Kashrut
Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization
“The approval was granted unlawfully and did not go through the Chief Rabbinate Council as required,” Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services Yehuda Avidan said.
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Tzohar returns to High Court, seeks order compelling Rabbinate to license it as kosher certifier
Alternative Orthodox kashrut authority certifies Sinai hotel
This upcoming Hanukkah, a Tzohar-trained and certified kashrut supervisor will provide full kosher supervision at the La Playa Beach Resort Taba Hotel.
IDF to appoint female kashrut supervisors
This is the first time the military rabbinate has opened the kashrut supervision course to women.
Should Jews and Israel engage with Europe's populist, far-right parties?
Jews and Israel cannot give kashrut stamp to far-right parties, warns Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt, head of the Conference of European Rabbis.
Hatch hits it out of the park
It is with the food that Greenblatt’s skills really shine. Warning: this is not a great choice for vegans.
Starbucks is no longer kosher...sort of?
“Working directly with the company we were able to expand the list of kosher items to include frappuccinos, mocha and caramel sauce, among other things."
Free Kashrut
In response to the ruling, Tzohar said it would take time to review the full decision but would “continue to work towards our goal to increase the number of kashrut observant consumers."
Tzohar rabbis ready to challenge Mandelblit in kashrut certification fight
Rabbinical organization says AG ruling is “kashrut stamp” for its kashrut supervision service. Mandelblit's decision seems to say otherwise.
No kosher hospital cops
What is ironic is that the fight involves hospitals, one of the places in Israel where tolerance and coexistence are manifest among different populations.
Chief Rabbinate partly backs kashrut reforms ahead of High Court deadline
The Chief Rabbinate would prefer that kashrut supervisors be employed by local religious councils, the public bodies running religious services in municipal jurisdictions, and not by manpower.
Senior national religious rabbis demand Tzohar close kashrut authority
Citing concerns that the independent kashrut authority would damage existing standards senior rabbis call Tzohar to back down.