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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 #1000 on: September 18, 2016, 08:58:38 PM »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1001 on: September 18, 2016, 08:59:01 PM »

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1002 on: September 18, 2016, 09:16:30 PM »
OU Android app.
Nice. Because per the CRC list, Stewart's  is only good when marked OU. I guess this counts.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1003 on: September 18, 2016, 09:32:22 PM »
Nice. Because per the CRC list, Stewart's  is only good when marked OU. I guess this counts.

Downloaded the app
Star-K and Kasher.com also said it needs a symbol. Go figure.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1004 on: September 18, 2016, 09:37:20 PM »
Star-K and Kasher.com also said it needs a symbol. Go figure.
Il throw this into the mix also lol

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1005 on: September 18, 2016, 09:38:36 PM »
Il throw this into the mix also lol

Yes, saw that. That would seem to be the default.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1006 on: November 14, 2016, 03:52:29 PM »
Anyone else notice that Star K's site is now listing certain frappacinno's from Starbucks as Kosher in stores?

here's the link: http://www.star-k.org/articles/kosher-lists/1709/starbucks/

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1007 on: November 14, 2016, 08:21:08 PM »
Is this ok?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1008 on: November 14, 2016, 09:55:59 PM »
Anyone else notice that Star K's site is now listing certain frappacinno's from Starbucks as Kosher in stores?

here's the link: http://www.star-k.org/articles/kosher-lists/1709/starbucks/
Yes.  Just came on today.  Trying to get more background

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1009 on: November 15, 2016, 01:32:21 AM »
Yes.  Just came on today.  Trying to get more background

a friend of mine called and they Star K confirmed you can now order frap in store!

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1010 on: November 18, 2016, 10:26:10 AM »
a friend of mine called and they Star K confirmed you can now order frap in store!
not all flavors I believe. See yeahthatskosher.com

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1011 on: November 18, 2016, 03:28:12 PM »
This whole Starbucks thing really blows my mind sometimes.  How 'we' collectively forced the kashrus agencies to go out and figure out what's ok there and what's not because 'everyone' decided to go there. I can't think of another store this has ever happened with.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1012 on: November 18, 2016, 03:54:59 PM »
This whole Starbucks thing really blows my mind sometimes.  How 'we' collectively forced the kashrus agencies to go out and figure out what's ok there and what's not because 'everyone' decided to go there. I can't think of another store this has ever happened with.
There is a different new drink they also did it for called slurpee
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1013 on: November 18, 2016, 03:57:50 PM »
There is a different new drink they also did it for called slurpee
Hmm.  I guess.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1014 on: November 20, 2016, 02:59:27 AM »
not all flavors I believe. See yeahthatskosher.com
I think the star-k's website should be your primary source of info.  It's all there

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1015 on: November 20, 2016, 03:02:48 AM »
This whole Starbucks thing really blows my mind sometimes.  How 'we' collectively forced the kashrus agencies to go out and figure out what's ok there and what's not because 'everyone' decided to go there. I can't think of another store this has ever happened with.

There is a different new drink they also did it for called slurpee
You could say the same thing about beer,  booze,  frozen fruit and vegetables,  and so much more.
'We' did no such thing.  'they'  do it on their own.  Same with the booze lists,  or the CRC's wonderful app,  the lists of things that don't require a hashgocha. 
They see themselves as communal service organizations,  and this is part of their service.  I,  for one,  am appreciative.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1016 on: November 20, 2016, 03:12:57 AM »
You could say the same thing about beer,  booze,  frozen fruit and vegetables,  and so much more.
'We' did no such thing.  'they'  do it on their own.  Same with the booze lists,  or the CRC's wonderful app,  the lists of things that don't require a hashgocha. 
They see themselves as communal service organizations,  and this is part of their service.  I,  for one,  am appreciative.
A yarei shamayim would make sure it's permissible before deciding to purchase, not vice versa.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1017 on: November 20, 2016, 03:13:38 AM »
A yarei shamayim would make sure it's permissible before deciding to purchase, not vice versa.
Who said not?

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1018 on: November 20, 2016, 07:26:55 AM »
You could say the same thing about beer,  booze,  frozen fruit and vegetables,  and so much more.
'We' did no such thing.  'they'  do it on their own.  Same with the booze lists,  or the CRC's wonderful app,  the lists of things that don't require a hashgocha. 
They see themselves as communal service organizations,  and this is part of their service.  I,  for one,  am appreciative.
I suppose so.  Though that is slightly different. And I wasn't saying it as a bad thing. It's just an interesting observation. I think it's great that they did what they did.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #1019 on: November 20, 2016, 07:31:26 AM »
A yarei shamayim would make sure it's permissible before deciding to purchase, not vice versa.
+1
It certainly wasn't implied that that's not the case. And a yarei shamayim can go around eating lots of things that don't necessarily have a hechsher.

Yes, there are people who would never do other things also permissible or never eat anything else that didn't have  a hechsher but somehow still ended up at Starbucks 'because everyone else was going too.'

I've met people (before all the hechsherim had their lists) who would drink at Starbucks but who would never dream of walking into another coffee shop.

It's just interesting how things in the community go like that.   
Who said not?
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