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Directory of Kosher Certifying Agencies Directory of Kosher Certifying Agencies There are well over 1,400 kosher certifying agencies in the world today. As a public service, the Chicago Rabbinical Council is presenting a list of common acceptable kosher symbols and their agencies' contact information. Recommending certain agencies is the cRc’s intensely-contemplated and most difficult decision, and we put a great deal of time and research in this endeavor solely to help kosher consumers without any monetary or other compensation. Because we take this task so seriously, our Kashruth Administrator, Rabbi Sholem Fishbane, has written an article entitled Understanding the Reliability of Kosher Agencies https://www.crcweb.org/understanding_reliab.php explaining how the cRc determines recommendation status in order to help the kosher consumer make an informed decision. The cRc keeps strictly to halachic/kashrus criteria alone in making these recommendations, in keeping with our adherence to Torah values. The fact that a particular agency does not appear on this list does not imply that the cRc has determined it to be substandard. For a complete list of Kashrus agencies (which includes both cRc recommended and non- recommended agencies) visit Kashrus Magazine Online (or call 1-718-336-8544). Special thanks to Rabbi Yosef Wikler, editor of Kashrus Magazine. Note: There are four areas of kashrus that require extra diligence and research even when bearing a recommended kosher symbol. These four areas are: bagged vegetables which need to be checked for insects, meat, certified for Passover hotels, and cruises. PRINTABLE PDF FILE of the list below. Click here for a PRINTABLE KASHRUS SYMBOL CARD UNITED STATES and CANADA California Rabbi Don Yoel 391 Troy Ave, West Coast Division Levy Brooklyn, NY of OK Kosher 718-756-7500 11213 Administrative Office: 3316 Mayfair Vaad Hakashrus of Rabbi Avi Lebowitz Dr. Sacramento, CA Northern California 510-843-8223 95864 Field Office: 1710 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94705 3870 Wilshire Blvd. Rabbi Nissim Rabbinical Council #420 Davidi of California (RCC) Los Angeles, CA 213-389-3382 90010 Rabbinical Council Rabbi Binyomin 3505 Lime Avenue, of Orange County & Fejnland Long Beach, CA Long Beach 562- 426-4894 90807 P. O. Box 35721 Rabbi Binyomin 8850 West Pico Kosher Supervision Lisbon Boulevard of America 310-282-0444 Los Angeles , CA 90807 Colorado Scroll K Rabbi Elchonon 245 S Benton St.. Vaad Hakashrus of Joseph Lakewood, CO Denver 303-595-9349 80226 Rabbi Sholom H 1750 30th Street Earth Kosher Adler #613 888-312-3559 Boulder, CO 80301 District of Columbia 11140 Rockville Rabbi Moshe Vaad HaRabanim of Pike, Suite 550E Walter Greater Washington Rockville, 301-770-0078 MD 20852 Florida Kosher Miami Rabbi Mordechai Vaad HaKashrus of PO Box 403225 Fried Miami-Dade Miami, FL 33140 786-390-6620 (chalav Yisroel) Kosher Miami Rabbi Mordechai Vaad HaKashrus of PO Box 403225 Fried Miami-Dade Miami, FL 33140 786-390-6620 (non chalav Yisroel) Rabbi Yosef 708 Lake Howell Rabbinate of Central Konikov Road & North Florida Rabbi Nissan Zibell Maitland, FL 32751 877-435-0200 Rabbi Michoel Rennert Orthodox Vaad of 8591 Banyan Blvd, Rabbi Dovid Orlando (OVO) Orlando, FL 32819 Yachnes 407-538-1254 Rabbi Pesach Orthodox Rabbinical Weitz Board of Broward PO Box 640326 Rabbi Edward and Palm Beach Miami, FL 33164 **Please call the cRc office for Davis Counties (ORB) Passover hotel 954-797-7888 recommendations.