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Kosher Around The World Topics?
« on: December 15, 2020, 01:48:17 PM »
We were approached by a large hashgacha organization and want to find out if people would enjoy a webinar about kosher in different in different countries or regions of the world.

If we do this, what do people want to know and what regions/countries would be good to start with.
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2020, 01:49:55 PM »
Israel. Which Hashgacha can you trust?
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Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2020, 02:31:26 PM »
Sounds amazing!

Mexico and Asia- Thailand, Vietnam, China, India, DUBAI.

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2020, 02:48:08 PM »
Random local Chabad Houses
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2020, 02:54:32 PM »
We were approached by a large hashgacha organization and want to find out if people would enjoy a webinar about kosher in different in different countries or regions of the world.

If we do this, what do people want to know and what regions/countries would be good to start with.

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2020, 04:26:59 PM »
We were approached by a large hashgacha organization and want to find out if people would enjoy a webinar about kosher in different in different countries or regions of the world.

If we do this, what do people want to know and what regions/countries would be good to start with.
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2020, 05:35:46 PM »
I doubt they will be rating Hashgochos. (Almost) nobody does that publicly.

Something that can be helpful for many people is what is called in the Kashrus jargon “Group 1” or the product that are Kosher without certification.

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2020, 05:57:14 PM »
Dubai first and foremost
Seems like it is OU or nothing there
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2020, 06:28:56 PM »
Seems like it is OU or nothing there
There was recently a warning on kikar that most hotels there are not trained in keeping kosher. Not too good.

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #9 on: December 16, 2020, 01:30:12 AM »
I doubt they will be rating Hashgochos. (Almost) nobody does that publicly.

Something that can be helpful for many people is what is called in the Kashrus jargon “Group 1” or the product that are Kosher without certification.
The list goes down as the years pass, you’d be surprised at how many rabbis still rely on things like bread ‘oh it’s kosher, it’s just plain bread’. The other problem is that many items that are kosher as-is have varieties that aren’t because of non-kosher additives, and this would be very hard to educate the public on. I also think that people who are not machmir will not care if there’s trace amount of E334 in a product for example once such and such organization says the product is kosher.
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #10 on: December 16, 2020, 01:35:10 AM »
We were approached by a large hashgacha organization and want to find out if people would enjoy a webinar about kosher in different in different countries or regions of the world.

If we do this, what do people want to know and what regions/countries would be good to start with.
Reminds me a Headlines podcast I once listened to where each organization was attacking the other about international kashrus.

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2021, 04:18:24 PM »
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2021, 04:19:36 PM »
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2021, 04:27:32 PM »
You got it :)Nailed it ;)

Altough the Star-k is busy touting their presence there too on the back page
https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/KK_Winter2021_web.pdf
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2021, 04:35:39 PM »
Altough the Star-k is busy touting their presence there too on the back page
https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/KK_Winter2021_web.pdf

The South African hechsher has also been touting their involvement in Dubai, albeit as partners with OU.

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #15 on: January 18, 2021, 04:37:16 PM »
Altough the Star-k is busy touting their presence there too on the back page
https://www.star-k.org/articles/wp-content/uploads/KK_Winter2021_web.pdf
Either way, we have the head mashgiach for each country speaking, should be informative. I'm excited to see how it does.

If it goes over well, imyh we will cover the globe and it'll make a great resource for travelers to watch before they go.
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #16 on: January 18, 2021, 04:55:13 PM »
The South African hechsher has also been touting their involvement in Dubai, albeit as partners with OU.

And then you have Duchman trying to gain traction (IINM assisted by Chitrik from IST who is an Kashrus expert). Apparently the locals were surprised when instructed that they can't use any produce imported from Israel due to Kashrus concerns (fruit has ערלה concerns, and next year there will be שמיטה concerns).
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #17 on: January 18, 2021, 05:05:21 PM »
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On what platform will this be held?
What is the cost?

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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #18 on: January 18, 2021, 07:11:26 PM »
On what platform will this be held?
What is the cost?
Not sure on platform yet.

Free, of course.
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Re: Kosher Around The World Topics?
« Reply #19 on: January 18, 2021, 07:29:59 PM »
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Wow very exciting!!

I hope it goes over well and doesn't upset any of the local parties.