OU Beer Policy for Food Service – Effective January 1, 2026
OU Kosher is updating its beer policy for all OU establishments and certified events. Beginning January 1, 2026, only beers with reliable kosher certification may be served, due to the growth of craft beers, flavored varieties, and shared equipment that can affect kosher status. The OU is joined by the OK and Star-K, along with […]
OU Kosher Beer Announcement
New ingredients and modern brewing processes have changed the kosher status of beer. OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant explains why the OU, together with other major kashrut certification agencies, has updated its policies on how restaurants serve kosher beer. View the list of nearly 1,000 currently certifies beers and breweries.
Remembering Orthodox Union (OU) Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l
Editor’s note & attribution:This interview was originally published by The Jewish Vues as “REMEMBERING ORTHODOX UNION (OU) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RABBI MOSHE HAUER ZT”L — An Exclusive Interview with Rabbi Moshe Elefant,” posted on October 21. jewishvues.com An interview with Rabbi Moshe Elefant Last week, on Shemini Atzeret (a Jewish festival that concludes the Sukkot […]
OU Kosher’s Women’s Seminar Offers Deep Dive into Kosher Certification
ASK OU 2025 Summer Women’s Kashrus Experience Attendees Gain Rare Insights into the Precision and Professionalism Behind OU Kosher’s Work As a cooking instructor, personal chef, and author of The Giving Table cookbook, Naomi Ross of Woodmere, New York, has been well-versed in recipe development and food preparation for years Thanks to a […]
200 Industry Professionals Unite at Annual OU Kosher Conference Focused on Innovation and Global Kashrus Issues
Presenters and Honorees Included Leaders from International Kashrus Agencies For over 30 years, OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinators (RCs) and Rabbinic Field Representatives (RFRs) have convened for OU Kosher’s Annual Kashrus Conference to explore advancements in kosher certification, share best practices, and strengthen global professional relationships. This year’s 31st conference marked a historic first: […]
Diverse Rabbinic Leaders Convene at OU Kosher Conference in Jerusalem to Shape the Future of Global Kashrut
In a show of unity, hundreds of kashrut supervisors, senior halachic authorities, and representatives from a wide spectrum of Jewish communities – ranging from leading Charedi kashrut experts to Rabbinical representatives from the IDF in uniform – gathered in Jerusalem recently for OU Kosher’s annual International Kashrut Conference. The event brought together participants from […]
Feastables, fastest growing global chocolate brand, is becoming OU Kosher certified
Worldwide rollout of new kosher chocolate products to take place over coming months Feastables, the global snacking company founded in 2022, by YouTube creator and influencer Jimmy Donaldson (better known as MrBeast), has completed the kosher certification process for the production of its chocolate products. The kosher certification was supervised by OU Kosher. Since February […]
What Food Manufacturers Need to Know About Going Kosher
Originally published on ProFoodWorld.com, Chief Operating Officer of OU Kosher, Rabbi Moshe Elefant, explains how food manufacturers can often achieve certification with minimal changes to their processes and ingredients. Learn how this investment can expand your market share and boost sales. Keeping kosher is an ancient set of stringent dietary laws, derived from the Bible […]
OU Kosher Brings Educational Programming and Industry Expertise to Over 500 Members of Dallas’ Jewish Community
OU Kosher Team Tailored High-Level Shiurim and Workshops to Diverse Hashkafot and Built Connections With Local Rabbanim, and Lay Leaders The OU Kosher team met with many of the local rabbanim in Dallas In a first for the Dallas Jewish community, over 500 people of all ages and hashkafot recently learned about kashrus, in a […]
Pas Yisroel List For 5785 – 2024
Updated September 26, 2024 – Elul 5784 The Tur (Orach Chaim, Siman 603), based upon the Talmud Yerushalmi, cites the custom for Jews to be stringent during the Aseres Yimei Teshuva to eat exclusively ‘Pas Yisroel’ bread. Even those Jews who generally do not exclusively eat ‘Pas Yisroel’ are encouraged to accept this practice during […]