24 Adar II 5771 March 30, 2011 The Eida Chareidit announces it no longer gives a hechsher to the Shirat HaYam Fish Company, located in the Atarot Industrial Park in northern Jerusalem. Any packages of Shirat HaYam products that do not have an Eida hologram are NOT under the Eida’s hechsher, even if the Eida read more
23 Adar II 5771 March 29, 2011 Following the recent JKN posting of an article which clearly pointed out contradictions regarding the chodosh status of certain products available for sale in Israel, the number of requests for clarification continues to grow, prompting this attempt to clear the air if you will. It should be understood that read more
23 Adar II 5771 March 29, 2011 With a growing demand in the local Israeli marketplace non-standard matzos for Pesach, JKN has learned of a special run of just this very product, available locally for those who are interested. If you are seeking organic spelt or gluten free oat matzos, you may telephone 077-901-5645 for read more
22 Adar II 5771 March 28, 2011 A Lilia Stogova skirt that was examined and no content label was present. The item in question was purchased in a Boro Park store. To read the entire article, please click on the following hyperlink – 11-mar-skirt-four-panels1_docx To contact Rabbi Eliyahu Neiman directly, email jerusalemshatneznews@live.com
22 Adar II 5771 March 28, 2011 The garment label listed wool and polyester but the shatnez test revealed the label was incorrect and linen was found in the garment. To read the entire article, please click on the following hyperlink - 11-mar-mislabeled-jacket1_docx To contact Rabbi Eliyahu Neiman directly, email jerusalemshatneznews@live.com
22 Adar II 5771 March 28, 2011 Incident one: A skirt that was lengthened by a seamstress was brought to the Williamsburg Shatnez Center. The actual fabric of the skirt contained threads that were 100% linen. The seamstress lengthened the skirt by expanding the waistband.
21 Adar II 5771 March 27, 2011 In the last few weeks we have received a number of stories of individuals who have brought tefillin and mezuzos into local religious article stores or book/seforim stores. These stores “farm out” the work to sofrim who may or may not be certified or trained to examine. The read more
21 Adar II 5771 March 27, 2011 A Yeshiva Bachur purchased a “Roger & Scott” blazer for Purim at a second hand store. Its content label listed 30% Linen 70% Polyester. It had wool under collar felt and linen armhole tapes. Even though the Rama is mattir shatnez D’Rabanan on Purim “mishum simcha”. The Aruch read more
21 Adar II 5771 March 27, 2011 I would like to add that with Rosh Chodesh Nissan on the horizon, we begin planning for Pesach, which includes shopping for new clothing. I urge readers to bring new garments for shatnez testing well ahead of the yomtov since testers are inundated this time of year, and read more
17 Adar II 5771 March 23, 2011 Italian Pizza (Merkaz HaPizza), located at 3 Sderot HaDekel (Givat HaSavion) in Beit Shemesh, is now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef.
