SBD-Sephardic Bais Din hashgocha on meat is not for Sfardim- SBD veal is not for ashenazim either, SHOULD KASHER UTENSILS IF USED

 Of course, unless you use KCL Hashgochas for Meat & Poultry, then SBD is not any worse, I.E. JERUSALEM GLATT

SBD veal SOLD IN JERUSALEM GLATT, LAKEWOOD is not for ashenazim either, SHOULD KASHER UTENSILS IF USED

Re: sour dough must be burned and may not be sold with the חמץ

שו"ת ערוגת הבושם אורח חיים סימן קיב

בחודש ניסן יזכה לראות ישועות ישראל והרמת ניסן, כבוד הרבני החסיד המופלג מו"ה ישראל יעקב טערקלטויב בק"ק וואלאווע יע"א: 

אודות שאלתו על אחת מי"ב חלות שהי' מונח על שלחן הטהור של כ"ק אדומו"ר הרה"ק ר"י מבעלזא זי"ע, וניתן לו והוא חביב בעיניו עד לאחת, יותר מכף מלא נחת, ונפשו בשאלתו אי רשאי למכרו עם החמץ בשטר מכירה, 

הנה שאלה כיו"ב נשאל הפרי"ח והוא בסימן תס"ז על גרעון חטה אחת שלתתוה במים וכ' עליו פסוקים ובעל החטה כשהגיע פסח הניחה בקרן זויות מן השוק משומרת שלא ימצאנה אדם ואחר הפסח חזר וזכה בה, ואסר הפרי"ח מכמה טעמים וחדא מנייהו משום דרוצה בקיומו ע"ש, 

מ"מ בנתנו לעכו"ם מכירו וידוע שלא יגע בו התיר אעפ"י שדעתו לזכות בה לאחה"פ לפי שכבר נכנס לרשות אחרים הו"ל חמצו של אחרים, א"כ גם זה מותר, אמנם לפי"מ דמבואר בסוף סי' ת"נ במג"א ס"ק י"א דאפי' חמצו של גוי אסור להיות רוצה בקיומו, א"כ גם כאן אסור והגם דהפר"ח שם חולק על דין זה וס"ל דרוצה בקיומו לא מיתסר בחמץ, מ"מ הא תברא לגזיזי' דבסי' תס"ז קאמר בהדי' דאסור להיות רוצה בקיומו ע"ש, ובישוי"ע אוסר למכור שאור לגוי אדעתא שיחזור ויקנה ממנו משום דרוצה בקיומו, ולפי"ז גם בהנ"ל איכא למימר דרוצה בקיומו, 

אבל לדעתי אפי' אי נימא כהפוסקי' דרוצה בקיומו בחמץ לא מתסר, מ"מ נ"ל בהנ"ל איידי דחביבא הואיל והי' מונח על שולחן גבוה של מרן ז"ל נכון לקיים בו מצות שריפת חמץ, כהאי דאמרי' בברכות דף ל"ט בר"א ור"א כי הוי מתרמי להו ריפתא דעירובא הואיל ואתעביד בה מצוה חדא לתעביד בה מצוה אחרינ', בפרט לפי"מ שמתבאר בס' מנחת חינוך דלשיטת התוס' הו"ל שריפת חמץ מצוה שצריך לקיימו בקו"ע, ואי ל"ל חמץ צריך להדר אחר חמץ כדי לקיים מצות ביעור, א"כ בודאי נכון לקיים מצות שריפה במאי דאיתעביד בי' מצוה אחריתא כנלענ"ד נכון והשי"ת יזכנו לבער כל חמירא מבית ומבחוץ ולחוג את חג המצות בכשרות ודיצות, ונהמא דהימנותא יפיק רפואה לכל מכאובי נפשינו כנה"ר ונפש ידידו המברכו בכל טוב: 

חוסט י"א ניסן תרנ"ד:  

Don't even think of relying on KCL especially for Peasch-

KCL-Some Hashgocha Attributes:

בישול Akum- very common,

Using non-Mevuhal wine at affairs,

Non Mevushal wine in cooking,

בשר שנתעלם is a common occurrence.

