Important Notice from the Machon Torah V’Haaretz
The following notification from the Torah & Land Institute was received by email on Tuesday, August 18, 2009. The original Hebrew text appears below this English translation:   (more…)

Kashrus Alert – Tuesday, May 05, 2009
11 Iyar 5769

Yehuda Chamutzim
8 Machane Yehuda Street –
Shuk Machane Yehuda, Jerusalem –
Yehuda Ochaiyon - 050-552-7216

While the Chief Rabbinate Fraud Division update number 016 dated today contains the following item, I feel the urgency of reporting it now, since the translated update may not be posted to the list for a day or two, depending when I have the time to work on it.  (more…)

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Machane Yehuda Shuk
Some feel I am making “too big a deal” over some of the “infractions” seen at the “Shuk,” Machane Yehuda in Jerusalem. Truth be said, I do not agree and that is why I am writing again. It is not the fact that I am in the shuk almost daily, but because the shuk as it exists at present represents a stumbling block to thousands of innocent and naïve shoppers daily!
I was there three times on Friday, with my last visit coming a number of hours before Shabbos, when business is booming. Armed with my camera, I took a number of photos which I will share with you in the website version – with the hope that ‘a photo is worth a thousand words’. I am making a serious effort to point out basic kashrus issues, not making an issue of stringencies, but seeking to enlighten you that some of the stores simply lack any kosher supervision whatsoever. (more…)

April 29, 2009

On Jaffe Street in the shuk is Nisan’s Cafe. The place is a nice cafe, selling dried beans and spices as well. He usually has some sort of letter hanging on the left side when one enters, but NO KOSHER CERTIFICATION. I have a number of photos and the letters change from time to time. Below a photo of the cafe’s outer sign for identification purposes.

Nisan's Cafe - 119 Jaffe Street - No kosher supervision