Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread

[yfr bachur]

Suddenly big signs all over with haskamos from "Rabbit Berkowitz" (whoever that is) saying more or less the same thing.

And "Rabbi Shmuel Kuber"?

[mevinyavin]

And "Rabbi Shmuel Kuber"?

(whoever that is)

[PaternalPrince]

Anyone know what the deal is with r Meir Goldberg vaad hakashrus of Flatbush?

not worse than the rest

[imayid2]

not worse than the rest

@robi’s sandwich is cold by now, but better late that never I guess.

[Chilla]

@robi’s sandwich is cold by now

Source?

[Chilla]

On a serious note, I believe that Rabbi is no longer with us.
I don't know who took him over.

[PaternalPrince]

Is ELI's schwarma shop at the end of Shmuel Hanavi in Yerushalayim ok? (asking for @robi)

[PaternalPrince]

On a serious note, I believe that Rabbi is no longer with us.
I don't know who took him over.

His son.

[PaternalPrince]

Source?

https://hop.concord.org/h1/phys/h1pf.html#:~:text=Introduction,and%20heat%20flow%20will%20stop.

[SSLPhD]

Looking for kosher yeast extract, like Marmite or Vegemite.

Not looking for nutritional yeast.

[yfr bachur]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/5204184049?sid=63ae1f0c-2b72-4cd1-8945-c5f1dfa30c04

$40 for the white one. But I don't know that there's a guarantee that it is the model that does not need to be toiveled. I have bought from Amazon a few times, and sometimes they're the the model that doesn't need to be dipped, and sometimes they do. (Inside packaging will have a hechsher If it's good to go)

This is quite a michshol. Do we know what the hechsherim have to say?
AFAIK, the hechsher only works if the entire supply chain until the final end consumer is under jewish ownership/control, which the hechsher is definitely not certifing.

[imayid2]

This is quite a michshol. Do we know what the hechsherim have to say?

Yes. The OK says that it doesn’t need to be toiveled even if it passed through non Jewish hands.

Most Rabbis would not be ok with this. Problem is that many don’t realize this and don’t think to ask their LOR.

[Essen est zich]

Yes. The OK says that it doesn’t need to be toiveled even if it passed through non Jewish hands.

Source?
They say that not all agree.

[imayid2]

Source?
They say that not all agree.

They had an article about it in one of their magazines recently (within the past year or so).

[Essen est zich]

They had an article about it in one of their magazines recently with the past year or so.

https://www.ok.org/consumers/your-kosher-kitchen/pizzamaker/

They say they don't hold it needs which implies that there are those who disagree.

[imayid2]

https://www.ok.org/consumers/your-kosher-kitchen/pizzamaker/

They say they don't hold it needs which implies that there are those who disagree.

Yup. People don’t realize that this is not a mainstream opinion at all.

According to their “determination”, one should never make a bracha on any factory produced keilim. Does anyone abide by that?

(I believe Rabbi Ekstein has a teshuva about this subject in his recently published teshuvos)

[yfr bachur]

By what do the hechsherim say, I mean those giving hechsherim that the product is produced under their certification in a way that ensures that it is not chayav tevila.
I presume that they are acting under the assumption that without their hashgacha, the products would need tevila.

What do they have to say about ensureing the supply chain is jewish owned, and do they mention this in their hechsher?

[JMHO]

By what do the hechsherim say, I mean those giving hechsherim that the product is produced under their certification in a way that ensures that it is not chayav tevila.
I presume that they are acting under the assumption that without their hashgacha, the products would need tevila. (Not like the OK...)

What do they have to say about ensureing the supply chain is jewish owned, and do they mention this in their hechsher?

https://www.ok.org/consumers/your-kosher-kitchen/pizzamaker/

They say they don't hold it needs which implies that there are those who disagree.

[yfr bachur]

then what is the hechsher worth?
Thats as good as the hechsher that writes "nivdak mecheshash letolaim" on fish when they dont check at all bec they dont hold its a problem.
This whole write up online should be included in the box. with a AYLOR on it.

[aygart]

then what is the hechsher worth?
Thats as good as the hechsher that writes "naki mecheshash letolaim" on fish when they dont check at all bec they dont hold its a problem.
This whole write up online should be included in the box. with a AYLOR on it.

FTFY
Nivdak means they checked something

An eid echad is only believed about what they are actually telling you @avromie7

The rest of kashrus is pretty much the same.