Kashrut
What does the kashrut reform repeal mean, and could it raise food prices? - explainer
The reform was designed to move Israel’s kashrut system away from one controlled almost entirely by the Chief Rabbinate and local rabbinates, and toward a regulated market.
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
Some Jews are willing to risk their lives rather than receive a porcine transplant - study
18 Orthodox Jewish girls pulled off flight in dispute over COVID protocol
Dutch police at Amsterdam’s removed 18 Orthodox Jewish girls from a Delta-KLM flight bound for New York on Friday allegedly because they failed to comply with COVID-19 measures.
Chief Rabbinate declares it will not cooperate with gov’t kashrut reforms
Chief Rabbi Lau said that religiously traditional Israelis and foreign visitors will not be able to understand the differences between competing kashrut authorities.
Municipal chief rabbis: Excommunicate rabbis who back religious reforms
A group of municipal chief rabbis have called for other municipal chief rabbis to be excommunicated should they establish kashrut authorities or their own conversion courts.
Kahana’s kashrut reforms get rabbinical backing
Senior religious-Zionist rabbis back end to Chief Rabbinate monopoly, after hardline rabbis opposed the measures.
Jerusalem restaurants excited for potential new kashrut rules
“When you don’t have competition, I think it’s bad for business,” Crave co-owner Tzvi Maller said, speaking about the potential kashrut trust-bust proposed in the Knesset on Tuesday.
Kashrut will serve public rather than politicos in new reform - analysis
With certain cafes being mistreated by the rabbinate, Tzohar steps in to supply kashrut approval.
Kashrut orgs under pressure to remove certification from Ben & Jerry's
The Australian Kashrut Authority (KA) announced that they would be removing Ben & Jerry's ice cream from their list of kosher approved products, and others are being pressured to do the same.
Kashrut reforms to abolish Chief Rabbinate kashrut monopoly
Chief Rabbinate denounces reforms, but Minister insists measures will increase competition and raise kashrut standards.
Can the new gov't resolve Israel's deepest religion and state issues?
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS: Can the legislation that the new coalition has stated it wishes to advance actually be passed?
Drones, cameras to secure rabbis, produce during shmita year
Cooperation with international authorities and Israeli security forces has helped ensure that the laws of the shmita year can be kept.
