Click on a location below to see the Kashrus Agencies and Symbols:
These Kosher Symbols are approved by Rabbi Eidlitz and the Kosher Information Bureau.
United States
Alaska
Alaska Kosher
Arizona
Phoenix Va'ad Hakashruth
Arizona K
Chabad of Tucson
Congregation Chofetz Chayim Southwest Torah Institute
Chabad
California
Valley Kosher
TKC Kosher
North American Kosher
Central California Kosher
Rabbi Aharon Simkin
KCA Kosher
Rabbi Baruch Lederman
Half Moon K (OU)
Kosher Certification Service
KOF-K Los Angeles
Kehilla
Kehilla
Irvine Vaad Hakashrus
Chabad of the Conejo
Chabad of Greater South Bay
KSA
Kosher Information Bureau
Kosher Certification Service
Orange-K
RCC-Rabbinical Council of California
Sunrise Kosher/Vaad Hakashrus of Northern California
Chabad of Fresno
Vaad Harabanim of San Diego
Colorado
Scroll-K
Connecticut
Hartford Kashrut Commission
VKFC - Vaad HaKashrus of Fairfield County
Florida
Sunshine State Kosher
OVO
South Tampa Chabad
UM Kosher - United Mehadrin Kosher
FKK - Florida Keys Kosher
Diamond K
ORV - Central Florida Orthodox Rabbinical Vaad of Kashrus
Chabad of South Orlando
Chabad Lubavitch of Sarasota & Manatee Counties
Chabad of Pinellas County
Chabad House Lubavitch of Palm Beach
Chabad of Northeast Florida
Chabad of Greater Daytona
Florida K and Florida Kashrus Services
Florida K and Florida Kashrus Services
KM
Kosher Dairy Miami
Kosher Miami - KM
Kosher Organics Council
MKI
Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward & Palm Beach Counties
Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida
Rabbi Manish Spitz
Orthodox Rabbinate of North Dade (
RCF - Rabbinate of Central North Florida
Georgia
Atlanta Kashrus Commission 1855 La Vista Rd. Atlanta, GA 30329
Chabad Lubavitch of Georgia
Kosher Savannah
Hawaii
Chabad of Hawaii
Illinois
Blue Ribbon (CRC)
Peoria Kosher
Rabbi Chaim Goldzweig
Org. of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision
Midwest Kosher
KOF-K Chicago
Chabad at University of Illinois
Association of Kashrus Organizations - AKO 2701 W. Howard, Chicago, IL. 60645 Phone: (773) 465-3900
CRC
Indiana
South Bend Kosher
Indianapolis Orthodox Board of Kashrus
Beth Din Lubavitch of Indiana
Iowa
Chai-K
Kansas
Vaad Hakashruth of Kansas City
Kentucky
Kentucky Kosher International
Louisiana
Louisiana Kashrut Committee
Maryland
Rabbi Sholom Salfer
Star-S
Capitol K
Star-D
Star-K
Massachusetts
New England Kashrus LeMehadrin
KVH
Diamond K
Michigan
K-COR
Chabad House of Western Michigan
Minnesota
UM Kosher
Minnesota Kosher
Coordinated Kosher Supervision
Blue Ribbon Kosher
Missouri
OV - St. Louis
OV - St. Louis
Montana
Chabad Lubavitch of Montana
Nevada
Young Israel Aish Las Vegas
Chabad Hebrew Center
Va'ad of Kashrus of Las Vegas
New Jersey
Vaad Harabonim of Metrowest NJ
Chabad at the Shore
Cherry-K
Vaad Harabanim of Elizabeth/Hillside
Rabbi Mordechai Betzael Klein
Rabbi Shmuel Meir Katz
Global Kosher
Chabad of South Brunswick
Bais Din Zedek D'Sanz Klausenberg
Hisachdus
RCBC
EarthKosher Kosher Certification Agency
Vaad Hakashrus of Raritan Valley
Kof-K
KCL
J.S.O.R.
