OU Kosher Staff

Harry H. Beren Foundation Of New Jersey Renews Its Annual Grant For OU Kashrut Education Programs

The Harry H. Beren Foundation of New Jersey has renewed its annual grant to OU Kosher to support programs of kashrut education, such as ASKOU and Visit OU. The Foundation has been sponsoring OU Kosher programs since 2006. Rabbi Yosef Grossman, Senior Educational Rabbinic Coordinator of OU Kosher, administers the Beren programs. “The president of […]

Kelp Caviar Receives OU KOSHER Certification

Kelp Caviar, a world leader in caviar substitute manufacturing, has received certification for its Kelp Caviar Vegetarian Caviar substitute from the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest and most respected kosher certification agency. “Kelp Caviar has developed nine different flavors of caviar substitutes which tastes, feels, and look exactly like the real deal,” said Naor Cohen, […]

A Weekend Of Learning About Kashrut

A WEEKEND OF LEARNING ABOUT KASHRUT COMES TO WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, AS ASKOU OUTREACH EXPANDS TO PRESENT SHIURIM ON SHABBAT AND SUNDAY, MARCH 2-3 The ASKOU OUTREACH program of OU Kosher will present its first OU Kashrut Shiurim Weekend when it visits Washington Heights on Shabbat, March 2, Parshat Ki Tisa, and Sunday, March 3. Usually […]

OU Kosher Welcomes Minute Maid® and Simply Beverages™

OU Kosher Proudly Welcomes Juices and Juice Drinks from Minute Maid® and Simply Beverages OU Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certifier, is pleased to announce the new certification of Minute Maid® Orange Juices and Simply Beverages. Both iconic brands, Minute Maid is known for its superlative range of juices and juice drinks and Simply is […]

OU KOSHER Certified Saratoga Spring Water Chosen For Presidential Inauguration

The Saratoga Spring Water Company has been bottling spring water products on the same site in upstate New York since 1872. In those 140-plus years many honors have been bestowed upon this historic brand, not the least of which was announced last summer when Senator Charles Schumer chose the company’s iconic cobalt blue glass bottles […]

It’s A Small World: Webcast Shiur Appreciated By Kollel Audience In Australia

Rav Yisroel Belsky, OU Kosher halachic posek, is an extremely soft-spoken man, but through the wonders of modern communications, his voice and image carried 10,300 miles as he conducted the first of a series of five monthly lectures on Skype from the experts at OU Kashrus in New York to the students at the Kollel […]

AVA to Benefit Clients with Kosher, Vegetarian Products

OU, AMERICAN VEGETARIAN ASSOCIATION, ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT CLIENTS WHO PRODUCE BOTH KOSHER AND VEGETARIAN PRODUCTS OU Kosher and the American Vegetarian Association (AVA) are pleased to announce that they have recently partnered to more easily provide their clients who produce both kosher and vegetarian products with the opportunity to obtain OU Kosher and AVA […]

Coming To A Kollel Down Under: OU KOSHER To Present Series, Via Skype, For Kollel Beth HaTalmud

Live from New York: COMING TO A KOLLEL DOWN UNDER: OU KOSHER TO PRESENT SERIES, VIA SKYPE, FOR KOLLEL BETH HaTALMUD IN MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, BEGINNING NOVEMBER 29 Talk about long-distance learning. OU Kosher’s Harry H. Beren ASK OU Outreach program will present a series of shiurim on Skype for the Kollel Beth HaTalmud in Melbourne, […]

OU KOSHER Thanks Oasis Foods

OU KOSHER THANKS OASIS FOODS FOR ITS STELLAR KOSHER PROGRAM AND ITS COOPERATION IN FACILITATING KOSHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS The OU Kashrut Department paid a visit to Oasis Foods Company in Hillside, NJ to present the firm with a plaque in recognition of its excellent kosher program and its “open door” policy of welcoming ASK OU […]

Rich Vitamins Receives OU KOSHER Certification For Multivitamins And Mineral Products

Rich Vitamins, makers of alternaVites and alternaVites Kids, has received kosher certification for its multivitamin and mineral products from the Orthodox Union, the world’s largest and most respected kosher certification agency. “The Company’s goal has always been to make sure all of our products are held to the highest standards, and with OU certification, our […]