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SURVEY FINDS OU the CLEAR LEADER in KOSHER CERTIFICATION Consumers Trust OU to Ensure Highest Standards of Kosher, Food Safety and Cleanliness ww ww VOLUME z y / NO. 2 CHESHVAN 5768 / NOVEMBER 2007 s xc THEDaf HaKashrus A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE OU RABBINIC FIELD REPRESENTATIVE In the past three months, Klal Yisroel ohrucd ukpb lht suffered the loss of two remarkable indi- BY RABBI YAAKOV LUBAN viduals, Gedolim in their own right, Executive Rabbinic Coordinator who for many years maintained a special relationship with the OU. Each left an indelible imprint on the OU, and in a broader sense, profound- ly influenced the world of Kashrus. These two giants were Rav Arye Lerman, zt”l who was niftar on zwwxa, zun, ywwf, and Rav Shimon Eider, zt”l who was niftar jwwxa, hra, zwwy. I was fortunate to have maintained a close personal relationship with Rav Arye and Rav Shimon. I, as well as most of their acquaintances, did not know that they were critically ill for a short time before their petira. The enormous shock of their pass- ing has not left me nor has the pain of their absence diminished with the passing of time. Rabbi Shimon Eider, zt”l Rabbi Arye Lerman, zt”l In these short lines, I will not present a synopsis of their lives My great Rebbi, Rav Chaim Shmulevitz, zt”l, observed - ,ujha) which does justice to their many accomplishments. Rather, I will ww share a brief personal recollection of these two individuals who (d ka, lk lk rxun that the point of this trnd is that the beautiful were dear and close to my heart. character of a ofj shnk, is not simply the result of naturally fine midos, but rather, the refinement of Torah manifests itself in the For the past three decades, Rav Arye Lerman zt”l served faith- noble character of such individuals. Rav Arye, an authentic shnk, fully as a mashgiach for the OU. He visited a wide spectrum of ofj, repeatedly accomplished lsh kg cvt,n ohna oa tvha. accounts and traveled near and far, domestically and abroad. He was a kashrus professional par excellence, and when I first joined As a mashgiach, he served as an outstanding ambassador of Torah the OU twenty-three years ago, I often accompanied Rav Arye on as he interacted with numerous people. He developed close rela- his visits and learned first-hand from a master how to review an tionships with plant personnel who viewed Rav Arye as a close per- OU facility. sonal friend, and he often provided wise counsel and words of encouragement and lent an emphatatic ear to the distressed. He Rav Arye’s skill as a mashgiach emanated from his stature as a touched the lives of countless people and left an indelible impres- ofj shnk,. He was a tremendous shn,n, was proficient through- sion on their souls. I recall that when the news of his petira ww out x a and was an accomplished isnk. As a vru, ic, he reached my office, two secretaries approached me in shock and approached each inspection with ohna ,trh and had a profound related how Rav Arye was a great gentleman; he greeted each one sense of ,uhrjt, and this was reflected in the thoroughness of his with a smile and spent time chatting with them when he visited work. the office, thus demonstrating their importance in his eyes. ww Rav Arye epitomized the statement in u p tnuh: My most cherished memories of Rav Arye were the times that he ekvhl ahve au anhu n/evc gk hsl ahve qtwe tatbv tnana tatbv qtwe ahve hsl gk n/evc anhu au ahve ekvhl , v e/ tevc/ would stop by my office at the OU. He never left without sharing thve naet tn/bt cbj/ gu vcwht/ nv vcwht/ etnwt/ gkht eawh echt eawh gkht etnwt/ vcwht/ nv vcwht/ gu cbj/ tn/bt naet thve j ,, / a beautiful Torah insight. Rav Arye did not relate cute “chopps” or aknst /twv eawh wct aknst /twv eth kvu kcwht/ ake knst /twv iktbh /twv knst ake kcwht/ kvu eth /twv aknst wct eawh /twv aknst aknst /twv wet fnv behu swfht fnv n/tqbhu ngaht ngaht n/tqbhu fnv swfht behu fnv wet /twv aknst continued on page 12 SURVEY FINDS OU THE CLEAR LEADER IN KOSHER CERTIFICATION Consumers Trust OU to Ensure Highest Standards of Kosher, Food Safety and Cleanliness Amid the explosive growth of the U.S. kosher food industry in The Kosher Certification Symbol Study was conducted by WAC recent years, a new survey has found the OU symbol of the Survey and Strategic Consulting in late December and early Orthodox Union to be consumers’ preferred kosher certification January 2007. The online survey questioned 1730 randomly select- in the packaged goods marketplace. Jewish respondents consis- ed kosher food consumers about their food buying habits and tently named OU their top choice for ensuring the food they asked them to rate six kosher symbols on multiple attributes such purchase meets the most stringent kosher certification, while as familiarity, reliability, freshness, quality and taste. Jews and non- non-Jews perceived the OU to signify the highest level of prod- Jews participated in the