3 Nissan 5773 March 14, 2013 Once again great efforts have been made this year to produce mehudar shmura matza for those who are wheat or gluten sensitive. Rav Shmuel Meir Katz, well known as one of the distinguished Poskim of Lakwewood, came to Eretz Yisroel once again to personally supervise the spelt and gluten-free read more
2 Nissan 5773 March 13, 2013 The Belz badatz announces that despite claims to the contrary, the Aviv Mehadrin greens are not under its supervision and it is not responsible for the kosher integrity of the product.
2 Nissan 5773 March 13, 2013 The following list was received from the Ministry of Health, prepared by the Maccabi HMO. The list according to Maccabi includes Kosher for Pesach pharmaceuticals that may not necessarily be covered by this particular Kupat Cholim (HMO). Maccabi drug list 5773
Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5773 March 12, 2013 Tnuva’s Vaad Mehadrin is sponsoring a pre-Pesach conference addressing many Halachic issues relevant to the dairy industry. Rabbonim of the Vaad Mehadrin and others who are seasoned experts in the kashrus industry will address the tzibur in attendance. The event will take place on Thursday, 3 Nissan read more
Tuesday, Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5773 March 12, 2013 We all know that Pesach preparations are accompanied by many questions, especially with today’s ever-increasingly complex food industry and its growing array of symbols and agencies. The OU in Eretz Yisrael is once again offering a pre-Pesach question and answer session to assist the public in addressing read more
28 Adar 5773 March 10, 2013 The requests for information regarding Pesach are already coming in so I have cut and pasted articles that remain relevant. I hope to attend a kashrus seminar hosted by Tnuva this coming Thursday, 3 Nissan, and will do my best to pass along information following that event. I double read more
JKN received the following kashrus alert from OU Israel today, Monday, 22 Adar 5773, March 4, 2013. The OU has removed its Kosher certification from Moshiko Grill Bar Mevaseret Tzion.
The following is a basic translation of Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrut Update 009/5773. A link to the original Hebrew appears at the end. Chief Rabbinate of Israel Kashrus Update 009/5773 9 Adar 5773 – February 19, 2013 Preparations for Pesach 5773 – addressed to employees of the kashrut system With Pesach on the read more
Following is the Chief Rabbinate of Israel’s latest kashrus update, released today, 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar. It is in the PDF file below, in the original Hebrew. Rosh Chodesh Adar 5773 Update
The following Chodosh update was published by Rabbi Yoseph Herman, dated February 1, 2013. The continuing guidelines on purchase of Cheerios in Israel, as well as elsewhere, is the same as was formulated by the O-U and was printed in the Guide. Namely, wheat and wheat starch listed in the ingredients are Yoshon. If WHEAT read more