Rabbi Shlomo Gissinger
Double U Kashrus
New Mexico
Chabad of New Mexico
New York
Tarnopol Kashrus
Tartikov - Minchas Chinuch
Rabbi Mayer Schnebalg
Chuster Rav
Badatz Mishmeres L'Mishmeres
Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Meisels
Kehal Machzikei Hadas of Belz
Mechon L'Bidikas Tolaim
Rabbi Shlomo Koenig
Yoka Rav
Kehilath Yakov of Pupa
Kehilah Kashrus
Rabbi Yehoshua Katz
KIC
Nikolsburg Rebbe
Rabbi Nussen Naftoli Horowitz
Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Horowitz
Kosover Rebbe
Rav Avraham Y. H. Friedlander
Rav Usher Anshel Eckstein
Rabbi Avraham Y. Bick
Rav Shmiel Berger
Rabbi Shmuel Dovid Beck
Tartikover Rav
Kashou Dayan
Earth Kosher
Vaad Hakashrus of Kiryat Yoel
KAJ
Ches-K
Machon L'Kashrus Rabbi Unger
Vaad Harabonim of Queens
Natural Food Certifiers
Vaad HaKashrus of Flatbush
Vaad Harabanim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway
VKR
Vaad Hakashrus of Mechon L’Hoyroa
Vaad Hakashrus of Kiryas Yoel
Vaad Hakashrus of the Capital District
Vaad Hakashrus of Buffalo
Belz
Volover Rav
Nirbater Rav
Pupa
OU
OK
National Kashrus
New Square Kosher Council
Udvarer Rav
Rabbi Benjamin Kaplinsky
Rabbi Gornish
K'hal Adat Vishnitz
KAJ
Rabbi Binyamin Gruber
Debracin (Rabbi Shlomo Stern)
Central Rabbinical Congress
Central Rabbinical Congress
Yetev Lev D’Satmar
Congregation Arugas Habosem
Chabad Lubavitch Arizona
Certified Kosher Underwriters
Crown Heights Vaad Hakashrus
Association for Reliable Kashrus
Ohio
Cleveland Kosher
Oregon
Oregon Kosher
Oregon Kosher
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Vaad Harabanim
Keystone K
Rohr Chabad
LVKC
Community Kashrus of Greater Philadelphia
Rabbi Yitzchok M. Leizerowski
Vaad of Lancaster
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Kosher
South Carolina
CCK
Tennessee
Vaad Hakehilot of Memphis
Texas
WKS
Houston Kashruth Association
Texas K
Dallas Kosher
Virginia
Vaad Hakashrus of Tidewater
Washington
Vaad Harabanim of Greater Seattle
Wisconsin
Central States Kosher
Central States Kosher
Wisconsin-K
Washington, DC
Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington
Puerto Rico
Caribbean Kosher
Caribbean Kosher
International
Israel
IKO
Vaad Hakashrut of Kiryat Sanz
Rabbi Mordechai Seckbach
Rabbi Dr. Israel Meir Levinger
Kof-K Israel
Rabbi Moshe Shoul Klein
London Beth Din
ECK
Chug Chosam Sofer - Petach Tikva
Chabad of Lod
Rabbi Yosef Efrati
Komemius
Badatz Viznitz
BIR
Rav Avraham Dov Aurbach
Beit Yosef - בית יוסף
R' Shlomo Machpud
Shearis Yisrael
Rabanut Yerushalayim Mehadrin
Rabanut Hareishit Rechovot
OU
Rav Landau
Chasam Sofer
Belz
Eidah Hachareidis
Rav Rubin
Badatz Agudas Yisroel
[expand title=”Canada”]
Canada
EK
Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut
Montreal Vaad Hair
Badatz Toronto
COR
COR
Kosher Check
BCK (Kosher Check)
[expand title=”Mexico”]
Mexico
Guadalajara - Chabad
KA Kosher
KMD
American Kosher
KosherMex
[expand title=”Australia”]
Australia
Kosher Australia
[expand title=”New Zealand”]
New Zealand
Kiwi Kosher
[expand title=”South Africa”]
South Africa
Johannesburg Beth Din
Cape Town Beth Din
[expand title=”Hong Kong”]
Hong Kong
HKK
Europe
[expand title=”England”]
England
Rabbi Yagod
Gateshead Kashrus Authority
Dayan Osher Yaakov Westheim
Manchester Beis Din
Manchester Beis Din
London Beth Din
London Beth Din
Machzikei Hadas Edgeware
Machzikei Hadas Manchester
Kedassia
Federation of Synagogues
[expand title=”Belgium”]
Belgium
Shomre Hadas
Machsike Hadass
1-K Kosher
Hager Kashrus
[expand title=”France”]
France
Adas Yereim
KLF
KLF
Pevzner, Rabbi
[expand title=”Germany”]
Germany
Bistritzky
