on Tuesday, 6 Tishrei (14 September) at 11:00am. Advanced registration is required. I respectfully request that you DO NOT register unless you are coming, and not to just hold the slot and then the last-minute cancelation. read more
20 Elul 5770 August 30, 2010 The Flatbush Shatnez Laboratory was asked to inspect a lady’s fabric shoe. The shoe upper was a greenish blue tweed fabric . The brand name of the shoe is Pink Studio. There was no content label and no indication of the country of origin. R’ Aaron Drebin tested the read more
19 Elul 5770 August 29, 2010 The event is sponsored by the Efrat Religious Council. It will take place G-d willing on 11 Tishrei (the day after Yom Kippur), September 19th, beginning at 9:30am. Speakers will include; Opening remarks from Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Oded Ravivi (head of the Efrat Local Council) and Bob Lang read more
19 Elul 5770 August 29, 2010 I have now learned that some containers of Dr Pepper have the OU engraved into the top of the can (difficult to see) and some are without any hechsher. The same supplier has but labels on canned pumpkin (organic) that say OU Parve when the original cans say KOF-K. read more
19 Elul 5770 August 29, 2010 During the past five years, the International Association of Shatnez Testers has provided a unique service, offering shatnez testing to tens of thousands of visitors in Uman during the week of Rosh Hashanah. For many, traveling to Uman is an experience in many ways, and for quite a few, read more
19 Elul 5770 August 29, 2010 There are still spaces available for the Tuesday (August 31st) Machane Yehuda Shuk Walking Tour. We meet at 17:30 and the event lasts about 90 minutes [or longer if the participants have additional questions]. If you wish to sign up, please send an email to me and in the read more
18 Elul 5770 August 28, 2010 I guess I am aging myself with the title to this kosher alert, but for those of you who remember this commercial for Dr. Pepper, you understand. Anyway, in the JKN Kashrus Guide about to be released on this Wednesday, September 1st (see the BTYA website for details of read more
16 Elul 5770 August 26, 2010 A 100% Virgin Wool men’s Milano Galleria (Italy) suit was tested and linen was discovered in the belt loop reinforcements. The Lakewood Shatnez Laboratory uncovered this incidence of shatnez. This suit was sold in Lakewood at a blowout sale. Only one Milano Galleria suit from this sale was found read more
16 Elul 5770 August 26, 2010 After contemplating the matter for a period of time, I have decided to remove Jerusalem Kosher News from the Facebook forum as I feel it is an inappropriate environment. JKN only recently joined the Facebook world, and it did serve a purpose, but I am aware that anyone accessing read more
14 Elul 5770 August 24, 2010 I contemplated if I should publicize this incident, and decided that I should, not towards giving a ‘black eye’ to a reputable kashrus organization, but rather intending to send a clear message to readers, that we must always remain vigilant and to expect the unexpected. I am deleting many read more
