Kosher Symbols & Signs.
The rules of kashrut dictate which foods and drinks can be eaten, how animals must be slaughtered, and how to separate meat and dairy. Kosher animals are more passive in nature (see Hirsch). Some of these laws are driven by compassion for animals, others have different explanations (such as).
A kosher home is an important element in the foundation of Jewish life. Jewish dietary laws, a kosher kitchen is designed to separate items used for preparation and serving of meat and dairy meals. Ideally, cookware, utensils, bowls, and dishes would be stored in separate drawers and cabinets.
In today’s world of prepared foods, ingredients and processing methods are often unclear. Kosher certification agencies examine the ingredients used to make the food, supervise the process by which the food is prepared, and periodically inspect the processing facilities to make sure that kosher standards are maintained. Different kosher certifying agencies tend to follow different kosher certification standards, some more strict and others more lenient.
Products that have been certified as kosher are labeled with kosher symbols. The symbols are printed on the food’s package. Kosher symbols are registered trademarks of kosher certification organizations, and cannot be placed on a food label without the organization’s permission.
Kosher symbols not only ensure that the food is kosher, they also identify the kosher certifying organization that issued the certification. This guide identifies the kosher certifying agencies behind the most commonly used kosher symbols in the United States. More information about each agency, and the kosher standards it maintains can be found on the agency’s site.
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United States
(Source: crcweb.org)
California | |||
Igud Hakashrus of Los Angeles (Kehillah Kosher) | Rabbi Avraham Teichman 323-935-8383 | 186 North Citrus Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90036 | |
Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California | Rabbi Avi Lebowitz 510-843-8223 | 2520 Warring St. Berkeley, CA 94704 | |
Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) | Rabbi Nissim Davidi 213-389-3382 | 3870 Wilshire Blvd. #420 Los Angeles, CA 90010 | |
Rabbinical Council of Orange County & Long Beach | Rabbi Binyomin Fejnland 562- 426-4894 | 3505 Lime Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90807 | |
Kosher Supervision of America | Rabbi Binyomin Lisbon 310-282-0444 | P. O. Box 35721 8850 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles , CA 90807 | |
Colorado | |||
Scroll K Vaad Hakashrus of Denver | Rabbi Elchonon Joseph 303-595-9349 | 245 S Benton St.. Lakewood, CO 80226 | |
District of Columbia | |||
Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Washington | Rabbi Moshe Walter 301-770-0078 | 11140 Rockville Pike, Suite 550E | |
Florida | |||
Kosher Miami Vaad HaKashrus of Miami-Dade (chalav Yisroel) | Rabbi Mordechai Fried 786-390-6620 | PO Box 403225 Miami, FL 33140 | |
Kosher Miami Vaad HaKashrus of Miami-Dade (non chalav Yisroel) | Rabbi Mordechai Fried 786-390-6620 | PO Box 403225 Miami, FL 33140 | |
Florida K and Florida Kashrus Services | Rabbi Sholom B. Dubov 407-644-2500 | 708 Lake Howell Rd Maitland, FL 32751 | |
Rabbinate of Central & North Florida | Rabbi Sholom Dubov 877-435-0200 | 708 Lake Howell Road Maitland, FL 32751 | |
Orthodox Vaad of Orlando (OVO) | Rabbi Michoel Rennert Rabbi Dovid Yachnes 407-538-1254 | 8591 Banyan Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819 | |
**Please call the cRc office for Passover hotel recommendations.** | Orthodox Rabbincal Board of Broward (ORB) | Rabbi Pesach Weitz Rabbi Edward Davis 954-797-7888 | 951 NE 167th Street, Suite 134 North Miami Beach, FL 33021 |
Sunshine State Kosher | Rabbi Moshe Berger 954-312-3785 | 4700 Sheridan Road, Suite J Hollywood, FL 33021 | |
Georgia | |||
Atlanta Kashrus Commission | Rabbi Reuven Stein 404-634-4063 | 1855 La Vista Rd. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30329 | |
