KOSHER SYMBOLS We are in the process of compiling a list for your shopping convenience. The "MK" National Kashrut Manchester Beth Please note that this is a work in progress. If you do not see a symbol Din, UK listed it may be included in the next Message, or it is in fact an unacceptable hecsher. September 18, 2016 Vaad Hakashrus The Union of Montreal Vaad Hair (V aad Harabonim) of The Organized Orthodox Massachusetts Kashrus Jewish Laboratories Congregations Star-D Kosher Star-K Kosher Supervision of the Certification National Council of THE CALIFORNIA the Young Israel "K" THE HEART "K" Kehilla Kosher Rabbi Avrohon KOF-K Kosher Vaad Harabanim of Teichman Supervision Greater Seattle Kashruth Council of Los Angeles, CA Toronto
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Rabbinical Council of The Scroll K/Vaad underline-K only on Bob’s
California Hakashrus of Denver Red Mill – used to be Rabbi Yonah H. Geller, Portland, OR
The "RCC" Community Kashrus Vaad Hakashrus of Division of Kashruth Council of Dallas - THE "DK" Rabbinical Canada Council of CA It is most common to see it with a number The Texas K & underneath the COR. Chicago Rabbinical International This number is a notation Council Kosher Supervision of the registered Orthodox Rabbinical manufacturing facility, Council of British which allows the Council Columbia to more easily track the food it certifies. According to the company, K’hal Adath Atlanta Kashruth processed food with the Jeshurun (Breuer’s) Commission COR and no number should raise a kosher consumer's suspicions. c:\documents and settings\ike\my documents\cboj\message\kosher.doc
Kashrut Commission Kosher Supervision of of America The London Beth Din Kedassia, The Joint Greater Hartford
Court – Kashrut Kashrus Committee Division of England Rabbi Joseph H. Ralbag Juice, fruit, baked Vaad Hakashruth of goods. (But NOT the Capital District on meat, fish, or Rabbinic chicken that is raw, VAAD Vaad Administrator of cooked or HaKashrus of the Upper Midwest prepared ) Five Towns United Mehadrin Beth Din Kosher The “Diamond-K” Hameyuchud Kosher Supervision Kashruth of The Rabbi Moshe Y. L. L’iNYonei Kashrus of – Central Rabbinical Landa the Central Beth Din of Congress (Rav of Bnei-Brak) Rabbinical Congress Congregation (Hisachdus Lubavitch of MA Agudah - The Beth Bais Din Tzedek of Horabonim) Din Zedek of the Eida Hachareidis SIKS, Services Agudath Israel of Jerusalem International Kosher Supervision Ltd. Certified Kosher Rabbi Nuchem Rabbi Eliyahu Abarjil Underwriters Glatt Kosher – Nevei Efraim (Noam) & Shalita, Av Beit Achiezer Teitelbaum (Volver Hadin of Beer- Rav) Sheba, Posek BELZ The Bais Din The Lehigh Valley Vaad Hair and Vaad Tzdek of K’hal Vaad Hakashrus of Kashrut Commission Hakashrus of Machzikei Hadas Buffalo Worcester
Rabbi Benjamin United Kosher Kaplinsky Supervision Far Rockaway NY New England Vaad Hakashruth of Kashrus LeMehadrin Rhode Island
KOAOA (not Kosher Vaad haKashrus of Overseers Fairfield County Associates of The Orthodox Achdus Yisroel , America) Rabbinical Council of Rabbi Tzvi Hollander Argentina Greater Boston c:\documents and settings\ike\my documents\cboj\message\kosher.doc
Rabbi Mordechai Rabbi Yehuda Rabbi Schlesinger Vaad Hoeir of Saint Twersky - Revere, Kelemer, Young Strasbourg Louis MA Israel of West Hempstead
Vaad Hakashrut of The Syracuse Vaad the Ashkenazi Ha’ir Springfield Vaad Soloveichik Rabbinic Comunity of Mexico Hakashruth Supervision
