Tzohar

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?
 A WOMAN walks past a Jerusalem eatery with a Tzohar kashrut certificate.

Tzohar asks High Court to reject state's bid to void kashrut license

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act, state tells High Court

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

High Court sets Tuesday deadline in Tzohar kashrut-license dispute


Tzohar calls for unity on Yom Kippur amid divided Israeli society

Amid protests that have gripped the country for the better part of a year, the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization is hoping that Yom Kippur can bring a much-needed reprieve.

 A person sits while holding a placard during a protest as the new Jewish New Year begins in a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial reform, in Tel Aviv, Israel, September 17, 2023

High Court overturns Chief Rabbinate ban on Tzohar kashrut for imports

Some two years ago, the Chief Rabbinate's imports committee denied an initial Tzohar request to allow its certification to apply for imported goods.

 A WOMAN walks past a Jerusalem eatery with a Tzohar kashrut certificate.

Israel Police open probe against religious Zionist leader rabbi Zvi Thau - report

Earlier this year a woman claimed in a Facebook post that Thau sexually assaulted her when she was a minor

 Rabbi Zvi Thau attends the "Yeshivot March" to call for the strengthening of Jewish identity in the State of Israel against the Conversion Law and Kashrut Law on January 30, 2022 in Jerusalem.

How it really is! Moral dilemmas and reality

Morally, I should speak out. Realistically, what good would it do? Praise would come from the anti-fascists. But supporters of these right-wing parties would ignore this at best or lash out.

 United Torah Judaism’s chairman, Yitzchak Goldknopf

Tzohar brings Jewish ethics to end-of-life care in Israel

A new Tzohar Rabbinical Organization initiative gives practical tools and support for individuals and families coping with the ethical and medical dilemmas that can come with illness and end of life.

 RABBI YUVAL CHERLOW is founder of the Tzohar Rabbinic Organization and director of the Tzohar Center for Jewish Ethics.

Tzohar Kashrut launches a radio campaign promoting their kosher brand

Tzohar CEO Yehuda Zeiderman: "This is the first commercial campaign of its kind in the Israeli kashrut world and it is possible because of the kashrut reform.”

A Tzohar kashrut sticker in a window

Israeli ‘Tzohar’ rabbis in talks to oversee kosher food at Qatar World Cup

Israel, FIFA and Qatar finalized an arrangement by which Israelis can attend the World Cup on Thursday.

 Rabbi Marc Schneier with H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy in Doha, Qatar.

Tzohar needs to be more honest about its wine kashrut certification - opinion

Tzohar has been more lenient in its wine kashrut certification than usually accepted but hasn't stated so on the bottles.

 Wines

Storm sparked as Tzohar rabbi recommended to head Conversion Authority

Rabbi Benayahu Brunner, a member of Tzohar and a judge in rabbinical courts, has been appointed to head the Conversion Authority.

 Rabbi Benayahu Brunner

Garin Harel wants to settle the Negev, what’s holding it up?

Garin Harel is a collective of 130 people who aim to establish an "alternative tourism-based Kibbutz" in the Negev desert.

 Garin Harel, a community of over 40 families working to settle the Negev.