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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



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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7040 on: December 08, 2024, 09:52:11 PM »
Any info on North American Kosher Supervision, Rabbi Aharon Simkin

https://www.northamericankosher.com/about.php
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7041 on: December 08, 2024, 10:09:40 PM »
Any info on North American Kosher Supervision, Rabbi Aharon Simkin

https://www.northamericankosher.com/about.php
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7042 on: December 09, 2024, 02:44:15 AM »
Any info on North American Kosher Supervision, Rabbi Aharon Simkin

https://www.northamericankosher.com/about.php
I don't know anything about his Hechsher but I know him personally and he's a Yiras Shamayim and an Erlicher Yid.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7043 on: December 10, 2024, 04:00:16 PM »
Any recommendation good-quality kosher dairy-free dark chocolate ?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7044 on: December 10, 2024, 04:05:06 PM »
Any recommendation good-quality kosher dairy-free dark chocolate ?

Doesn't all the kosher brands have parve dark chocolate? Alprose, Shmerling, Romant etc. Unless you don't consider those good quality.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7045 on: December 10, 2024, 04:27:34 PM »
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7046 on: December 10, 2024, 07:29:42 PM »
Any recommendation good-quality kosher dairy-free dark chocolate ?
A lot of pareve chocolate may be labeled dairy and can work if you aren’t makpid on CS keilim.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7047 on: December 10, 2024, 07:48:04 PM »
A lot of pareve chocolate may be labeled dairy and can work if you aren’t makpid on CS keilim.
a lot of pareve chocolate may be labeled dairy and have enough chocolate in it that it wouldn’t be botul.. being that chocolate doesn’t mix with water they just pump the machines between dairy runs and pareve runs with… pareve chocolate. This is the one case where someone who isn’t makpid on DE should be.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7048 on: December 10, 2024, 07:49:52 PM »
a lot of pareve chocolate may be labeled dairy and have enough chocolate in it that it wouldn’t be botul..
This is not accurate. After being pumped it’s certainly batul.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7049 on: December 10, 2024, 07:50:38 PM »
This is not accurate. After being pumped it’s certainly batul.
that’s correct but you don’t know if the batch you got was while being pumped or after…

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7050 on: December 10, 2024, 07:51:00 PM »
A lot of pareve chocolate may be labeled dairy and can work if you aren’t makpid on CS keilim.

Does this depend on the same questions as pasteurized eggs?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7051 on: December 10, 2024, 07:52:28 PM »
that’s correct but you don’t know if the batch you got was while being pumped or after…
It’s batul berov chatichos because you can’t figure it out ;)
And that’s if even the first that they’re labeling as Dark isn’t batul.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7052 on: December 10, 2024, 07:53:07 PM »
Does this depend on the same questions as pasteurized eggs?
I don’t know what you’re referring to.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7053 on: December 10, 2024, 07:56:37 PM »
A lot of pareve chocolate may be labeled dairy and can work if you aren’t makpid on CS keilim.

Are there some who are makpid on CS but not to render it נ״ט בנ״ט דאיסורא?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7054 on: December 10, 2024, 07:59:42 PM »
It’s batul berov chatichos because you can’t figure it out ;)
And that’s if even the first that they’re labeling as Dark isn’t batul.
most likely batul isn’t good enough to say for sure it’s pareve. I’m just pointing out that there is practically no such thing as kashering between runs by chocolate. So you are worse off than “regular” CS keilim

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7055 on: December 10, 2024, 08:04:03 PM »
most likely batul isn’t good enough to say for sure it’s pareve. I’m just pointing out that there is practically no such thing as kashering between runs by chocolate. So you are worse off than “regular” CS keilim
If it’s batul, then what about it isn’t pareve?

Just don’t eat together with meat.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7056 on: December 10, 2024, 08:04:23 PM »
Are there some who are makpid on CS but not to render it נ״ט בנ״ט דאיסורא?
No, many :)

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7057 on: December 10, 2024, 08:06:15 PM »
If it’s batul, then what about it isn’t pareve?

Just don’t eat together with meat.
i never said it was batul… I said you can’t assume. Maybe OP wants to eat with meat? Idk, but you certainly can’t say it’s pareve

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7058 on: December 10, 2024, 08:08:08 PM »
No, many :)

And the reasoning being? When it's a ben yomoi.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7059 on: December 10, 2024, 08:09:06 PM »
i never said it was batul… I said you can’t assume.
I think you can :)
. Maybe OP wants to eat with meat? Idk, but you certainly can’t say it’s pareve
You can say it’s pareve but should not be eaten with meat.