Mazel tov to Rabbi and Mrs Gil Student upon the birth of their granddaughter to Rabbi and Mrs Dovid Englard. T’gadla l’torah l’chuppah ul’maasim tovim!
AKO Post Pesach Shopping Information 2024
To Rabbonim in the USA,
Attached please find the AKO (ASSOCIATION OF KASHRUS ORGANIZATIONS) Post Pesach Mechiras Chometz information sheet for Rabbonim.
AKO is the umbrella group that joins together all the major hashgachos and approved local and private hashgachos that meet their basic standards worldwide to collaborate.
AKO has various specialty committees with representatives of different hasgachos to discuss and coordinate on their inyan. The committee for commercial food industry mechiras chometz has been researching and verifying the information on this list for several months now.
This year there were some particular challenges and Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovitz really stepped up to help bring them to a successful conclusion.
Post Pesach Committee: Rabbi Yaakov Teichman -OK, Rabbi Tzvi Rosen -Star-K, Rabbi Dovid Cohen -CRC, Rabbi Yaakov Luban -OU, Rabbi Eli Gersten -OU, Rabbi Moshe Dovid Lebovitz -Kof-K, Rabbi Sholem Fishbane -CRC
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Another major area of concern as discussed the recent Kav Halacha Pesach kashrus Panel is Whiskey and Schnapps from brands that do not have a hechsher. There are several brands that we are told a re Jewish owned and not properly sold which can cause the products to be assur for years as it is typically aged. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to only consume whiskey, bourbon, schnapps, beer etc with a reliable hechsher. [...Click headline above for more...]
The Rabbinical Alliance of America Thanks Mayor Adams For His Strong Statement on Antisemitic Protests at Columbia University
The Rabbinical Alliance of America thanks NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ strong statement of April 21, 2024, opposing the antisemitic protests at Columbia University. This is a time of moral clarity, when good must stand strong against the forces of hate and intimidation. The RAA encourages the mayor and his staff to urgently explore practical steps that can rectify the intolerable and intolerant situation facing Jewish students on college campuses. [...Click headline above for more...]
FYI: Hashgacha Positions available in California
Dear Rabbis עמו”ש
The RCC has slots available for part-time and full-time Hashgacha work. Both short term and long term positions are available in the City and Valley areas.
The RCC will pay $25 per hour and more depending on the position and previous experience. Our staff will provide training for qualified individuals with no prior experience. [...Click headline above for more...]
Invitation: Rosh Chodesh Nissan Conference and Seudah
Dear Rabbis:
Please mark your calendars for the Rabbinical Alliance of America’s Rosh Chodesh Nisan Conference which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 2, Nisan 5784, 6:30PM at Congregation Beth Tikvah, located at 8800 Seaview Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11236, where our chaver, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Serebryanski, is the Rabbi. [...Click headline above for more...]
cRc Kashrus Alert: Shemittah Wine Alert
sraeli wines from the 2022 vintage were produced during the shemittah year and are currently available in the local Chicago market and beyond. Some were produced in reliance on the heter mechirah, and for those who do not subscribe to that position, the wine is forbidden (since it did not have a proper biur). These wines may be labeled as heter mechirah, but any 2022 wine from Israel should be carefully checked for this concern. Others were produced using the Otzar Beis Din setup (and are labeled accordingly); they have fulfilled the biur requirement, but it is generally accepted that they still have kedushas shevi’is. Accordingly, if they were purchased, they may be consumed but should be treated with kedushas shevi’is.
For details on the issues involved, including how to consume wine with kedushas shevi’is, see the articles by Rav Yona Reiss, shlita, and Rabbi Dovid Cohen in Volume 9 of the cRc Shemittah Newsletter available at https://kshr.us/Kedusha or by scanning the accompanying QR code.
As with all items, consumers are reminded to verify that the wine is certified by a reliable hechsher. [...Click headline above for more...]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Speaks Out Against Antisemitism
In this podcast, NYC Mayor Eric Adams speaks about his absolute intolerance of antisemitism and the need to teach the youth about our natural bonds:
Refuah Sheleimah
We wish RAA/Igud’s Vice President, Rabbi Joseph Salamon, a refuah sheleimah. Please include HaRav Yosef ben Gitel in your Tehillim, tfilos and mi shebeirachs.
New TorahApp Under Rabbinic Guidance
Many Chaverim will interested in TorahApp, a powerful new app with the Orthodox seforim from Sefaria plus audio shiurim from OU Torah and YU Torah. The app has many powerful features, as described below. [...Click headline above for more...]
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