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.
What does the kashrut reform repeal mean, and could it raise food prices? - explainer
Kosher certification in Israel: A commercial reality, not religious coercion - opinion
Tzohar returns to High Court, seeks order compelling Rabbinate to license it as kosher certifier
OU Kosher opens new education division to support communities online
The OU Kosher first virtual event was attended by no less than 1,100 people in 23 countries around the world.
Opening up kashrut certification is a step in the right direction
Wrenching complete kashrut control out of the hands of a body with a vested economic interest in retaining it is not going to be easy, but the first steps are to be welcomed.
On induction cookers, non-Jews and God
The kashrut monopoly in Israel has been somewhat eroded, but is still alive and kicking.
Kalo café and the kashrut certificate controversy
According to kashrut rules, a non-Jewish cook cannot light the burners (or the stove).
‘Kashrut shaming’ leads to backlash by celebrated falafel bar
The COVID-19 lockdown created severe difficulties for restaurants across the country which faced a catastrophic fall off in revenue during the height of the government's social-distancing.
Hungary makes lockdown exception for Israeli kosher slaughterhouse workers
The initiative allows one of the only kosher slaughterhouses in Europe operating during the pandemic to remain open.
‘Mehadrin’ hotel set up for quarantined religious and ultra-Orthodox
Many of those infected with coronavirus have been placed in hotels which have been turned into quarantine centers so as not to infect their family members.
Parashat Shmini: Kashrut and love
By keeping kosher, we become holy, and thus we merit God’s holiest love and protection. And since the Mishkan symbolized holiness, this parasha was written as part of the topics relating to holiness.
Could kosher restaurants soon be able to open on Shabbat?
The Chief Rabbinate has for a long time however refused to grant kashrut licenses for restaurants which open on Shabbat.
Kosher wagyu beef? Yes, please
Since Segev Burger opened in our neighborhood in Talpiot about two years ago, my family have been faithful customers.
