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 yoghurt
3. Dairy ice creams containing chocolate
4. Or those with chocolate coating (not including Tzimko) (more…)
23 Elul 5770
September 2, 2010
The next shuk walking tour of Machane Yehuda is taking place on Tuesday, September 14th (6 Tishrei 5771), the first tour of the year, beginning at 11:00am.
Those interested in joining may visit the online secure payment site using the “donate” button to pay in advance, NIS 30 a person.
Payment is non-refundable and if you cannot attend, you may give your slot to someone else but no refunds or credit will be issued. (more…)
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. In such a case I feel that a cancelation less than three days ahead of the tour compels you to make arrangements to pay since the slots are lost. Too many people signed up and canceled in previous tours.
I also recommend that one does not bring a baby carriage or small children. Conditions are not optimal for such. I do recommend bringing a camera if you wish.
To save a slot(s), please send an email to me at Jerusalemkn@gmail.com and in the subject line write “shuk tour”. You will receive meeting instructions and directions. The cost is NIS 30 per person.
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.
While both are good hashgachas, the consumer is being fooled.
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 subject line write ‘shuk tour’. You will receive instructions regarding the meeting place. The cost is NIS 30 a person.
Please, do not sign up unless you absolutely plan to attend. Thank you.
If you are interested in a day tour, please email me so I can ascertain if there is a sufficient number of interested people to hold a final tour of 5770 on Tuesday 28 Elul (September 7th) at 11:00am.
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 the event ), I make mention of seeing Dr. Pepper (page 34) around Ramat Beit Shemesh and Beit Shemesh, but none of the cans display a hechsher. Some of the people involved in the project questioned why I warned against buying this product, since “everyone knows it’s kosher”. (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 Facebook can also access the JKN website so while the latter may not be preferable to some, it now remains the only alternative.
If you wish to continue following the work of JKN, you may do so via the website or the email list.
Yechiel Spira
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 details from the story to prevent identifying most involved, but I did receive permission from those mentioned by name, to include them, towards validating the details in the eye of the reader. (more…)
14 Elul 5770
August 24, 2010
Another group participated in a Machane Yehuda walking tour last evening, one that entailed a new challenge, competing with a shuk summer festival. Anyway, we did overcome the challenge and the group [at least I hope] benefited from the experience and the event was a success.
I was particularly pleased with the interest of participants, all of whom presenting many questions and working to absorb the realities of ‘The Shuk’ as they were presented.
I would like to announce the final shul tour of 5770, which will take place blei neder on Tuesday, 21 Elul (31 August). Starting time will at 17:30. Details of where to meet will be sent to you in response to registration emails. (more…)
9 Elul 5770
August 19, 2010
Following is a link to the just-released English list of kosher alcoholic beverages released by Rabbi Shmuel Semelman.
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