[expand title=”Italy”]
Italy
Balkan Kosher
EuroKosher
[expand title=”Netherlands”]
Netherlands
Rabbi Eliezer Wolff
Rabbi Eliezer Wolff
Kosher-KCS
[expand title=”Spain”]
Spain
Chabad Marbella
[expand title=”Switzerland”]
Switzerland
IGB
IGB
South America
[expand title=”Argentina”]
Argentina
Rabbi Yosef Feiglestock
Rabbi Yosef Feiglestock
U-K Kashrus
Ajdut Israel
[expand title=”Brazil”]
Brazil
View Picture
Communidade Ortodoxa Israelita Kehillas Hacharedim
[expand title=”Uruguay”]
Uruguay
Kosher Uruguay
[expand title=”Peru”]
Peru
Peru Beit Chabad
[expand title=”Asia – Pacific”]
Asia – Pacific
Singapore Kashruth - Asia Kosher
Kosher East
This website uses cookies to improve your experience and will collect your personal data if fill out a contact form. If you are ok with this, please click the ACCEPT button or you can opt-out if you wish.Cookie settingsACCEPT
FAQs
What are the kosher symbols?
- A “K” or “OU” kosher symbol basically means that the food-manufacturing process was overseen by a rabbi who, theoretically, ensured that it met Jewish dietary laws. ...
- There may be additional letters indicating the presence of meat, dairy, or fish.
What is a hechsher symbol?
A hechsher is a stamp, symbol or label denoting that a product is kosher. BY The JC. October 23, 2008 12:06. A hechsher is a stamp, symbol or label denoting that a product is kosher. It comes from the word kasher, meaning fitting, right, pleasing, and, in matters of food, kosher.
Is Kosher check reliable?
Kosher Check is very proud to be on the short list of reliable and recognized member-organizations of the Association for Kashrut Organizations. (AKO). With the Kosher Check symbol you can rest assured that your products will be marketable, recognized, and widely accepted.
Who is KosherQuest?
KosherQuest is the Web site of the Kosher Information Bureau. It is the most comprehensive Web site regarding Kashrus in the world. KosherQuest went online in March, 1997.
What is the most common kosher symbol?
Kosher Pareve Symbol – OK or OK Pareve
Kosher Pareve is the kosher symbol you'll see most often, as it represents the most common kosher category of foods. Pareve is Hebrew for 'neutral. ' This refers to foods that don't contain any dairy, meat or poultry ingredients or their traces.
How can you tell if a product is kosher?
An “OU-M” symbol or an “OU-Glatt” symbol indicates that the product is Kosher meat. Since meat and dairy cannot be mixed under kosher dietary laws, kosher meat certified products must also be dairy free.
What does U and K mean on food labels?
The letter “U” on a food means that the food is kosher. It was processed according to Jewish dietary laws. Foods that are certified kosher can carry a U in a circle or a K in a circle, star or triangle.
Is K in a circle kosher?
The letter "K" in a circle is a certification mark indicating Kosher products certified by OK Laboratories, of which the administrator is Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, succeeding his father Rabbi Bernard Levy.
Can Muslims eat kosher meat?
It's not generally known outside the circles of the preoccupied, but Muslims who can't get meat slaughtered according to the rules of halal, the Muslim equivalent of the kosher laws, are permitted by most Muslim clerics to eat kosher instead.
Are eggs kosher?
Eggs that come from kosher fowl or fish are permitted as long as they don't have any traces of blood in them. This means that each egg must be inspected individually. Like fish, eggs may be eaten alongside meat or dairy.
Who certifies kosher check?
Is Red Bull kosher?
