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  • #614697
    FrumRav
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    Products from Israel, under rabbinical supervision, are reliable! However, you must make sure that the product does not contain gelatin (even “kosher” gelatin). The rabbinate in Israel accepts a different standard regarding gelatin than we do in America. If you live in Israel you should feel free to follow their ruling. But in Diaspora, we need to follow the standards that CTI has accepted here in the Diaspora. Currently that standard is to not allow any gelatin produced from animals. The only gelatin-type product which is acceptable is Kolatin, which is fish gelatin. All the labels on this list will use only kosher gelatin. At Passover time, especially, beware of marshmallows or any chewy candies from Israel, which might have gelatin in them.

    #1054410
    flatbusher
    Participant

    I think you have to be more careful about rabbinical supervision in Israel than you do in the U.S. Other than Badatz and chasan sofer there are many,many others, and if you are not living in Israel you cannot be sure that a product is reliable just because it has some rabbinical supervision on that.

    #1054411
    golfer
    Participant

    FrumRav, thank you for the information.

    Just wondering, do you perhaps have an ulterior motive?

    Are you trying yo remind us to start Pesach cleaning as it’s already almost – Gasp- Rosh Chodesh Shvat !?

    Sorry.

    Not taking the bait…

    #1054412
    DaMoshe
    Participant

    CTI is an OO synagogue in Austin, TX. I guess that Austin shul was finally able to find someone! I wonder if they had to pay him more than $100,000 per year…

    #1054413
    FrumRav
    Member

    Open Orthodox kashrus u shouldn’t trust

    #1054414
    zahavasdad
    Participant

    As far as I know there is no open orthodox Hashgaha. If they serve regular hashsghcha’s like the OU or OK why not trust them

    #1054415
    FrumRav
    Member

    Because u this statement also give by the Open Orthodox Kashrus Standards: Canned FRUIT do not need any supervision (except on Passover) as long as the only added ingredients are salt, sugar, corn syrup or water. The one exception is canned fruit that comes from China (for example, Mandarin oranges): They need reliable supervision.

    #1054416
    apushatayid
    Participant

    the products produced in america that are made with the gelatin derived from animals, usually has a label attached to it where the rav hamachshir cites a teshuvas achiezer in support of the kosher designation. that in itself was a red flag to me, to ask my rav about it. I mean, when was the last time you saw ANY rav hamachshir affix a teshuva to a product detailing the reasons for the kashrus certificate! my rav told me that every major posek in america, litvish and chassidish held that the achiezer said something else entirely and in fact was not a basis for the kashrus of the animal derived gelatin. it is why no major hechsher in america certifies such products and the supervision comes from an individual rav.

    #1054417
    Israeli Chareidi
    Participant

    FrumRav:

    Canned fruit from Israel can kill you – literally.

    Without supervision it could have be any number of forbidden statuses – some of which carry the penalty of misah bidei shomayim.

    #1054418
    FrumRav
    Member

    Also with this Open Orthodox Kashrus Standard : All unflavored applesauce is kosher even without any supervision.

    #1054419
    Sam2
    Participant

    apushatayid: The Achiezer is clearly correct. He was just misinformed of the Metziyus, as everyone points out.

    #1054420
    yytz
    Participant

    I don’t understand why OO is in the title of this thread. But now that we’re on the topic…

    Panda licorice is from Finland and the box just has a plain “K.” The company has a document indicating that it is under supervision from the Finland’s chief rabbi, who is a YCT grad. I’m not on the OO boat in general, but I think this hechsher is good enough, since it’s a very simple product (with just four ingredients, all vegan and non-grape), and I doubt this humble product is fit for a king’s table.

    #1054421
    FrumRav
    Member

    U still shouldn’t trust Open Orthodox Kashrus Stardards because of this : Cut-up fresh fruit in a supermarket is fine without any supervision.

    #1054422
    DaMoshe
    Participant

    FrumRav, actually, the cRc says that cut fruit from a large supermarket does not need supervision.

    #1054423
    zahavasdad
    Participant

    DaMoshe +1

    #1054424
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    I do not understand what this thread means. Straw man?

    There are definitely some items which don’t require hashgochah, nothing to do with OO.