Kosher Savannah | Rabbi Yerucham Schochet 912- 220-2821 | 100 Atlas St. Savannah, GA 31405 | |
Illinois | |||
Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) | Rabbi Sholem Fishbane www.crcweb.org 773-465-3900 | 2701 W. Howard Chicago, IL 60645-1303 | |
Midwest Kosher | Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Goldzweig 773-761-4878 | 2857 W. Pratt Chicago, IL 60645 | |
Indiana | |||
Indianapolis Orthodox Board of Kashrus | Rabbi Yisrael Gettinger 317-253-5253 | 6510 Hoover Rd Indianapolis, IN 46260 | |
Indianapolis Beth Din | Rabbi Abraham Grossbaum 317-251-5573 | 1037 Golf Lane Indianapolis, IN 46260 | |
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Louisiana | |||
Louisiana Kashrut Committee | Rabbi Yossie Nemes 504-957-4986 | 4141 W Esplanade Ave Metairie, LA 70002 | |
Maine | |||
Vaad HaKashrus of Eastern Canada and Maine | Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac Yagod 610-905-2166 | 18 Mill Street Mars Hill, ME 04758 | |
Maryland | |||
Star-K Kosher Certification (chalav Yisrael) | Dr. Avram Pollack | 122 Slade Ave. #300 Baltimore, MD 21208 | |
Star-D Certification (non-chalav Yisrael) | Dr. Avram Pollack 410-484-4110 | 122 Slade Ave. #300 Baltimore, MD 21208 | |
Massachusetts | |||
Vaad Harabonim of New England | Rabbi Moshe Kaufman 617-426-2139 | 665 Beacon St Boston, MA 02215 | |
Diamond K | Rabbi Yerachmiel Lieberman 617-469-5000 | 100 Woodcliff Road Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 | |
Michigan | |||
Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit | Rabbi Moshe Wainkrantz 248-559-5005 x101 | 18877 West 10 Mile Rd, Suite 101 Southfield, MI | |
Minnesota | |||
United Mehadrin Kosher (UMK) Note: unless the meat states that it is glatt, it is certified not-glatt by the UMK. The cRc only accepts Glatt Kosher meats. | Rabbi Asher Zeilingold 651-698-8300 | 1001 Prior Ave. South St. Paul, MN 55116 | |
Blue Ribbon Kosher Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) | Rabbi Sholem Fishbane Rabbi Eli Markowitz 773-465-3900 | 2701 W Howard Chicago IL 60645 | |
Minnesota Kosher Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) | Rabbi Sholem Fishbane Rabbi Eli Markowitz 773-465-3900 | 2701 W Howard Chicago IL 60645 | |
Missouri | |||
Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis | Rabbi Zvi Zuravin 314-569-2770 | 4 Millstone Campus St. Louis, MO 63146 | |
New Jersey | |||
Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger “CHES K” | 732-364-8723 | 170 Sunset Rd. Lakewood, NJ 08701 | |
Kashrus Council of Lakewood N.J. | Rabbi Avrohom Weisner 732- 901-1888 | 750 Forest Ave. Suite #66 Lakewood, NJ 08701 | |
Kof-K Kosher Supervision | Rabbi Zecharia Senter 201-837-0500 | 201 The Plaza Teaneck, NJ 07666 | |
Passaic-Clifton Kashrus Inc | Rabbi Shraga Klein 973-553-6940 | 279 Brook Avenue Passaic, NJ 07055 | |
Vaad Harabanim – Rabbinical Council of Bergen County | Rabbi Dovid Shapiro (844) 895-RCBC (7222) | Post Office Box No. 1233 Teaneck, NJ 07666 | |
New York-Bronx | |||
Rabbi Zevulun Charlop | 216-407-7398 | 100 E. Mosholu Parkway South Bronx, NY 10458 | |
New York – Brooklyn | |||
Rabbi Yechiel Babad (Tartikover Rav) | 718-951-0952/3 | 5207 19th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11204 | |
Beth Din Minchas Chinuch Tartikov Kashrus Division | Rabbi Shmuel Teitelbaum 718-972-3508 | 5014 16th Ave. #115 Brooklyn, NY 11204 | |
Tarnopol Kashrus | Rabbi Naftali Meir Babad 718-437-2000 | 163 Parkville Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 | |
Central Rabbinical Congress (Hisachdus HaRabanim) | Rabbi Yitzchak Glick 718-384-6765 | 85 Division Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211 | |
Rabbi Nussen Naftoli Horowitz | 718-234-9514 | 1712 57th St. Brooklyn, NY 11204 | |
Kehilah Kashrus (Flatbush Community Kashrus Organization) | Rabbi Zechariah Adler 718-951-0481 | 1294 E. 8th St. Brooklyn, NY 11230 | |
Vaad Harabanim of Flatbush | Rabbi Tzvi Shaul Goldberg 718-951-8585 | 1206 Avenue J 3rd Floor. Brooklyn, NY 11230 | |