Cooking on Shabbos,

Treif butter at wedding,

Treif hard cheese in school under KCL

The "Akum" frying schnitzel on Shabbos, 

Allowing the use of infested product.

Allowing the use of unapproved product.

Receiving Bak-Shish to allow certain products.

Some Mashgichim are מחללי שבת

Shabbos Mashgichim commonly get drunk from the available Schnapps.

receiving food deliveries on Shaabos Simchas.
 

You are considered a פושע not an אונס

if after all of the episodes you still rely on them.

People are more מקפיד on Pesach and עשי"ת.

Many in Lakewood smelled the coffee and stopped relying on this "fake-kashrus".

Pesach list

 Hisachdus Harabonim Di’Lakewood-  PESACH 5784/ by y. shain-RECOMMENDED LIST - Must say kosher for Passover. In general, OU-P” grocery items  with no heimish  hashgocha on package is usually a  preferred pesach product, as OU Mashgichim are trained & experienced.

 ALUMINUM FOIL- All year Hashgocha-Any

Baby formula- MATERNA / Israel (w/ separate keilim) -J&J, Ross, similac LeMehadrin 1,2,3, Sunrise

Baking powder-Mishpacha, Bakers Choice, Gefen, Any OU-P

Borsht- Gefen-Mishpacha,Any  OU-P

Cake Cookies- oberlander,  Reismans Schick, Elegant, lilly’s, Chantilly, Bake master-not raspberry jam.

Canned vegetables-Shop-rite Any OU-P, mishpacha, gefen

CANDIES- Bdatz Yerusalem, Rabbi Illowitz-Brazil, Any  OU-P

CHEESE, CREAM, BUTTER- J &; J, Mehadrin, Haolam, Norman’s, Givat

Chocolates,etc Chocolate chips-Mishpacha, Bakers Choice, carmit, Any  OU-P,  Seton- OU Parve are made on dedicated lines, not kashered from dairy.

COCOA Powder- Hersheys OU not special dark, cocoa mix-Mishpacha –Any OU-P

COFFEE INSTANT- Nescafe W/P, Tasters choice regular, Geffen also decaf, any OU-P.  Folgers decaffeinated, regular, no OU-P required.

COFFEE WHITENER- Eden- Any  OU-P

CONFECTIONARY SUGAR- Mishpacha, Gefen , any  OU-P

CRANBERRY JUICE COCKTAIL & sauce-Mishpacha, Gefen, Kedem-Any  OU-P

CROCK POT LINERS- Geula, Fantastic, Reynolds-Any  OU-P

FISH- King of the Sea, Melech Yam, Dagim  Meal Mart, Fishy Neiman, Freund’s.

FLAVOR EXTRACT- Bakers Choice, Gefen

FRENCH FRIES- Eden-Any  OU-P

FROZEN VEGETABLES- Brocolli, Spinach, Cauliflower- Positive / kosher garden, Beleaves w/Eidah

Dag Yam- see salmon

Dried fruit-w/OU P, yumzee, manishtana, joseph Xavier, setton, no raisins or figs even W/ Hashgocha, use Craisins-OU P.

Frozen strawberries, blueberries- only peeled Kosher Garden. no others even w/ hashgocha

FRUIT CANNED-Mishpacha, Gefen, Any OU-P

Garlic fresh must be peeled &; rinsed-Frozen- Gefen, Any OU-P

GRAPE JUICE- Mishpacha, Gefen, Kedem, Schwartz, Hadar

GROCERY ITEMS- Mishpacha,Masbia, Hadar, Meal Mart, , Gefen, Any OU-P

Gold’s products with  OU-P-

HONEY- Mishpacha, Broad, Gefen, - Any OU-P

Horse Radish- Flaum, Tuv Taam, Any OU-P

Hotel for Pesach- ?????NONE! Openheimer's is acceptable.

