Supreme Court reverses Rabbinate ruling against Tzohar Kashrut Division
Tzohar to be recognized as a kashrut certifier for imported food items after court decision.
Tzohar to be recognized as a kashrut certifier for imported food items after court decision.
Coalition partners Ben-Gvir and Smotrich will likely push for looser rules of engagement, while Shas tightens kashrut oversight.
Details of Chief Rabbinate's response to Tzohar petition to Supreme Court revealed. Tzohar dismisses allegations.
The Knesset approved the Arrangements Law, which includes the kashrut reform, import reform, and others, in its second and third readings.
Hundreds of kashrut supervisors protest: 'Look us in the eye, how can you hurt thousands of families of kashrut system employees?'
Controversial plan to open up kashrut certification to competition approved by Knesset committee, sending it to full Knesset plenum.
Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, leading haredi rabbi, questions how Israeli government can issue 'decrees' against Torah-observant Jews.
Knesset committee head MK Yulia Malinovsky accuses Rabbinate of unnecessarily inflating cost of goods. 'This is why we need reform.'
KOF-K Kashrut Organization says it will not be pulling certification of Ben & Jerry's but will ensure its boycott policy isn't implemented.
Rabbis from religious Zionist organization shocked to be associated with letter criticizing Matan Kahana's kashrut reforms.
Reforms in kashrut aimed to increase competition while having Chief Rabbinate set universal standards.
Head of Tzohar kashrut responds to AG's decision against private kosher authorites, says Chief Rabbinate 'fears competition'.
Program which verified Starbucks drinks as kosher nixed.
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow claims cloned pig's meat could be eaten by Jews – including with milk.
'New kashrut authority is effort to supplant Orthodox Rabbinate with Conservative Movement,' claim senior Rabbinate officials.
Chief Rabbinate angered at rabbinical group for establishing alternative kashrut authority.
About 300 restaurants and food businesses in Petah Tikva complete transition to new Kashrut system.
'I'm living on pineapple and cookies,' says Miss Israel 2017. 'Other contestants fascinated about why I can't eat most of the food.'
Chief Rabbinate explains why Ben Gurion Airport branch of popular fast food store allowed to remain open on holidays and Shabbat.
Kashrut supervisors hold convention at which new plan for state kashrut system presented.
Frozen fish with multiple kashrut seals contains tentacle of octopus.
Head of Tzohar rabbinic organization explains his plan to introduce competition into kashrut industry.
13 year old Jewish cooking show contestant forced to cook pork, other non-kosher foods, on national television.
Proposal would end state kashrut responsibility, limit authority to basic regulatory oversight of kashrut providers.
Rabbinate Kashrut system must have national standard, Chief Rabbinate Director says, adding that current system is confusing and wasteful.
Proposal seeks to transfer kashrut authority from Chief Rabbinate to private "kashrut corporations."
Heritage chickens raised under humane conditions are now being kosher-killed and available for consumers who observe the laws of kashrut.
Netanya rabbinate announce that IKEA branch has gone through process to upgrade its private kashrut to rabbinate's Mehadrin.
Several cheeses being sold may have foreign kashrut approval, but are not licensed under the Rabbinate.
After denying Chief Rabbi outside representation in kashrut fraud case, Attorney General provides semi-apology to Rabbi Lau.
A proposal by the Attorney General could cause grievous damage to kosher consumers, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau said.
Chief Rabbinate source says published opinion to change law and allow unverified private kashrut certificates will not stand.
Rabbi Aryeh Stern hears firsthand that OU is more than just kashrut - it's also 'love of the Land of Israel.'
'Dr. Pita' exposed to be using packaging of others, as imported cheese also found to have forged its kashrut certificate.
Butcher admits to fraud in court, sold 88,000 pounds of non-kosher meat as kosher to escape bankruptcy.
A new law would require the Rabbinate to certify as kosher even those restaurants that are open on Shabbat.
Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said that as far as he was concerned, there was no problem employing female kashrut supervisors
New position opened up for female soldiers, following new Chief Rabbinate policy allowing women inspectors.
Chief Rabbinate issues letters to kashrut departments, supervisors to check businesses close doors 2 hours before Shabbat.
Rabbi Ben-Dahan in meeting with OU decries lack of unified standards in Jewish dietary laws, calls for enforcing chief rabbinate standards.