study, including Muslims, lactose intoler- uct safety and cleanliness. continued on page 11 THE DAF HAKASHRUS is a publication of the UNION OF ORTHODOX JEWISH CONGREGATIONS OF AMERICA, Eleven Broadway, New York, NY 10004 9 oukak oftuc OU KOSHER WELCOMES FOUR NEW RABBINIC COORDINATORS We wish them much success in their new positions RABBI MORDECHAI MERZEL RABBI DAVID ARFA learned in Yeshiva received semicha from Baltimore’s Ner Rabbi Chaim Berlin. He received semi- Israel Rabbinical College as well as from cha from the Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem Rav Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg in and lives near the Yeshiva in the East Side Eretz Yisroel. Rabbi Merzel previously with his wife and family. He has served served Congregation Ohev Sholom the Jewish community for several years Talmud Torah-Olney as Assistant Rabbi. in the fields of Jewish education and He recently moved with his wife and two outreach. Rabbi Arfa is a rabbinic coordi- children to Passaic, NJ. Rabbi Merzel nator overseeing companies producing is RC for dairy companies, and handles botanicals, gums and oils. He can be new dairy company applications, as reached at 212-613-8138, or by email, at well. He can be reached at 212-613-209 [email protected]. or [email protected]. RABBI ELI GERSTEN is a musmach of RABBI DANIEL NOSENCHUK, Ner Israel, Baltimore where he has who previously resided in Bala Cynwyd learned for the past 15 years. He was a PA, currently resides with his wife Rosh Chaburah in Ner Israel’s Kollel and family in Lakewood NJ. He learned Avodas HaLevi. He was assistant to Rabbi in the Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadel- Heinemann at the Agudah of Park phia, Mir-Yerushalayim and BMG- Heights in Baltimore. He is the RC Lakewood NJ from where he received Recorder of OU Psak and Policy replac- Semicha Yoreh Yoreh. Rabbi Nosenchuk ing Rabbi Dovid Mintz who made Aliyah previously served as administrator of to Eretz Yisroel. Rabbi Gersten with his Torah Links for Northern NJ. He is a wife and 5 children will be living in Rabbinic Coordinator involved with the Passaic, NJ. He can be reached at 212- Baking industry. He can be reached at 613-8222 and [email protected]. 212-613-8260 and [email protected]. UNIVERSAL KOSHER DATABASE OU Announces that its Universal Kosher Database is Being Made Available to the Public The Universal Kosher Database, (UKD), a listing of thousands of will benefit OU certified companies, because your suppliers and certified products, has gone public, and suppliers and distribu- distributors can now easily print kosher Letters of Certification at tors who work with OU Kosher certified companies are the ben- their convenience.” eficiaries of the decision. Now they will be able to easily secure Rabbi Elefant explained in the letter, “We took this step because Letters of Certification, signed by OU Kosher CEO Rabbi OU certified companies appreciated the ease with which they Menachem Genack. could print Letters of Certification to prove their kosher status on Public UKD was designed to provide not only OU certified com- our OUdirect website. They expressed the wish to us that their sup- panies, but their suppliers and distributors, the ability to print the pliers and distributors have the same easy method of producing the letters to show their own clientele that that their products meet letters. We were more than happy to develop Public UKD to OU Kosher standards. Public UKD contains only products cer- respond to their requests, just as we look forward to their continued tified by the OU and not other agencies. Only non-confidential suggestions to make their relationship with OU Kosher even certified products are listed. stronger and even more convenient.” The database is not restricted to OU certified companies and is In an interview, Rabbi Elefant declared, “As the premier kosher available at www.oukosher.org. certification organization in the world, the OU’s primary goal is to service our clients who help us provide kosher food to the con- In a letter to OU certified companies, Rabbi Moshe Elefant, sumer.” COO of OU Kosher, wrote: “Public UKD is user friendly and 10 Please direct your comments regarding THE DAF HAKASHRUS to RABBI YOSEF GROSSMAN, editor at 212-613-8212, fax: 212-613-0621, or e-mail: [email protected] SURVEY ant and health conscious individuals who KASHRUTH purchase kosher food on occasion. alert continued from page 9 ! U THE FINDINGS: THE POWER OF CERTIFICATION SYSCO HOUSE RECIPE BUTTERMILK RANCH SALAD DRESSING Mix Sysco Product Code: 4428298 or 5197694 Of those surveyed: produced by Sysco Corporation – Houston, TX is an U D certi- • 82% can recognize a kosher certification symbol fied product which contains dairy ingredients as listed on the • 66% usually choose to buy a product with a kosher certifica- ingredient panel but the dairy designation has been inadvertent- tion symbol ly omitted.
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