Red Bull: The Federation of Synagogues, kosher certify the following Red Bull products: Red Bull Energy Drink, Red Bull Sugar Free, Red Bull Total Zero, Red Bull Shot, Red Bull, Red Edition, Red Bull Blue Edition and Red Bull Silver Edition.
Who is Rabbi eidlitz?
Rabbi Eidlitz is the Rabbinic Administrator of the Kosher Information Bureau of California. He is the author of the book, "Is It Kosher?".
Is North American kosher reliable?
North American Kosher Supervision LLC
was created as a West Coast based kosher certification agency dedicated to serving kosher consumers and kosher food manufacturers. Our goal is to provide reliable kosher certification in a clear and straightforward manner at a fair fee.
Are Oreos kosher?
Oreos, traditionally made with lard, became kosher in 1997. Until 1966, there was no requirement for any listing of ingredients on food packaging.
Is Coca Cola kosher?
Coca-Cola is certified kosher year-round, but its high-fructose corn syrup renders it unfit for consumption on Passover.
Are Kit Kats kosher?
KitKat in Canada is NOT kosher. KitKat made in US is kosher
Kit Kat in the United States is made by Hershey Foods Corporation, which has the Orthodox Union certification.
Does kosher mean no pork?
Kosher meat comes from animals that have split hooves -- like cows, sheep, and goats -- and chew their cud. When these types of animals eat, partially digested food (cud) returns from the stomach for them to chew again. Pigs, for example, have split hooves, but they don't chew their cud. So pork isn't kosher.
Is pizza considered kosher?
In most places, pizza is not kosher. However, since most ingredients in pizza including dough, sauces and cheese can all be prepared in accordance with Kosher tradition, pizza can indeed be Kosher.
Why is bread not kosher?
Kosher law mandates that aside from the obvious restrictions that kosher bread only be made with kosher ingredients and on dedicated or kosherized equipment, there is an additional requirement that kosher bread be made with only pareve ingredients (i.e. it may not contain any milk nor may it contain any meat).
What cuts of meat are kosher?
Any part of the animal from the shoulders to the front legs and through the mid-back region is considered kosher. The cuts of beef that are found in this area of the steer are taken from the neck, shoulder, chuck, ribs, shank, brisket, and short plate.
What does the circled R mean on food labels?
The R symbol indicates that this word, phrase, or logo is a registered trademark for the product or service. It must only be used in the case of registered trademarks and by the owner or licensee.
What does D mean on food?
Dairy: “Dairy” or “D” printed near the kosher symbol on the food package indicates the product is kosher and contains some milk or milk derivative. Fish: “F” printed near the kosher symbol on the food package indicates the product is kosher and contains fish ingredients.
What does AK in a triangle mean?
What is Triangle K supervision? The Triangle K symbol is a trademarked logo that signifies “kashruth” (kosher) as defined by the most stringent Jews who follow Orthodox Jewish Law.
Is Jello kosher?
Kosher foods are those that conform to certain Jewish dietary laws having to do with both the type of food and how it is prepared. Any food that is labeled kosher must conform to these laws. Jell-O® brand gelatin desserts are not made using kosher ingredients, and so there is actually no kosher Jell-O®.
Is Dr Pepper kosher?
Consumer Kashrut Alerts
New DR. PEPPER ZERO SUGAR in original, Cherry and "& Cream Soda" flavors is Kosher, and does not require a Kashrus symbol.
Is Kraft Dinner kosher?
is Kraft Macaroni and cheese kosher?? Nope. From Kraft's own website: "The enzymes used to make our cheese powder in packages of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese are derived from an animal source (calves and sheep)." You want "Wacky Mac." Or here's something almost as easy and quick: make your macaroni.
Can Jews drink alcohol?
Judaism. Judaism relates to consumption of alcohol, particularly of wine, in a complex manner. Wine is viewed as a substance of import and it is incorporated in religious ceremonies, and the general consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted, however inebriation (drunkenness) is discouraged.
Is McDonald's kosher?
While McDonald's operates several Kosher and non-Kosher restaurants, all the meat served in the restaurants is kosher beef. The difference is that the non-Kosher branches open on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, in addition to serving dairy products and cheeseburgers.
Is KFC kosher?
KFC's recipe is not kosher, he said, nor does the company have kosher restaurants anywhere in the world.
