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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 […]
OU Kosher Summer Education Program Explores Daily Applications of Kashrus in Depth
Advanced Seminars in Kashrus Taught by World-Class Industry Leaders As rabbinic positions go, Rabbi Aaron Kleinman’s is among the most unique. A commander in the U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps, his role includes overseeing kashrus on various warships — a challenge he recently shared with over 90 men from the U.S., Canada, and Panama, who are […]
Connecting Businesses: OU Kosher’s New Copacker Directory for Certified Companies
OU Kosher’s copacker directory, providing an opportunity for OU Kosher-certified copackers to offer their services to OU Kosher certified companies. Each copacker profile lists its production services along with a company description. Specialties like spray-drying, chocolate enrobing, powder-blending, and nutrition bar processing are searchable by keyword and category on OU Direct, OU Kosher’s customer service […]
Overview of New OU Kosher Certified Product Launches in 2024
Overview of New OU Kosher Certified Product Launches in 2024 The first half of 2024 has seen a variety of new products from companies that proudly carry the OU Kosher certification. These new offerings cater to the dietary needs of the kosher community and bring unique flavors and health-conscious options to the market. Here’s a […]
OU Kosher’s STa”M Initiative to Oversee the Kashrus and Authenticity of Mezuzos for the Benefit of the North American Public
In a Market Lacking Transparency, OU Kosher Partners with Israel-Based Non-profit to Improve Mezuzos Industry’s Kashrus It’s a situation which, Orthodox Union rabbanim say, unfortunately occurs far too often: a person invests in a number of beautiful new mezuzos at a Judaica store or from a sofer, sparing no expense to fulfill the mitzvah — […]
OU Kosher’s Newly Expanded Community Programs Educate Kosher Consumers Nationwide
ASK OU’s Kashrus Across America Program Is Tailored to Meet Communities’ Needs and Interests From food and restaurants to hotels and simcha venues, North American kosher consumers have an array of products and establishments at their disposal. While it’s exciting to see the OU symbol on products such as Oreos, Entenmann’s, Green Mountain Coffee and […]
Bridging Kosher Wishes and Market Realities: Kosher Consumers Speak
Bridging Kosher Wishes and Market Realities: OU Kosher’s Unique Consumer-Company Dialogue As a nonprofit community service organization, OU Kosher transcends the traditional boundaries of certification agencies, deeply ingraining itself in the daily lives of tens of thousands of kosher consumers globally. This is the story of how OU Kosher is reshaping the dialogue between those […]
OU Kosher Adds Two New Options to Consumer Product Search Website
Dairy Equipment and Yoshon Categories Offered in Response to Community Requests Of the hundreds of weekly queries OU (Orthodox Union) Kosher fields from consumers via its Kosher Hotline and Webbe Rebbe forum, the most popular centers on Oreo cookies. “The most frequently asked shaila in America is whether Oreos are dairy, pareve, or simply made with […]
