Unauthorized Kashrut Agencies in Israel

The following information is based on reports released by the Israel Chief Rabbinate Fraud Division. Depicted are photos of unauthorized (bogus) mehadrin kashrut certificates around Israel.

Many of these legitimate-looking certificates have infiltrated Jerusalem. Unfortunately, the list is only partial — there are others out there.

R' Saar Mizrachi Shlita - This is the guy who brought us Keter Kashrut

Pe'er Naftali - Jan 2010

Badatz Mishkolitz

Ateret Mehadrin

Kisei Eliyahu (Bogus)

Rav Haramati - Old City, Jerusalem

Vaad HaKashrut L'Mehadrin (meat) (photo Rabbi E. Mayer)

Badatz Keter HaKashrut (meat) (photo Rabbi E. Mayer)

Legitimate certificate alongside an unauthorized one

See above - it is confusing. You will commonly see a legitimate Rabbinate certificate alongside an unauthorized ‘mehadrin’ certificate, leading you to believe an eatery is mehadrin when in actuality, this is not the case!