Rabbi M. Universal Kosher Weissmandl, READ: The K is not Supervisors Rav of Nitra – a copyrighted Glendale, CA symbol. It is NOT a Monsey, NY certification that a product is kosher. However, some items Bais Din Of Crown Association for are acceptable: Kraft Heights The United States K Products - Rabbi Levy, Reliable Kashruth Los Angeles, CA Brooklyn, NY from the OK, is the Brooklyn, NY certifier of Kraft’s K. Kraft only allows a plain K to be placed on their label. Sodas made by Pepsi Natural Food and Kellogg’s cereals, Certifiers are also kosher. Spring Valley, NY Torah-K & Menora- K, Vaad Hakashrus Kashruth Le'Mehadrin, Supervision Service "Kosher Le'Mehadrin Baltimore, MD Comunita Ebraica, Supervision Service" the Rabbinate of the of Khal Beth Earth Kosher - Jewish Community Medrash Hagadol of Kosher Certification of Livorno Boro Park Agency Menora-K is for Teaneck, NJ cholov stam products. Quality Kosher H.K.K. Kosher Supervision - Certification Service Canton, OH of Hong Kong Rabbi Aryeh Spero c:\documents and settings\ike\my documents\cboj\message\kosher.doc
Kosher Overseers Associates of Vaad Hakashrus of Dayan Osher America Rhode Island Yaakov Westheim In general an Providence, RI Mancheser, England unacceptable hecshar – BUT ACCEPTABLE ON Kosher LA (KoLA) Kosher Certification FRUIT Beverly Hills, CA Service INFO ON CANNED Supervision Rabbi Eli Frankel FRUIT: 216 Los Angeles, is acceptable without a hashgacha provided that: California 1. The ingredient panel does not list grape juice, Torah Union grape puree, or other Kashrus Agency Kosher Australia Pty Rabbi Avraham grape ingredients. New York, NY Ltd - (Melbourne Binyamin 2. It does not contain Kashrut) Director Sir Jacob
natural or artificial flavors. Rabbi Mordechai Sassoon High 3. It is not produced in Mainland, China. Zev Gutnick School, Mumbai
4. It is not produced in Israel due to concerns of maasrot, terumot, shmitta, etc. The cherries in uncertified fruit cocktail should not be Ottawa Vaad Cape Town Beth Din consumed as they are Hakashrut (OVH) often dyed with carmine. Rabbi Levy The fruit cocktail may be eaten if the cherries are Teitlebaum, Ottawa, removed. Ontario
Jersey Shore Orthodox Vaad of Orthodox Rabbinate Philadelphia; Deal, NJ Philadelphia, PA Orthodox Rabbinical
Council of San Francisco, Sephardic Rabbinical Ches-K KORC-Northern Council of America Mid-Atlantic California/ Rabbi Brooklyn, NY Orthodox Rabbis Rabbi Zevulun Charlop Mosholu Jacob Traub FINE BUT NOT FOR Silver Spring, MD San Francisco, CA PASSOVER Parkway, Bronx NY (on Lipton pure leaf tea and Orthodox Rabbinical also puts “K” on bottled Council of South Starbucks coffee) Igud Horobonim Vaad Ha’ir of Florida, Rabbi New York, NY Winnipeg, Inc, MB Pinchas Weberman
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Cherry K Blue Ribbon Kosher Rabbi Baruch Meir Rabbi Epstein – Clein Sons of Israel - Vaad Minneapolis, MN Hakashrut Cherry
Hill NJ
Florida K and Florida
Kashrus Services Rabbi Samuel O,C,S, in cruxes of a Oregon Kosher The Houston Rabbi Sholom B. Gringras stylized K – called Rabbi Tzvi Fischer Kashruth Association Dubov Maitland, FL New York, NY (on boxed Chinese) Portland, OR Rabbi Yehoshua 212-673-4576 Wender
