Kosher Certification

Kosher certification. You may have seen the symbols, but do you know what goes on behind the scenes? From fish markets in China to vegan shops in Montreal, this course travels around the world to find out what’s really going on beneath the label. Join us ...

Rabbi Tsvi Heber of the COR Kashruth Council of Canada explains kosher supervision's three basic components: ingredients, equipment, and processing.

It seems simple enough. With no meat or dairy on the menu, what could possibly be not kosher at a vegan restaurant? Indeed, a vegan restaurant would not have a hard time getting kosher certification. However, as long as there is no such certification, a k...

Observing the laws of Kosher can be a bit tough sometimes, but the rewards are certainly greater than the challenges. Most frozen vegetables are acceptable for year-round use (excluding Passover), as the freezing process does not pose any Halachic concern...

Shopping for Kosher foods, baked goods, fresh fruit and packaged goods; looking out for the Kosher certification and labels.

The intricacies of modern day food technology make it virtually impossible for anyone but an expert in the field to know whether a processed food is free of any trace of non-kosher ingredients. So all processed foods and eating establishments require cert...

My daughter was hoping that I'd detect some excuse in the fine print on the wrapper, but I found no visible certification. "I'm sorry, Sarah," I said, handing it back to her after a careful search. "I just don't see any kosher mark."

The Jewish family name Landau can be traced to the town of Landau in der Pfalz, in the heart of Germany’s wine country, not far from the French border. The city had a Jewish community that lasted from the 12th century until the Holocaust. Fun fact: In add...

Join Rabbi Levy Zirkind, senior rabbi in the kosher field, as he merges the diametrically apposing worlds of kosher, medicine and halacha.