The Organized Kashrus Laboratories (OK) | Rabbi Don Yoel Levy 718-756-7500 | 391 Troy Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11213 | |
Rabbi Shlomo Stern (Debraciner Rav) | 718-853-9623 | 1641 56th St. Brooklyn, NY 11204 | |
Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum (Nirbater Rav) | 718-851-1221 | 1617 46th St., Brooklyn, NY 11204 | |
Rabbi Nuchem Efraim Teitelbaum (Volver Rav) | 718-436-4685 | 5808 11th Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11225 | |
Vaad Hakashrus Crown Heights | Rabbi Dov Ber Levertov 718-604-2500 | 1518 Presidents St. Brooklyn, NY 11213 | |
Vaad Hakashrus Mishmeres L’Mishmeres | Rabbi Yitzchok Zeide 718-680-0642 | 1157 42nd. St. Brooklyn, NY 11219 | |
Kehal Machzikei Hadas of Belz | 718-854-3711 | 1435 51st St Brooklyn, NY 11219 | |
New York – Manhattan | |||
Orthodox Jewish Congregations (OU) | Rabbi Menachem Genack 212-563-4000 | 11 Broadway New York, NY 10004 | |
Khal Adath Jeshurun | Rabbi Moshe Zvi Edelstein 845-425-9089 | 85-93 Bennett Avenue New York, NY 10033 | |
New York-Long Island | |||
Vaad Harabanim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway | Rabbi Yosef Eisen 516-569-4536 | 597A Willow Ave. Cedarhurst, NY 11516 | |
New York-Queens | |||
Vaad Harabanim of Queens | Rabbi Chaim Schwartz 718-520-9060 | 141-49 73rd Avenue Flushing, NY 11367 | |
New York-Upstate | |||
Rabbi Mordechai Ungar | 845-354-6632 | 18 N. Roosevelt Ave. New Square, NY 10977 | |
Vaad Hakashrus of Mechon L’Hoyroa | Rabbi Y. Tauber 845-425-9565 ext. 101 | 168 Maple Ave. Monsey, NY 10952 | |
Rabbi Avraham Zvi Glick | 845-425-3178 | 34 Brewer Road Monsey, NY 10952 | |
Rabbi Yitzchok Lebovitz | 845-434-3060 | P.O. Box 939 Woodridge, NY 12789 | |
New Square Kashrus Council | Rabbi C.M. Wagshall 845-354-5120 | 8 Truman Ave Suite #2 New Square, NY 10977 | |
Vaad Hakashruth of the Capital District | Rabbi Dr. Moshe Bomzer 518-489-1530 | 877 Madison Ave. Albany, NY 12208 | |
Rabbi Chaim Meir Wagshal | 845-721-4798 | 25 Monsey Boulevard Monsey, NY 10952 | |
Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandel | 845-352-1807 | 1 Park Lane Monsey, NY 10952 | |
Ohio | |||
Cleveland Kosher | Rabbi Shimon Gutman 440-347-0264 | P.O. Box 181476 Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 | |
Cincinnati Kosher (Vaad Hoier of Cincinnati) | Rabbi Avrohom Weinrib 513-532-3800 | 2455A Section Road Cincinnati, OH 45237 | |
Oregon | |||
Oregon Kosher | Rabbi Tzvi Fischer 503-343-3497 | 6698 SW Capitol Highway Portland, OR 97219 | |
Pennsylvania | |||
Community Kashrus of Greater Philadelphia | Rabbi Naftoli Eisemann 347-927-5742 | 2014 Upland Way Philadelphia, PA 19131 | |
Rhode Island | |||
Rhode Island Kosher | Rabbi Shaul Gallor 401-830-3570 | 401 Elgrove Avenue Providence RI 02906 | |
Texas | |||
The Houston Kashruth Association | Rabbi Yehoshua Wender 832-477-2406 | P.O. Box 35225 Houston, TX 77235 | |
Texas-K Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) | Rabbi Sholem Fishbane 773-465-3900 | 2701 W. Howard Chicago, IL 60645 | |
Dallas Kosher | Rabbi Sholey Klein 214-739-6535 | 7800 Northaven Rd. Dallas, TX 75230 | |
Virginia | |||
Vaad Hakashrus of Tidewater | Rabbi Sholom Mostofsky 757-627-7358 | 420 Spotswood Norfolk, VA 23517 | |
Washington | |||
Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle | Rabbi Moshe Yaakov Kletenik 206-760-0805 | 5305 52nd Avenue South Seattle, WA 98118 | |
Wisconsin | |||
Kosher Supervisors of Wisconsin Central States Kosher (CSK) | Rabbi Benzion Twerski 414-573-9353 | 7020 N. Green Bay Ave Milwaukee 53209 |
North American Kosher
Half Moon K
Israel
Bedatz Mehadrin, Rubin
Bedatz Yerushalayim
Rabbi Moshe Landau
Machpud
Canada
Rabbinical Council of British Columbia
COR
Ottawa Vaad Hakashrut
Montreal Kosher
Eastern Kosher
England – UK, Great Britain
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London Bais Din
Kedassia
Machzikei Hadas Manchester
Gateshead Kashrus Authority
Manchester Bais Din
Europe
France
Beth Din Zedek of Paris
Rabbi Mordechai Rottenberg
Rabbi Shmuel Akiva Schlesiger
Switzerland
Rabbinat der Israelitischen Gemeinde Basel
Siks (Israel, Italy)