The Knesset voted down a bill authored by MK (Yesh Atid) Elazar Stern in its preliminary reading. The bill seeks to amend the state kashrus law to compel granting a hashgacha to a store that meets kosher requirements even if the store opens on Shabbos and Yomtov. The bill was defeated in a 43-36 vote.
Stern maintains there is no connection between kashrus and opening a store on Shabbos and Yomtov and therefore, he feels local religious councils must be compelled to grant a hashgacha to businesses that operate on Shabbos for as long as they meet kosher requirements. Stern feels rabbonim have been exceeding their authority by connecting shmiras Shabbos to granting a hashgacha and hopes his bill would change this reality.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Sounds like some hashgochas over here can learn something
Doesn’t a מחלל שבת have a דין of a non-Jew, and if so, don’t we have concerns of בישול עכו”ם, מעשה שבת, כלים שפקדו בידי עכו”ם, etc.? And what about בשר שנשלח בידי עכו”ם which also applies to fish, dairy, and baked items?
“Stern maintains there is no connection between kashrus and opening a store on Shabbos and Yomtov”
Actually there’s no connection between Stern and Judaism.
אילו היה שם לא היה נגאל
“Stern maintains there is no connection between kashrus and opening a store on Shabbos”
Seems there’s no connection between religion, wearing a kipper, and Stern.
שנפקדו – Sorry
Did Stern consult with his local ORTHODOX RABBI before authoring his bill?