What fruit is kosher?
All unprocessed fruits and vegetables are kosher.
All foods that grow in the soil or on plants, bushes or trees are viewed as kosher, with the exception of hybrid fruits and vegetables. Insects are not kosher so foods prone to insect infestation such as cauliflower must be carefully examined.
Is mayonnaise kosher?
Despite its milklike appearance, mayonnaise is kosher and in fact holds a time-honored place in Jewish cuisine; Katz's Deli happily sells mayo-rich egg salad and Russian dressing.
Is Bacon kosher?
“There's no such thing as kosher bacon,” says Meir Bulka, a religious food columnist. “It may look the same – the same strips of fat and meat, thinly sliced and dried. But it's not really bacon, it's lamb.
Is Krispy Kreme kosher?
Are Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Kosher? All of our doughnuts are ingredient Kosher. Our mix plant in Winston-Salem, NC where the mix is made is certified Kosher. In addition, some of our stores, but not all, have been certified Kosher.
Is Diamond K kosher?
A Kosher symbol is not necessary on the Tums package. The products are still certified by Diamond-K.
Is Heart K kosher?
At Bob's Red Mill, we use two kosher symbols. The first, a K in a heart with "Pareve" underneath, represents that the product has been inspected and approved by our certifying agency, OK Kosher. The second, a K with a semicircle and "Dairy" underneath, means that the product contains dairy.
Is all tea kosher?
Dear OK, Do tea bags need kosher certification? Plain tea does not require a hechsher, since it does not have additives. However, any flavored tea does require a reliable hechsher, because the additional ingredients may not be kosher. Many flavorings used in flavored teas are made from dairy or non-kosher ingredients.
What drinks are kosher?
- Gatorade (except when bearing OU)
- Green River Soda in cans and bottles (fountain syrup is kosher)
- IZZE.
- Kellogg's Protein Water.
- Mendota Springs Flavored Water.
- Minute Maid Light Cherry Limeade.
- Mike's Hard Lemonade and other flavors of Mike's.
- Monster Energy Drink.
Which energy drink is kosher?
XL Energy Drink - Kosher (6-Pack)
Is kosher halal?
A kosher diet restricts food pairings
Halal diets, on the other hand, do not have any rules or regulations regarding food combinations. On a kosher diet, foods classified as meat cannot be served at the same meal as foods classified as dairy. Halal diets don't have any rules regarding food pairings.
Is MK a kosher symbol?
From cookies, yogurt, chocolate, bread, lasagna to chicken chow mein – the MK symbol means it is 100% kosher.”
Is Chai K kosher?
In its place, Zak The Baker is now certified Kosher by Rabbi Spitz under the Chai K. Their kosher certificate has been updated and be viewed here. Details on the kashrut of their products are as follows: What is this?
What are the five main kosher agencies?
Agencies. The largest kosher certification agencies in the United States, known as the "Big Five", certify more than 80% of the kosher food sold in the US. These five agencies are: the OU, OK, KOF-K, Star-K, and CRC.
Is Tequila kosher?
Blanco/white/silver tequilas are considered kosher without certification but reposado, anejo and extra anejo, due to the possible addition of flavors, colors and glycerin, need certification to be acceptable. 1800 Silver, Don Julio Blanco, and Casa Noble Crystal are all permitted.
Is Hebrew National kosher?
...
Hebrew National.
| Product type | Kosher hot dogs |
|---|---|
| Tagline | We answer to a higher authority |
| Website | www.hebrewnational.com |
What candy brands are kosher?
- Nestle Assorted Miniatures. ...
- Jelly Belly Jelly Beans. ...
- Mystery Laffy Taffy Ropes. ...
- M&M's. ...
- Hershey Special Dark Chocolate Kisses. ...
- Dove Chocolate Promises. ...
- LemonHeads. ...
- For Knox Chocolate Coin.
Are Skittles kosher?
Even in the US, some Skittles products, mostly from Israel, turned up with a kosher certification. In May, the KLBD officially announced that Skittles was kosher certified by their Beit Din.
Is cream cheese kosher?
PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese is certified Kosher all year round, and for over 40 years, we've produced a special edition “Kosher for Passover” cream cheese.