Under the authority Square-K Kosher the Maayan ‘Hay Services Community Brussels, Kosher Organics Shomre Hadas - Moshe Londinsky, Belgium Council Seattle Washington, Rabbi Lieberman Rabbi Berel Simpser 206-878-1065 ( but be Antwerp, Belgium Bay Harbor Islands, careful, a conservative group in Philadelphia also FL uses “square K”) Westhampton Beach Blue K & Green K LI - Bakery Peru Rabbi Eliot Marrus Rabbi Marc Schneier Rabbi from Y/I Big stylized “K” then The Jewish 1236 Hill Road Hampton Synagogue Holliswood says small “kosher” encircled Community of Reading, PA 19602 LI, NY acceptable with the name of Athens, Chief
agency Rabbinate on Stichler products
Kosher Russia
Federation of Kashrut Department Synagogues, London of the Chief Director of Kashrus – Rabbinate of Russia Vaad Hakashruth of Dayan M El - Rabbi Berel Lazar; Kansas City, KS The Hebrew symbol denotes that the product is Mehadrin. c:\documents and settings\ike\my documents\cboj\message\kosher.doc
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UNACCEPTABLE HECSHARS UNACCEPTABLE HECSHARS UNACCEPTABLE HECSHARS UNACCEPTABLE HECSHARS K-O Kosher Service – The Ner Tamid Philadelphia, a division K - Staten Island of Adas Harabonim Orthodox Kashrut CDG Supervision Services - Certification, Tablet-K, Rabbi Harry Cohen Janakpuri, New Orthodox Jewish Council Religious and New York, NY Delhi India - Kosher Technical Kitchen Konsultants – Supervision - Philadelphia Metropolitan Lawrence, NY Kashruth Rabbi D. I. Sheinkopf Council of Kosher Supervisory Michigan Service R. Ezra [email protected] Goldman Rabbi Dovid Rabbi M. Small (also Administrator Katz of Avenue Rabbi Kaufman) (Best’s Southfield, MI L in Brooklyn, Kosher Brand) New York, a Chicago, IL (and member of Igud JK Kosher variations of this logo) Malad(W), Mumbai Harabanim, India, and Ashkelon, Israel
Howard Kosher Michigan The Chief Rabbinate of Kosovske – Rabbi Jason Miller,
Madrid, - Union of Institute of Director Orthodox Rabbis of Jewish Living, in West Bloomfield, MI Spain (and variation of Massachusetts 978-884-8122. this logo) This Hecshar may be According to acceptable on some CRC, this is not items but check with K a reliable hecshar. New York City your Rabbi. on Giorgio brands & Pennsylvania According to CRC this is Dutchman canned mushrooms – Product is not a reliable hecshar for grown in USA cooked in can and may be artichoke hearts – not recommended in general steamed in due to infestation) facility with non- kosher foods.
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KOSHER DESIGNATIONS Cholov Yisroel - Kosher supervised milk in the ingredients D - Dairy Products DE – Dairy Equipment (no actual dairy in ingredients; it can be eaten after meat) F - Fish KG – Kosher Glatt P - Passover (P never designates Pareve) PAREVE - Neutral; no Meat or Dairy Products Pas Yisroel - grain-products cooked or baked with the participation of an observant Jewish Yoshon - Not from current grain crop
Freeze dried herbs – do not require certification Cider – all natural - does not require certification Maple Syrup – that you see being made, with no other added ingredients does not require certification Honey – all natural - does not require certification
KOSHER QUEST – Rabbi Eliezer Eidlitz is a reliable source – as per Rabbi Adler http://www.kosherquest.org http://www.hechshers.info http://www.kashrusmagazine.com/ http://www.hanefesh.com/edu/kosher_Food_Symbols.htm http://product_search.oukosher.org/ http://www.crcweb.org/LiquorList.pdf http://www.crcweb.org/agency_list.php index of kashrut - http://www.torahindex.com/en/inst/default.aspx?index=2&page=18 http://www.kosher.org.uk/intro.htm http://kosherregister.com
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