13 Tishrei 5771 September 21, 2010 A 90 minute interactive PowerPoint presentation Will you be in Israel on Sukkot? Planning to eat out? How do you know their kosher standards are the same as yours? Is a rabbanut hechsher the same as an American certification that you trust? What’s the difference between mehadrin and regular read more
13 Tishrei 5771 September 21, 2010 Yes, it dragged out for too long and in my opinion, the store owner of Phyllis Bakery on Eitz Chaim Street in Machane Yehuda was given way too much leeway, but the point, the Badatz agency finally gave him an ultimatum. The owner had to decide to forfeit his read more
11 Tishrei 5771 September 19, 2010 According to an notification ad in the daily HaMevaser before Yom Kippur, the Eida Chareidit reminds the tzibur that a vendor selling 4-minim for Sukkot displaying kashrus certifications from orchards are not under the Eida’s supervision as a result. In short, if you do not see a teudat kashrut read more
11 Tishrei 5771 September 19, 2010 Badatz Beit Yosef has removed the kashrus supervision of the HaShamen shwarma restaurant located on Luntz Street in the heart of downtown Yerushalayim. At present, only the Beit Shemesh branch of this eatery is still under the supervision of BBY.
8 Tishrei 5771 September 16, 2010 Navigating the Israel Kashrut Scene – A 90 minute interactive PowerPoint presentation Will you be in Israel on Sukkot? Planning to eat out? How do you know their kosher standards are the same as yours? Is a rabbanut hechsher the same as an American certification that you trust? What’s read more
6 Tishrei 5771 September 14, 2010 During this morning’s Shuk Tour of Machane Yehuda, I was met with a most pleasant surprise. The “Eida Chareidi” signs on the two Halva Kingdom branches located on Eitz Chaim Street in the shuk were gone.
6 Tishrei 5771 September 14, 2010 The first shuk tour of Machane Yehuda in 5771 took place this morning with a smaller than usual group, but as in the past, resulting in a good use of time. Participants seemed to benefit from the explanations offered, and I for one was particularly pleased by some of read more
4 Tishrei 5771 September 12, 2010 The Ramat Beit Shemesh/Beit Shemesh Kashrus Guide is a success, and the requests to purchase the English/Hebrew publication are exceeding expectations. The project was commissioned as a public service by Cong. Beis TEfillah Yonah Avraham of Ramat Beit Shemesh, and in line with this policy, the PDF version of read more
4 Tishrei 5771 September 12, 2010 The first shuk tour of the year is set for this Tuesday, 6 Tishrei (14 September) at 11:00am. Slots remain available at this time. The cost is NIS 30 a person. (This is the last shuk tour at this cost. The price in the future will be NIS 45 read more
24 Elul 5770 September 3, 2010 The following notification from Badatz Rav Landau is dated 21 Elul 5770. As a result of the butter shortage in Israel, Strauss Ice Cream has imported butter from abroad, via Tnuva, which is being used in the following products. 1. 5.5 liter packages of ice cream (Glidariot) 2. Ice creams containing read more
