Chief Rabbinate Update 014 April 7, 2009 13 Nissan 5769 PIZZA HUT WARNING The following URL referring to “Pizzot” states a number of Israeli branches of Pizza (http://www.pizzot.co.il/article.php?art=3). The website lists the following branches as selling kosher for Passover items while this is NOT the case. 170 Derech Amir in Tel Aviv, 11 Bialach Street read more
March 22, 2009 26 Adar 5769 (Alert number 12 is directed as professionals in the Israel kashrut industry, giving operational guidelines for Passover preparations. Therefore, it was not translated and distributed). BOGUS KASHRUT CERTIFICATES In a raid conducted by inspectors in the Rechovot area, a number of establishments were found to be displaying unauthorized kashrut read more
March 5, 2009 9 Adar 5769 The Chief Rabbinate Fraud Division has learned that a quantity of ‘sodium cyclamate 13’ with a fraudulent certification has been introduced into the market and is being used in some food manufacturing factories. Inspectors raided the importers warehouse and found the suspected product, bearing an unauthorized certification from the read more
February 17, 2009 23 Tevet 5769 Erroneous LABELING ON TOMATO PRODUCTS Pri Nir Company – Lower Galil – tomato products with a regular hechsher from shmitah year were erroneously labeled as mehadrin with a Rabbinate supervision in addition to Badatz Agudat Yisrael. It has been decided that all tomato products from the factory from here read more
February 11, 2009 The Chief Rabbinate’s Kashrut Division conducted inspections in the Chadera area, listing a number of the businesses that were inspected. 1. Armon David Hall (75 Weizman St. – Chadera) 2. Pecan Forest Hall (8 Tzahal St. – Chadera) During the inspection, meat suspected as non-kosher (traif) was found. Making things worse, the read more
November 24, 2008 26 Cheshvan 5769 This update, distributed by Rabbi Rafi Yochai of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, is sent to religious councils around the country. This is NOT a word-for-word translation but does provide an in-depth overview of the Hebrew original. TRAIF ALERT – The Lev HaSharon Rabbinate reports that a company operating read more
October 12, 2008 13 Tishrei 5769 This update, distributed by Rabbi Rafi Yochai of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, is sent to religious councils around the country. This is NOT a word-for-word translation but does provide an in-depth overview of the Hebrew original. 1. The OK kashrus organization reports that dry red Merlo wine sold read more