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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 #940 on: June 24, 2016, 03:55:17 PM »
Of course they said its fine.
/cynical font/

next time ask a rav, not an agency.

Thats what they told me as well, but they didnt explain.
http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=16659.msg1427392#msg1427392
take a look at שו"ע יו"ד סימן ק"ל סעיף ד and the ט"ז there
ETA: also see עו"ז דף ע תוס שם

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #941 on: June 30, 2016, 09:17:37 PM »
ETA: also see עו"ז דף ע תוס שם
Ok.. working on it. Completed the tos there and on daf ל area. 

Didn't start the tu"so yet. For now the meat is in the freezer.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #942 on: June 30, 2016, 09:20:01 PM »
Ok.. working on it. Completed the tos there and on daf ל area. 

Didn't start the tu"so yet. For now the meat is in the freezer.

So does this mean that you can actually order Kosher Aaron's rib steaks shipped from Omaha steaks? Is this seasonal?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #943 on: June 30, 2016, 09:46:43 PM »
So does this mean that you can actually order Kosher Aaron's rib steaks shipped from Omaha steaks? Is this seasonal?
Mine was part of my (very large) company summer gift to all employees...  It's possible that they offer special kosher/halal etc only as part of this deal. But not to regular retail customers.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #944 on: July 01, 2016, 01:59:27 AM »
VHQ has been back on the cRc list for a month.

There was never a valid reason they were off.



http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php
« Last Edit: July 01, 2016, 03:15:15 AM by Cheesecake »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #945 on: July 03, 2016, 09:51:47 AM »
anyone can confirm that water buffalo is kosher?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #946 on: July 03, 2016, 12:31:52 PM »
anyone can confirm that water buffalo is kosher?
What does that mean? Do you want to know if people eat it? Yes.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #947 on: July 03, 2016, 02:07:29 PM »
anyone can confirm that water buffalo is kosher?
Can anyone confirm that this is the place to ask serious Kashrus questions (as in whether something is actually kosher or not, vs questions regarding specific hasgocho, hiddurim, chumros, kullos, etc).
I've been waiting over 5 years with bated breath for someone to say that!
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #948 on: July 03, 2016, 02:22:06 PM »
Can anyone confirm that this is the place to ask serious Kashrus questions (as in whether something is actually kosher or not, vs questions regarding specific hasgocho, hiddurim, chumros, kullos, etc).
Nothing wrong with asking.

Just don't rely on the answers.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #949 on: July 03, 2016, 02:43:55 PM »
Nothing wrong with asking.

Just don't rely on the answers.
That's called pure דברים בטלים. Ask a question when you know the answer is useless.

Can water buffalo be eaten with cheesecake?  ;D
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #950 on: July 03, 2016, 02:50:47 PM »
Can anyone confirm that this is the place to ask serious Kashrus questions (as in whether something is actually kosher or not, vs questions regarding specific hasgocho, hiddurim, chumros, kullos, etc).
Quite often people here state their opinions with sources to back them up when that is done there's nothing wrong with relying on those sources
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #951 on: July 03, 2016, 04:11:54 PM »
That's called pure דברים בטלים. Ask a question when you know the answer is useless.

Can water buffalo be eaten with cheesecake?  ;D

The answers here aren't necessarily useless, but you should be asking your LOR.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #952 on: July 03, 2016, 05:43:36 PM »
The answers here aren't necessarily useless, but you should be asking your LOR.

I agree that answers here are not useless, but there are different kinds of answers. A question such as "is water buffalo kosher" falls into a totally different category than "what are the standards of XXX?" or "is VHQ approved by CRC?" etc.

Let's start with the fact that any LIVING animal is not Kosher unless it was properly slaughtered, checked for treifus, soaked, salted, etc.

I would presume that one would, at a bare minimum, require those processes to be under a certain reliable supervision. So if that was the case, where does "is water buffalo kosher" question come in?

Or is it a שוחט asking the question? In that case, he should probably ask whoever gave him his קבלה.

The question would be totally different if phrased along the lines of: "is there kosher water buffalo?", which would include not only the question about the animal, which in this forum is pure דברים בטלים, but whether anyone is aware of Kosher Shechita of Water Buffalo.

And by saying דברים בטלים, I don't mean that the ANSWERS are useless, I mean that the QUESTION is POINTLESS. However, if we got some חידודי so that people can phrase their questions better, maybe there is a point to it...
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #953 on: July 03, 2016, 06:09:48 PM »
That's called pure דברים בטלים. Ask a question when you know the answer is useless.

Can water buffalo be eaten with cheesecake?  ;D
The answer may provide mareh m'komos or insight which the person asking hadn't though of but makes sense to him.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #954 on: July 03, 2016, 06:19:36 PM »
This company jacks gourmet has an OU and Kehilah Kashrus (Flatbush Community Kashrus Organization)

Is the latter a plus?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #955 on: July 03, 2016, 06:20:57 PM »
This company jacks gourmet has an OU and Kehilah Kashrus (Flatbush Community Kashrus Organization)

Is the latter a plus?
Yes

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #956 on: July 03, 2016, 06:33:36 PM »
Yes
not always (for instance the latest Bedikas tola'im  scandal)

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #957 on: July 03, 2016, 08:52:12 PM »
not always (for instance the latest Bedikas tola'im  scandal)
This?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #958 on: July 04, 2016, 12:54:14 PM »
does anyone have any updated info on whether the restaurants in spain have good certification. i understand that this is completely relative, but im asking from a simple glatt kosher/cy perspective
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #959 on: July 12, 2016, 05:34:40 PM »
is VHQ - Vaad Harbanim of Queens meat always Glatt?