kashrut

Former champ Yuri Foreman is now the ‘Vegan Boxing Rabbi,’ certifying kosher doughnuts

Foreman now runs VBR Kosher, a vegan kosher certification agency, with his wife, Shoshana.

By Ben Sales December 8, 2021 9:46 am

Ideas

Judaism often thrives on new technologies. That doesn’t mean Impossible Pork should be kosher.

The move to withhold kosher certification may in fact turn out to be one of the most important Jewish legal decisions of the 21st century, writes a scholar of the history of technology.

October 6, 2021 4:32 pm

Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, renowned British authority on kosher laws, dies of coronavirus

A leader of the Manchester community, the 71-year-old rabbinical judge and arbitrator provided certification to several major brands, including Kellogg’s.

April 3, 2020 11:47 am