Last October, the Chief Rabbis of Israel of Rabbi Yitzchak Rabbi David Lau, issued a joint letter attacking the kashrut reform, which they called “the destruction of kashrut, which reflects a trend toward the eradication of Judaism in the State of Israel.” When the rabbinate becomes the supervising body, the kashrut system will work in an efficient manner that will ensure all of us better and more elegant kashrut.” In exactly one year, when the transition period ends and the training program takes full effect, the Chief Rabbinate will become a supervisory body with broad powers. Minister Kahana stressed that his reform would be “a significant factor in strengthening the power of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. “We will be the auditor and regulator if the Ministry of Religious Services is not interested,” Koshrot said, adding, “As of today, the responsibility has passed to the consumers, and we will help them maintain kosher eating because there is no one else to do it.”Ī few weeks ago, several dozen municipal rabbis issued a letter saying they would not take part in the kashrut reform, especially in its first phase, and would continue to supervise the kashrut in their own Chief Rabbinate’s appointed areas.Īccording to Koshrot, businesses that left the chief rabbinate’s kashrut system and moved to private kashrut supervision did not do so because they were offered better prices or service, but because they did not comply with the kashrut guidelines set by the chief rabbinate. Last week, Koshrot launched a “snitch” app to receive reports on businesses all over the country that receive kashrut certificates from rabbis outside their area. The campaign informs the Israeli public about the problems that will likely emerge during the first phase, which allows the opening up of the kosher supervision areas so that the rabbi of one city could give a kashrut certificate to a business located in a different city.

Koshrot, a pro-Chief Rabbinate group whose mission is to raise awareness of kashrut in the Jewish public in Israel, has launched a critical campaign on the application, information, and guidance of the subject of kashrut, in collaboration with rabbis, scientists, and kashrut professionals.

Minister Kahana also suggested that his kashrut reform would “lead to more and more citizens in Israel eating kosher, because the tighter and more diverse the kosher system is, the more citizens would have access to kosher places that are properly supervised.”

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