** Rabbi Moshe P.O. Box 814683 Sunshine State Berger Hollywood, FL Kosher 305-749-6242 33081 Rabbi BenZion 250 95th Street Kosher Organics Chanowitz Suite 546-524 305-318-3782 Surfside, FL 33154 Rabbi Sholom 708 Lake Howell Florida K Kosher Dubov Road 407-644-2500 Maitland, FL 32751 Georgia 1855 La Vista Rd. Atlanta Kashrus Rabbi Reuven Stein N.E. Commission 404-634-4063 Atlanta, GA 30329 Rabbi Yerucham 100 Atlas St. Kosher Savannah Schochet Savannah, GA 912- 220-2821 31405 Illinois Rabbi Sholem Chicago Rabbinical 2701 W. Howard Fishbane Council Chicago, IL 60645- www.crcweb.org (cRc) 1303 773-465-3900 Indiana Indianapolis Rabbi Yisrael 6510 Hoover Rd Orthodox Board of Gettinger Indianapolis, IN Kashrus 317-253-5253 46260 Indianapolis Beth Rabbi Abraham 1037 Golf Lane Din Grossbaum Indianapolis, IN 317-251-5573 46260 3207 South High St South Bend Kosher Rabbi Meir Bulman South Bend, IN 607-743-6444 46614 Back to Top Kansas Vaad Hakashrus of Rabbi Yitzchak 9900 Antioch Road Kansas City Mizrahi Overland Park, KS 913-235-6077 66212 Back to Top Kentucky Kentucky Kosher Rabbi Avrohom 1622 Almara Circle International Litvin Louisville, KY 502-235-5770 40205 Back to Top Louisiana Rabbi Yossie 4141 W Esplanade Louisiana Kashrut Nemes Ave Committee 504-957-4986 Metairie, LA 70002 Maine Vaad HaKashrus of Rabbi Yitzchok 18 Mill Street Eastern Canada and Isaac Yagod Mars Hill, ME 04758 Maine 610-905-2166 Maryland Star-K Kosher 122 Slade Ave. #300 Dr. Avram Pollack Certification Baltimore, MD 410-484-4110 (chalav Yisrael) 21208 122 Slade Ave. #300 Star-D Certification Dr. Avram Pollack Baltimore, MD (non-chalav Yisrael) 410-484-4110 21208 Massachusetts Rabbi Moshe Vaad Harabonim of 665 Beacon St Kaufman New England Boston, MA 02215 617-426-2139 Michigan Council of Orthodox Rabbi Moshe 18877 West 10 Mile Rabbis of Greater Wainkrantz Rd, Suite 101 Detroit 248-559-5005 x101 Southfield, MI Back to Top Minnesota United Mehadrin Kosher (UMK) Note: unless the meat states that it is Rabbi Asher 1001 Prior Ave. glatt, it is certified Zeilingold South not-glatt by the 651-698-8300 St. Paul, MN 55116 UMK. The cRc only accepts Glatt Kosher meats. Rabbi Sholem Blue Ribbon Kosher Fishbane 2701 W Howard Chicago Rabbinical Rabbi Eli Markowitz Chicago IL 60645 Council (cRc) 773-465-3900 Rabbi Sholem Minnesota Kosher Fishbane 2701 W Howard Chicago Rabbinical Rabbi Eli Markowitz Chicago IL 60645 Council (cRc) 773-465-3900 Missouri 4 Millstone Campus Vaad Hoeir of Saint Rabbi Zvi Zuravin St. Louis, Louis 314-569-2770 MO 63146 Montana 8755 Huffman Lane Vaad HaKashrus of Rabbi Chaim Bruk Bozeman, Montana 406-585-8770 MT 59715 New Jersey Rabbi Doniel 131 Iris Rd Chelkas Hakashrus Neustadt Lakewood, NJ of Zichron Yaakov 732-901-6508 08701 750 Forest Ave. Rabbi Avrohom Kashrus Council of Suite #66 Weisner Lakewood N.J. Lakewood, NJ 732- 901-1888 08701 Rabbi Zecharia Kof-K Kosher 201 The Plaza Senter Supervision Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-0500 Rabbi Binyomin Passaic-Clifton 279 Brook Avenue Kreitman Kashrus Inc Passaic, NJ 07055 973-553-6940 Rabbi Dovid Vaad Harabanim - Post Office Box No. Shapiro Rabbinical Council 