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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



Author Topic: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread  (Read 1199409 times)

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5020 on: August 20, 2023, 10:13:02 AM »
Do you ask this about every hierarchy that exists in virtually every industry?
You don't usually have a sign up saying that you have an employee making sure that the other one does his job. Having a yotzei vinichnas when you have a mashgiach tmidi basically says we don't trust the mashgiach. With that being said ,its just worded poorly. They probably mean to say that there is a mashgiach tmidi along with extra oversight and inspection by one of the certifying rabbis.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5021 on: August 20, 2023, 10:29:12 AM »
You don't usually have a sign up saying that you have an employee making sure that the other one does his job. Having a yotzei vinichnas when you have a mashgiach tmidi basically says we don't trust the mashgiach. With that being said ,its just worded poorly. They probably mean to say that there is a mashgiach tmidi along with extra oversight and inspection by one of the certifying rabbis.
Each one has a different role
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5022 on: August 20, 2023, 10:35:56 AM »
You don't usually have a sign up saying that you have an employee making sure that the other one does his job. Having a yotzei vinichnas when you have a mashgiach tmidi basically says we don't trust the mashgiach. With that being said ,its just worded poorly. They probably mean to say that there is a mashgiach tmidi along with extra oversight and inspection by one of the certifying rabbis.
Lol, every single business or store has that whether there is a sign or not. Every person on this forum understood exactly what the sign meant.

Do you run a business? Do you just hire people and hope they do their jobs without any oversight whatsoever? Oversight doesn't = a lack of trust.

Besides, the yotze v'nichnas is not just overseeing the mashgiach, they serve an extra supervisory role that is different from the temidi.

This is standard practice not just in every hashgacha (or at least any that is worth its salt).

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5024 on: August 20, 2023, 02:46:20 PM »
Lol, every single business or store has that whether there is a sign or not. Every person on this forum understood exactly what the sign meant.

Do you run a business? Do you just hire people and hope they do their jobs without any oversight whatsoever? Oversight doesn't = a lack of trust.

Besides, the yotze v'nichnas is not just overseeing the mashgiach, they serve an extra supervisory role that is different from the temidi.

This is standard practice not just in every hashgacha (or at least any that is worth its salt).
I agree ,just I think that yotzei vinichnas (by a mashgiach) usually means as opposed to temidi and when used together sounds like more than oversight and is therefore a poor choice of wording.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5025 on: August 20, 2023, 03:00:33 PM »
I agree ,just I think that yotzei vinichnas (by a mashgiach) usually means as opposed to temidi and when used together sounds like more than oversight and is therefore a poor choice of wording.
It is more than oversight
Each one has a different role
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5026 on: August 20, 2023, 05:08:19 PM »
You don't usually have a sign up saying that you have an employee making sure that the other one does his job. Having a yotzei vinichnas when you have a mashgiach tmidi basically says we don't trust the mashgiach. With that being said ,its just worded poorly. They probably mean to say that there is a mashgiach tmidi along with extra oversight and inspection by one of the certifying rabbis.
The mashgiach tmidi may not be a dedicated mashgiach but a jewish employee of the store who the hashgocha is relying on hence the need for a real mashgiach being יוצא ונכנס. I write this not with knowledge of the specific situation but as a possibility knowing that such a system is sometimes used by hashgochos.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5027 on: August 21, 2023, 07:33:56 AM »
I don't know if I need to release an official retraction or shtika kehodaa .Obviously my understanding of the common use of these terms is not as common as I thought.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5028 on: August 21, 2023, 08:53:58 PM »
Does what this couple are doing make sense?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zsn6NCwIASk
I would think the latte itself may be DE as well. (I eat chalav stam, but if one doesnt this should be problematic).
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5029 on: August 22, 2023, 02:23:08 PM »
Is KOA (map of America) recommended? Not on any of the lists.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5030 on: August 22, 2023, 02:39:29 PM »
Does what this couple are doing make sense?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zsn6NCwIASk
I would think the latte itself may be DE as well. (I eat chalav stam, but if one doesnt this should be problematic).
It probably is a issue as they can clean the equipment together with non Cholov yisroel equipment or worse if they sell other food…
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5031 on: August 22, 2023, 02:42:55 PM »
Would anyone eat Westheim with just Rabbanut? No OU.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5032 on: August 22, 2023, 02:48:43 PM »
Would anyone eat Westheim with just Rabbanut? No OU.
Why not?
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5033 on: August 22, 2023, 02:50:14 PM »
Why not?
many do not like the European model of hashgocha

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5034 on: August 22, 2023, 03:28:24 PM »
Would anyone eat Westheim with just Rabbanut? No OU.
What I heard from R Kuber ~6 months ago: He had just went to their offices and went through the hashgacho and said that he found it to be very good. Apparently everything they do is special production.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5035 on: August 22, 2023, 04:18:57 PM »
many do not like the European model of hashgocha

All in the same league ? I'm sure Kdasya is better than Westheim or Manchester Kosher.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5036 on: August 22, 2023, 04:20:37 PM »
All in the same league ? I'm sure Kdasya is better than Westheim or Manchester Kosher.
I assume there are different leagues within. I’m not familiar with specifics.

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5037 on: August 22, 2023, 04:21:15 PM »
Is there a video of how to double wrap food when heating up in a treif microwave?

I'm in a small debate with a friend about how to do it properly, I'm wondering if any agency has made such a thing.
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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5038 on: August 22, 2023, 04:56:56 PM »
What I heard from R Kuber ~6 months ago: He had just went to their offices and went through the hashgacho and said that he found it to be very good. Apparently everything they do is special production.
Did he include what they make ouside of england and especially in e.y. ? If yes that is a big change coming from him (and is very good news)

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Re: Kosher, Kashrus and Hechsherim Master thread
« Reply #5039 on: August 22, 2023, 09:37:39 PM »
Is KOA (map of America) recommended? Not on any of the lists.

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