Does anyone know if bagel boss has a reliable hechsher? Thanks
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Bagel Boss Kosher?
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Posted 4 months ago #
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I like bagels.
How about you tell us what the hechsher is, and we'll tell you whether we personally rely on it (if we've heard of it).
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http://www.bagelboss.com/rabbinical-letter.php
they don't have pork or anything it's probably just as kosher as dd bagels would bePosted 4 months ago # -
After a simple google search... http://www.bagelboss.com/rabbinical-letter.php
Posted 4 months ago # -
why dont you call them?
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That Rabbi is a member of the Vaad of Queens.
The Vaad of Queens doesnt hechsher certain places like those open on Shabbos (Owned by Goyim, but no meat sales Like an Ice Cream Store) so Rav Shecter does the hechsher for those places
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Here is the Rabbi's shul's web site:
http://mysite.verizon.net/ohrmoshe/You can read about him on the about page. He seems like a normal frum rabbi, but that does not prove one way or the other about his hashgacha.
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If you are not makpid on cholov yisroel - absolutely. Rav Schechter is a knowledgeable, trustworthy chareidi yid. FYI, he is the son in law of Rav Peretz Steinberg from YI Queens Valley and the Vaad Harrabanim of Queens. His supervision is strict, not one that relies on assorted 'kulos'. He deals with Shabbos issues 'al pi halacha'. All the above from personal knowledge.
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Ah, Rabbi Shechter. He is a son in law of Rabbi Steinberg, and is the one who is machshir all the places in Queens that are open on shabbos.
The Vaad of Queens will not certify anyone who is open on shabbos. People who live in Queens may wish to support the vaad, its monopoly (which I think is a good thing), and its policies by not patronizing stores which don't use the vaad.
I don't live in Queens, so I don't need to be involved in their politics. I eat from his establishments, with gusto.
Posted 4 months ago # -
Ask your local orthodox rabbi.
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Ask your local orthodox rabbi.
This is a good place to ask. You can see there was already good information put forward.
Posted 4 months ago # -
popa - I agree, this is a good source for information. However, the question of whether a particular hashgacha meets your own standards is a more personal issue.
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Sure, but it is a personal question that should be made based on information.
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I asked a friend of mine knowledgable in kashrus who runs the Kosher Newxus blog (no shaychus at all to any kashrus orgs, so he is not nogea b'davar on anything).
He says that R' Schechter is fine, but that R' Steinberg is no good, that Triangle K and Ner Tamid K are good, but Tablet K no good, and that "The Good Life" cheese produced under the hashgacha of R' Dovid Katz is no good because it is mamesh gevinas akum.
On that note, does anyone know more of R' Dovid Katz? I've seen his teudah on Chock Full of Nuts in Flatbush, and his hechsher on Russian baked goods. The fact that he allows cheese that would be kasher per the shita of Tosafot and not the Rambam is telling, IMHO, since this is a view of Tosafot which nobody sems to follow, although Rav Soloveitchik followed it and ate Kraft cheese.
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None of their locations are in Queens, but some are in places on Long Island where the Queens Vaad holds sway. To my mind, the one that stands out in the Hewlett location, which is on the edge of the 5 Towns Vaad's sphere of influence. But I guess the owner wants to have the same hashgacha everywhere (unlike Seasons for example).
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He deals with Shabbos issues 'al pi halacha'
Something tells me that you are trying to point out that he does not have a problem with stores that are open on Shabboss..
Posted 4 months ago # -
He deals with Shabbos issues 'al pi halacha'
Something tells me that you are trying to point out that he does not have a problem with stores that are open on Shabboss..
An Ice Cream Store like Baskin Robbins owned by Asians is allowed to be open on Shabbos, It does not need a Mashgiach Timidi.
These are stores owned by GOYIM, not owned by jews.
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These are stores owned by GOYIM, not owned by jews.
Well, frequently they are owned by jews, but there is a non-jewish partner who owns it for shabbos.
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He says that R' Schechter is fine, but that R' Steinberg is no good
For clarification, he undoubtedly meant the Steinberg who collects money through the "Cup K", NOT the Rabbi Peretz Steinberg, Rabbi A. Schechter's father-in-law, that popa was referring to. Rav Peretz Steinberg is extremely ehrlich. He is officially the posek for R' Asher Schechter's hashgocha, but has no hechsher of his own.
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DY: Yes, thank you for clarifying that. He undoubtedly means the one you are referring to.
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"Rav Soloveitchik followed it and ate Kraft cheese. "
I have heard that is just an urban legend.
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