    #1054425
    charliehall
    Participant

    I happened to have had occasion to ask the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale what hechshers they permitted for shul events. Here is the list:

    Kof K

    OK

    OU

    Rabbi Wosner

    Rabbinical Council of Bergen County

    Star-K

    Vaad of Queens

    Vaad of Riverdale

    #1054426
    charliehall
    Participant

    Star-K permits most canned fruit without a hechsher. From an article on the cRc web site by Tzvi Rosen, Star-K kashrut administrator:

    “canned fruits can be purchased without kosher certification if the following conditions are met:

    1. The fruits are packed in water, light or heavy syrup and do not have fruit juice listed as an ingredient;

    2. They are not colored with natural colors; and

    3. The fruits are not products of Israel.

    #1054427
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    Kof K

    OK

    OU

    Rabbi Wosner

    Rabbinical Council of Bergen County

    Star-K

    Vaad of Queens

    Vaad of Riverdale

    Most, if not all (I’m not familar with all), of those are accepted by mainstream Modern Orthodoxy (those who would not want to identify as OO) and by many who would identify as to the right of Modern Orthodox.

    #1054428
    FrumRav
    Member

    U still shouldn’t trust Open Orthodox Standards because of this : All frozen vegetables are acceptable, EVEN WHEN THEY DO NOT BEAR ANY CERTIFICATION

    #1054429
    charliehall
    Participant

    ” Open Orthodox Standards because of this : All frozen vegetables are acceptable”

    Source for this?

    #1054430
    FrumRav
    Member

    The Open Orthodox Shul’s Kashrus Standards

    #1054431
    charliehall
    Participant

    Never seen or heard of a document by that title.

    #1054432
    FrumRav
    Member

    The Shul’s name is CTI

    #1054433
    popa_bar_abba
    Participant

    This thread is retarded.

    #1054434
    DaMoshe
    Participant

    FrumRav, you mentioned applesauce earlier. The cRc says that “Unflavored, unsweetened applesauce does not need a hechsher.” You can look it up, they sent it out as a Twitter message this past December.

    With the vegetables, you left out the part where they listed the exceptions. Again, a quick look at the cRc website will show that they also say frozen vegetables are kosher, with a list of exceptions. The lists don’t sync up exactly, but some research of other hashgachos shows that there are disagreements on the veggies I looked up. A good example is potatoes – the cRc lists them as an exception. Others say they’re fine as long as they’re not fully cooked through.

    There are plenty of issues with OO. The kashrus rules of one OO synagogue shouldn’t be your focus.

    #1054435
    FrumRav
    Member

    U still shouldn’t trust the Open Orthodox Kashrus Standards because of this : Frozen Broccoli is acceptable as long as IT IS NOT FROM MEXICO.

    #1054436
    ☕ DaasYochid ☕
    Participant

    Why, popa, is it made out of asbestos?

    #1054437
    FrumRav
    Member

    U still shouldn’t trust Open Orthodox Kashrus Standards because of this : Bagged lettuce of any kind, which comes with a reliable supervision, does not need to be washed.

    #1054438
    charliehall
    Participant

    It is one shul, which may not represent the position of other shuls. So if your rav doesn’t like the standards there, don’t attend a simcha there.

    But more importantly is that the standards don’t say what FrumRav claims. For example, this is the entirety of the Frozen Vegetables statement:

    “All frozen vegetables are acceptable, EVEN WHEN THEY DO NOT BEAR ANY CERTIFICATION, with the exception of: Brussels Sprouts, Artichokes and Asparagus.

    Frozen Broccoli is acceptable as long as IT IS NOT FROM MEXICO.”

    FrumRav deliberately misled us by not mentioning the exceptions. And that is my last comment on this thread because I won’t argue with people who can’t be trusted to tell the truth.

    #1054439
    zahavasdad
    Participant

    Sound like a spaghetti principle

    If you throw a plate of spaghetti on the wall, some will stick

    #1054440
    FrumRav
    Member

    FYI Kolatin is made from cow not fish, which the Open Orthodox Kashrus Standards claim was made from fish that’s why you shouldn’t trust them

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