July 6th, 2010
24 Tammuz 5770
July 6, 2010
As a growing number of rabbonim feel that whiskey (I use the term to refer to all types of hard drinks) require a reliable hechsher, there seem to be more and more companies searching for kosher supervision.
I feel compelled to add here that liqueurs must have a hechsher since they contain many ingredients and demand kosher supervision, unlike the leniencies enjoyed by other hard drinks, such as scotch.
Whatever the case may be, noted authority Rabbi Shmuel Semelman offers a list of what he calls “higher end” hard drinks and their hechsherim, which include London Beit Din, OU and the Manchester Beit Din.
Following is a link to Rabbi Semelman’s list
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July 6th, 2010
24 Tammuz 5770
July 6, 2010
New bottle with hechsher
I recently reported that there is now a selected line of Southern Comfort that carries a hechsher from Basel (Switzerland) and Badatz Beit Yosef (Israel).
What I did not know at the time of the previous release of June 14, 2010 that that product is sold in a newly-designed bottle, making it far easier to identify and eliminate confusion from the other bottles, which do not enjoy the same kosher certification. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 6th, 2010
24 Tammuz 5770
July 6, 2010
The following businesses are now under the supervision of Badatz Beit Yosef
1. Aldo Ice Cream (dairy) HaGiva Shopping Center, Givat Shmuel – 03-532-4488
2. Man Ohr Catering (meat) 51 Iris Argamon St, Netanya – 050-828-2113
3. Chanukah Bakery (parve/dairy) 13 David Remez, Ashkelon – 08-675-0701
4. Neuman’s Restaurant (meat) 36 HaCharoshet, Ra’anana – 09-741-2332
5. Eden Bakery (parve) Kiryat Malachi industrial park – 08-858-0317
6. Rothschild Café – W. Industrial Park, Rishon L’Tzion 1-700-55-99-70
7. Shipud Hatikvah Restaurant (meat) Ben-Gurion Airport duty free – 050-3998865
8. Mil Dallas Bakery (dairy/parve) desserts, pizza (delivery too) Moshav Achuzim, Lachish district – 08-681-6237 Read the rest of this entry »
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July 6th, 2010
24 Tammuz 5770
July 6, 2010
The Yevulei Lachish Company located in Moshav Shachar has lost its hechsher after inspectors of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel became aware of kashrut violations. Any packages of the insect-free greens distributed with a Rabbanut hechsher are fraudulent!
Efforts to correct the situation failed and as a result, the Rabbinate kashrut has been removed and the company is prohibited from displaying the Chief Rabbinate kashrut symbol on its product.
Letter from Chief Rabbinate revoking kashrut from the company
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July 5th, 2010
23 Tammuz 5770
July 5, 2010
I am usually not at a loss for words, but my experience yesterday in the community of Ramat Beit Shemesh left me searching for the correct adjectives to describe the exuberance and genuineness of the community’s desire to learn just how one can navigate the Israeli kosher scene – how to enjoy eating out and finding the supermarket bargains without compromising one’s kashrut standard.
In truth, many of us, including long-time residents of Eretz Yisrael learned they really did not know what the standard is, since that requires understanding the system, which many do not. Read the rest of this entry »
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July 1st, 2010
19 Tammuz 5770
July 1, 2010
I hope to be in the New York City area for about a week beginning October 6, 2010. If you are interested in arranging a Jerusalem Kosher News (PowerPoint) presentation for your shul or community (event), an approximately 120 minute lecture and PowerPoint presentation, please contact me at Jerusalemkn@gmail.com .
This is the presentation given to a growing number of anglo communities in Israel and post high school students learning in Eretz Yisrael, providing them with the tools to navigate the kashrut scene in Israel. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 30th, 2010
18 Tammuz 5770
June 30, 2010
The next Machane Yehuda ‘Shuk Walking Tour’ is planned for 16 Av, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 5:30pm. As in the past, first registered are guaranteed the slot. The cost remains the same modest NIS 30.
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 this case, I feel that a cancelation less than three days ahead of the tour compels to you to make arrangements to pay since the slots are lost. Too many people signed up and canceled in the last weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
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June 29th, 2010
17 Tammuz 5770
June 29, 2010
The following businesses are now under the Beit Yosef supervision.
1. Yogurtiya (dairy) – 2 HaSibin Street (Petach Tikvah) 03-919-4070
2. Rome Restaurant (dairy/fish) 27 Jabotinsky (Ashdod) 08-852-7717
3. Shulchan David Baruch Restaurant (meat) 136 Jaffa (Haifa) 04-853-2246
The Hodu La’Shem Steakhouse in Ohr Yehuda is no longer under the Beit Yosef supervision.
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June 28th, 2010
16 Tammuz
June 28, 2010
DON’T FORGET to join me in Ramat Beit Shemesh on Sunday, July 4th. I will be giving lectures for men and women (AM and PM) in English accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation on how one can navigate the kosher scene in the Holy Land.
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June 28th, 2010
Chief Rabbinate of Israel
Kashrut Fraud Division
Kashrut Alert – 24
16 Tammuz 5770
June 28, 2010
1. Unauthorized Chicken Slaughter House
WARNING, FORGERY: An inspection of Gavrieli slaughterhouse (6 Pardes Street, Azure) distributed by Adir and Baruch LTD is marked “kosher under the Azure Rabbinate” but in essence, the slaughter house DOES NOT have kosher supervision at all. Its factory store also lacks any kosher supervision and all kosher claims are bogus.
Shochtim (ritual slaughterers) are prohibited from working in this slaughterhouse and failure to adhere to the prohibition may lead to one losing one’s certification to work for the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. (Item 1 in original Hebrew document. Right and left sides) Read the rest of this entry »
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