ICE CREAM- Mehadrin, J&J, Kleins, not with strawberries, blueberries or raspberries

JUICE - Golden Flow, Mishpacha, New Square, Lakewood farms, Nature’s own (if made in Bayonne, NJ) Kedem

All Orange Juice- MUST BE FILTERED w/ 100 mesh PRIOR TO USE-including Dvash, golden flow, new square, Lakewood farms, fresh n healthy, Tropicana, etc

KETCHUP- Mishpacha, gefen, - Any OU-P

KOSHER GARDEN- PRE-CHECKED VEGIES & Herbs, spinach, romaine, brocolli 

KUGELS- Meal Mart, W/OU-P

LEBEN, YOGURT- Mehadrin, J&J, Norman’s. Givat strawberry &; blueberry is from liquid-NO GEVINA BRAND 

Lemon juice- Real lemon &; Lime OU no P required

LIQUOR-Slivovitz, Tam Pree, Carmel, All OU-P

MATZOS-HAND, including spelt, oat- only Pupa-Tzeleim-prefered, East Kenedy/Bobov,Yad Binyomin, komemious-hand matzah only, beit shemesh w/ skver

MACHINE MATZOS- Beit Shemesh only w/ she’aris Hashgocha.

MACAROONS- Oberlanders, Gefen & OU=-P

MARGARINE-Eden, J&J, Mehadrin, Mothers, Haolam ,

Marshmallows-Elyon, Gefen, Golden Fluff

MAYONAISE- Mishpacha, Gefen,, Any  OU-P

MEAT- Fishels, Solomons, Birdsboro at Bingo. Alle. N. American only, Tevas-Rav Miller, Continental (Canada),  Foodex, Evergreen, 

NO- Tevya's,  Agri Star, Aarons, KJ/KY beef.

Bais Yosef Beef-  Fishels, Solomon's, Birdsboro BY @ Bingo, not SBD, Meyuchad, or KJ brands.

MILK-Golden Flow, Pride of the farm (all milked before pesach), New Square, Bethel, Wayside Goal milk products.

NUTS-Bakers choice, No Klein’s, Any  OU-P, Costco w/ OU-P, all unshelled nuts-no BTH, Nuts Galore, pecans-OU-P

OIL-Cotton-seed, Roberts, Pereg, Manischewitz, Mishpacha, Masbia, Hadar, , Gefen, Nut-Ola-Any  OU-P 

OIL-HAZELNUT / WALNUT- Taamon w/ aidah, Gefen, lieber- check dates-over a year may be rancid

OLIVE OIL-GEFEN Pesach-(made a production with hahgocha from press through bottling) Aida

Oil-Grapeseed-Laufers, Liebers or OU-P, Avocado- OU-P

Note: OU on olive oil is not acceptable

PARCHMENT PAPER-Geula, Any  OU-P or star-k p

POULTRY- Pella, Mesorah, Skver, Kiryas Joel, David Elliot. 

PICKLES- Flaum, Tuv Taam- Any  OU-P

Positive/Kosher Garden or Blossom only with CRC/ Hisachdus- pre-checked vegies &; herbs, spinach, romaine, broccoli, etc.

POTATO CHIPS, STICKS- Blooms NOT Bloomy’s, Schwartz, Liebers, Golden fluff

POTATO STARCH- Mishpacha, E&S, Gefen, Any OU-P

POTATOES-INSTANT/MASHED- Mishpacha, dependable, Any OU-P

PRALINE PASTE- Bakers choice-Any OU-P

*Quinoa-None for ashkenazim- Aida & R’ Shlomo Miller says it’s Kitnious

Raisins-blueberries-none -due to infestation. 

*RICE-For sfardim that use rice- LUNDBERGS

ROASTING BAGS- Geula, Reynolds

ROMAINE LETTUCE- positive, Kosher Garden or Blossom only w/ CRC/ Hisachdus- All others require washing &expert checking  

Romaine whole heads only with Rav Vaye, No Romaine Hearts from Andy Boy, Costco, Heimish, Israeli even with hashgochas

Spices- Pereg , Mishpacha, Masbia, R&;L, Hadar, . ALSO  OU-P

Sardines-Melech yam, Dagim from morocco

Salmon- canned   "None” unless farmed.