1233 844-895-RCBC of Bergen County Teaneck, NJ 07666 (7222) Rabbi Isaac Farhi Jersey Shore Rabbi Hayim P.O. Box 213 Orthodox Rabbinate Arking Deal, NJ 07723 732-759-0388 Rabbi Reuven Post Office Box No. Drucker Vaad Hakashrus of 4119 Rabbi Yaakov Raritan Valley Highland Park, NJ Luban 08904 85 West Mt. Rabbi Yaakov Vaad Harabonim of Pleasant Avenue Teichman Metro West Livingston, NJ 07039 Back to Top New York-Bronx 100 E. Mosholu Rabbi Zevulun 216-407-7398 Parkway South Charlop Bronx, NY 10458 New York - Brooklyn 5207 19th Ave. Rabbi Yechiel Babad 718-951-0952/3 Brooklyn, NY (Tartikover Rav) 11204 Beth Din Minchas Rabbi Shmuel 5014 16th Ave. #115 Chinuch Tartikov Teitelbaum Brooklyn, NY 11204 Kashrus Division 718-972-3508 163 Parkville Rabbi Naftali Meir Avenue Tarnopol Kashrus Babad Brooklyn, NY 718-437-2000 11230 Central Rabbinical Rabbi Yitzchak 85 Division Ave. Congress Glick Brooklyn, NY (Hisachdus 718-384-6765 11211 HaRabanim) Rabbi Nussen Naftoli 1712 57th St. 718-234-9514 Horowitz Brooklyn, NY 11204 Kehilah Kashrus (Flatbush Rabbi Zechariah 1294 E. 8th St. Community Kashrus Adler Brooklyn, NY Organization) 718-951-0481 11230 Rabbi Tzvi Shaul 1206 Avenue J 3rd Vaad Harabanim of Goldberg Floor. Flatbush 718-951-8585 Brooklyn, NY 11230 The Organized Rabbi Don Yoel 391 Troy Ave. Kashrus Levy Brooklyn, NY Laboratories (OK) 718-756-7500 11213 Rabbi Shlomo Stern 1641 56th St. 718-853-9623 (Debraciner Rav) Brooklyn, NY 11204 Rabbi Aaron 1617 46th St., Teitelbaum 718-851-1221 Brooklyn, NY 11204 (Nirbater Rav) Rabbi Nuchem 5808 11th Ave. Efraim Teitelbaum 718-436-4685 Brooklyn, NY (Volver Rav) 11225 Rabbi Dov Ber 1518 Presidents St. Vaad Hakashrus Levertov Brooklyn, NY Crown Heights 718-604-2500 11213 Vaad Hakashrus Rabbi Yitzchok 1157 42nd. St. Mishmeres Zeide Brooklyn, NY 11219 L'Mishmeres 718-680-0642 Kehal Machzikei 1435 51st St 718-854-3711 Hadas of Belz Brooklyn, NY 11219 Rabbi Aaron 1349 42nd St. 718-436-2569 Mendelson Brooklyn, NY 11219 Back to Top New York - Manhattan Rabbi Menachem Orthodox Jewish 11 Broadway Genack Congregations (OU) New York, NY 10004 212-563-4000 Rabbi Moshe Zvi 85-93 Bennett Khal Adath Jeshurun Edelstein Avenue 845-425-9089 New York, NY 10033 New York-Long Island Vaad Harabanim of 597A Willow Ave. Rabbi Yosef Eisen the Five Towns and Cedarhurst, NY 516-569-4536 Far Rockaway 11516 New York-Queens Rabbi Chaim Vaad Harabanim of 141-49 73rd Avenue Schwartz Queens Flushing, NY 11367 718-520-9060 Back to Top New York-Upstate Rabbi Eliezer Vaad Hakashrus of 49 Barberry Lane Marcus 716-634- Buffalo Buffalo, NY 11421 3990 29 Westside Ave. Rabbi Mordechai 845-354-6632 Spring Valley, NY Ungar 10977 Rabbi Y. Tauber Vaad Hakashrus of 168 Maple Ave. 845-425-9565 ext. Mechon L’Hoyroa Monsey, NY 10952 101 Rabbi Avraham Zvi 34 Brewer Road 845-425-3178 Glick Monsey, NY 10952 P.O. Box 939 Rabbi Yitzchok 845-434-3060 Woodridge, NY Lebovitz 12789 8 Truman Ave Rabbi C.M. New Square Kashrus Suite #2 Wagshall Council New Square, NY 845-354-5120 10977 Rabbi Dr. Moshe Vaad Hakashruth of 877 Madison Ave. Bomzer the Capital District Albany, NY 12208 518-489-1530 25 Monsey Rabbi Chaim Meir 845-721-4798 Boulevard Wagshal Monsey, NY 10952 Rabbi Menachem 1 Park Lane 845-352-1807 Meir Weissmandel Monsey, NY 10952 Back to Top Ohio Rabbi Shimon P.O.
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