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Links to kosher symbol lists. Each list is obviously only as reliable as its source

cRc: http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php

KosherQuest: https://kosherquest.org/kosher-symbols/

Approved alcoholic drinks from the Rabbanut.  http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/wp-content/uploads/%D7%9E%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA-%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D.pdf

These are NOT Orthodox: https://sites.google.com/site/nonorthodoxkosher/home (even though some may look legit)


Informative post regarding Kashrus Agencies
Every hashgacha has +&-.


You can also submit any kashrus questions at
https://www.askcrc.org/ask
https://oukosher.org/ask-kosher-question/
https://www.star-k.org/ask-rabbi choose General Consumer Kashrus Questions in the Subject/Topic Dropdown list
https://www.ok.org/contact/ choose Kosher in the Attention Dropdown list



Author Topic: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread  (Read 940562 times)

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1340 on: October 17, 2017, 10:26:10 PM »
http://www.siks.org/

Any of the bigger accepted hechsherim orgs accept this hechsher?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1341 on: October 25, 2017, 07:33:18 PM »
Can you use a keurig machine in an office that is sometimes used for things like hot cocoa without a hechsher? And no guarantee that it's never used for like soups?


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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1342 on: October 25, 2017, 07:46:03 PM »
Can you use a keurig machine in an office that is sometimes used for things like hot cocoa without a hechsher? And no guarantee that it's never used for like soups?
The ou has an article about this. I think the crc too
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1343 on: October 25, 2017, 09:05:55 PM »
Can you use a keurig machine in an office that is sometimes used for things like hot cocoa without a hechsher? And no guarantee that it's never used for like soups?
Was discussed up-thread
If I am makpid on CY can I use a Keurig machine in a hotel room or is there a CS issue?
Once you're worrying about that, why not a treife issue in general? Not all k-cups are kosher
So I guess that answers my question. So kosher travelers never use the Keurig machines?
Read the ou articles about them

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1344 on: October 27, 2017, 03:18:07 AM »
Anyone knows what this is?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1345 on: October 27, 2017, 05:02:01 AM »
Anyone knows what this is?
The very beginning of this thread.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1346 on: October 27, 2017, 08:02:37 AM »
Anyone knows what this is?
Are those the huge lollipops?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1347 on: October 27, 2017, 08:18:01 AM »
The very beginning of this thread.
And yet there is no response to it..
Are those the huge lollipops?
Regular.

I was in a Burlington store and my kids asked me if they can have the lollies, no I said it's not Kosher. I then took the bag to demonstrate and lo and behold there's this hechsher..

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1348 on: October 27, 2017, 08:53:23 AM »
And yet there is no response to it..Regular.

You need to see the second post in the thread for that.

And sometimes no answer is an answer.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1349 on: October 27, 2017, 08:55:07 AM »
You need to see the second post in the thread for that.

And sometimes no answer is an answer.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1350 on: October 27, 2017, 08:56:14 AM »
He is not on the cRc or kosherquest lists.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1351 on: October 27, 2017, 09:36:24 AM »
He is not on the cRc or kosherquest lists.
Correct.

That's why I was wondering

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1352 on: October 27, 2017, 11:54:51 AM »
The ou has an article about this. I think the crc too

CRC says not to use. OU says you can kasher with irui, by wiping it down, and then plugging up the cup with styrfoam and running it.  I'm not sure I can get away with that in the office kitchen.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1354 on: November 03, 2017, 11:50:01 AM »
Saw on a Kashrus whatsapp group that Osem is dropping בד"ץ עדה החרדית ירושלים in favor of Westheim. Terrible business decision IMHO.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1356 on: November 04, 2017, 01:38:42 PM »
Saw on a Kashrus whatsapp group that Osem is dropping בד"ץ עדה החרדית ירושלים in favor of Westheim. Terrible business decision IMHO.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1358 on: November 04, 2017, 10:22:05 PM »
Saw on a Kashrus whatsapp group that Osem is dropping בד"ץ עדה החרדית ירושלים in favor of Westheim. Terrible business decision IMHO.
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Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1359 on: November 22, 2017, 01:15:19 AM »
Are the Starbucks hot chocolate K cups kosher, if it’s kosher in the store are the k cups under the same status?