Reply To: Hechsher – Just on the Food or on More?

When a community vaad, a “vaad harabonim”, gives a hechsher on an establishment, they are not just certifying that the food is kosher, they are saying that this establishment is a kosher establishment regarding the food and atmosphere. All in all, a “kosher” environment. So if there is an internet cafe and the vaad gives them a hechsher, then teens will go there and use the internet because the store is “kosher”. The vaad can not promote such places.