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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 #7440 on: February 12, 2025, 11:28:27 AM »
source?

Very reliable, but not something I'd post. PMs are open if it's nogeah.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7441 on: February 12, 2025, 11:41:04 AM »
@herb , buy and rename to Herb!

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7442 on: February 12, 2025, 12:38:15 PM »
@herb , buy and rename to Herb!
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7443 on: February 14, 2025, 04:43:35 PM »
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« Reply #7444 on: February 15, 2025, 09:19:04 PM »
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Can never figure out why the articles I see from Kashrus organizations about food deliveries ignore the obvious reasons that he  points to to why it isn’t an issue.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7445 on: February 16, 2025, 04:31:33 PM »
I have a few questions for someone with this experience or knowledge (i.e., how can they kasher 3-4 kitchens in a foreign country in an 8 day period with only 1 or 2 mashgichim). I'm not at all looking to question any specific program, or these programs in general, just want to understand it better. If anyone has this experience or can put me in touch, it would be appreciated. I'm willing to pay the mashgiach for their time. Thanks.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7446 on: February 17, 2025, 01:56:00 AM »
Can never figure out why the articles I see from Kashrus organizations about food deliveries ignore the obvious reasons that he  points to to why it isn’t an issue.
i’m not familiar with your articles, but if you heard  the next thing in the shiur which is that he puts a full disclaimer that he doesn’t know anything about hechsherim in America… It’s  possible to really Differentiate between a place where everything is kosher basically, And a place where they’re doing simultaneous deliveries of kosher and non-kosher food. There should be bigger problem of possible cross contamination. Who exactly is checking that his bag is clean especially when it comes to pizza that can easily leech grease through the box.
Slurpees!!! Definitely a valid cheshash that flavor wasn’t available and switched for a similar not kosher flavor
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7447 on: February 17, 2025, 04:41:05 AM »
i’m not familiar with your articles, but if you heard  the next thing in the shiur which is that he puts a full disclaimer that he doesn’t know anything about hechsherim in America… It’s  possible to really Differentiate between a place where everything is kosher basically, And a place where they’re doing simultaneous deliveries of kosher and non-kosher food. There should be bigger problem of possible cross contamination. Who exactly is checking that his bag is clean especially when it comes to pizza that can easily leech grease through the box.
Slurpees!!! Definitely a valid cheshash that flavor wasn’t available and switched for a similar not kosher flavor
it's explicit in the rishoinim that despite mitigating factors lehatir we don't send anything byad akum without choisamos.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7448 on: February 17, 2025, 05:12:08 AM »
it's explicit in the rishoinim that despite mitigating factors lehatir we don't send anything byad akum without choisamos.
In Israel none of the delivery services have any kind of Choisamos, everybody relies on אנן סהדי
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7449 on: February 17, 2025, 05:41:46 AM »
In Israel none of the delivery services have any kind of Choisamos, everybody relies on אנן סהדי
Not in the Israel I live in. Maybe it depends on the store?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7450 on: February 17, 2025, 06:31:48 AM »
Not in the Israel I live in. Maybe it depends on the store?
pizza stores and cafes have no choisem
even burger stores only have one which is not enough for issur doyraysa

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7451 on: February 17, 2025, 06:55:06 AM »
In Israel none of the delivery services have any kind of Choisamos, everybody relies on אנן סהדי
that doesn't make it right. There's a world of difference between lechatchila and bidi'eved. Just because a consumer has a right to a bidi'eved doesn't mean a hashgacha has a right to ignore halacha

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7452 on: February 17, 2025, 06:56:56 AM »
pizza stores and cafes have no choisem
even burger stores only have one which is not enough for issur doyraysa
Not in the Israel I live in. Maybe it depends on the hechsher?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7453 on: February 17, 2025, 07:32:37 AM »
pizza stores and cafes have no choisem
even burger stores only have one which is not enough for issur doyraysa
Again, has not been my experience.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7454 on: February 17, 2025, 08:01:44 AM »
it's explicit in the rishoinim
Where?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7455 on: February 17, 2025, 08:03:28 AM »
Who exactly is checking that his bag is clean especially when it comes to pizza that can easily leech grease through the box.
How does a chosem tell you that grease didn’t leak through the box?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7456 on: February 17, 2025, 08:06:09 AM »
doesn't mean a hashgacha has a right to ignore halacha
Halachikly it is not an issue, as Rabbi Kallus explains.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7457 on: February 17, 2025, 09:13:36 AM »
Halachikly it is not an issue, as Rabbi Kallus explains.
every time the rishoinim and poskim bring down נהנה בחילופו it's referring to bedieved that you don't have to be concerned with missing choisem or mekulkal . Not the we're  שולח לכתחילה

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7458 on: February 17, 2025, 09:19:04 AM »
every time the rishoinim and poskim bring down נהנה בחילופו it's referring to bedieved that you don't have to be concerned with missing choisem or mekulkal . Not the we're  שולח לכתחילה
I took a quick look at the חלקת בנינמין. He points out that the Gra gives the source on that Remah from tosfos who is talking about doing it לכתחילה. I think the פרי תואר notes that it can be done לכתחילה as well.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #7459 on: February 17, 2025, 09:30:26 AM »
I took a quick look at the חלקת בנינמין. He points out that the Gra gives the source on that Remah from tosfos who is talking about doing it לכתחילה. I think the פרי תואר notes that it can be done לכתחילה as well.
that's clearly not the set up of the bedek habyis ave Rema and basically mefurash not like that in the rishoinim.
The one thing you have going for that is that it's clearly a better heter than mirtas/ nitfas kiganav