SUGAR-White granulated USA W/ Pesach /Domino, Any OU-P

SALT non-iodized-W/ Pesach-all  OU-P

SELTZER-UNFLAVORED-with pesach hashgacha-Any  OU-P

SELTZER FLAVORED-Any  OU-P, Vintage all flavors “P”

SOAP PADS- Mishpacha, Geulah, Gefen, Rokeach, Any  OU-P

SODA- American dry, Be’er Mayim, Caffeine free Coca Cola, Classic Cola,  Mayim Chaim, Mae Tovim, Pepsi W Bdatz, Seagrams, Sprite W/ PESACH - Any  OU-P- NOT DIET

Strawberries- Kosher Garden peeled-Frozen- NO other brands, Fresh, cut off to, peel the entire berry.

Sushi- All Nori sheets are infested w/ copepods. Do not use any.

TEA INSTANT-, Wisotzky, Nestea, LIPTON-Any OU-P

TEA BAGS-Lipton, Pathmark, Shoprite, wisotzky, Gefen-Any OU-P

TOMATO PRODUCTS-Mishpacha, Gefen- any OU-P

TOOTHPASTE Personal items- Zohar, Adwe, Orbitul, Any OU-P

TOPPING-Eden, Mishpacha-VANILA SUGAR-Mishpacha, Bakers Choice, Gefen- any OU-P

Tuna- Shop-Rite Any OU-P,Dagim, Mishpacha, King of the sea, Melech Yam, Season, Star-Kist  OU-P

VEGETABLES CANNED- Mishpacha, Gefen-Any OU-P

Vinegar Balsamic- KEDEM Not Bartenura-

VINEGAR- Mishpacha, Kedem any OU-P

Water- much available w/ OU-P

WINE-Carmel, Rav Rubin, NYS Kedem w/ Tzelem, zegbach, Eidah, Schwartz’s, Armon. Kedasia, Wagshall, Skver. 

SOUR DOUGH CAN'T BE SOLD FOR PESACH, must be burned - See Arugas Haboisem #112.

Note: Any OU-P- and Parve are acceptable.

Lakewood area stores- Bingo Beef/poultry Dept carries only BirdsBoro/Mesorah product. Alert: in the Bingo display cases, they have other brands as well.

The Bingo confectionary re-packs, we are not comfortable with Hashgocha reliability of the repackaging. Be careful of possible infestation. 

Some of their meat has some hashgochas that may be questionable.

Re: Pesach Hotels- For the educated kosher consumer that is concerned about kashrus standards and hotel atmosphere- we cannot recommend any of the Pesach hotels.   

*Sefardim- Gluten free cakes must be Bishul Yisroel BY-check with bakery if it is.

Shabbos Friendly appliances certified by Star-K  are not recommended.

GE Refrigerator with OU Shabbos keeper is recommended for Shabbos.

Clothing must be checked for Shatnez. Testers must be certified by the International Association of Shatnez testers, otherwise must be re-tested. The others are constantly certifying Shatnez clothing as Shatnez-free R"L.

Alert: fruits and vegetables from Israel, Tithes and Maaser, etc. must be taken.

Not all sea-salt has a halachic status of מבושל.

Dr Pepper is not recommended all year, kashrus concerns.

ALERT: BINGO HAS "KCL" HAND MATZOS, THAT WERE NOT MADE BY HAND.

Prepared by Y. Shain- kashrusy@aol.com

Don't EVER alienate children from their parent

All Botei Dinim that alienate children from a father is done ONLY to "force a get", which of course is therefore an invalid get.

Always put in the arbitration agreement "the Bais Din may not alienate the children from a parent". (Per Reb Shlomo Miller and Reb Elya Ber Wachtfogel)
 

Kashrus of Mezuzahs- OU kosher and Stamp- 2024 OU Passover Guides available by Shain- 1140 Forest Ave, corner Carey St-opposite Forest Bais Medrash

 The Orthodox Union (OU) is addressing a significant concern in the kosher community: the kashrut of mezuzahs. Partnering with the Jerusalem-based STAMP, they aim to ensure the authenticity and halachic compliance of mezuzahs, often found lacking due to the rapid increase in demand and insufficient oversight in the industry.

STAMP, supported by the Mayberg Foundation, enforces a rigorous quality-assurance process, including multiple inspections and AI scanning, to certify mezuzahs as kosher lechatchila (fully kosher). This initiative, not for profit but for community service, introduces OU-certified mezuzahs, complete with tamper-proof packaging and detailed certificates.

This effort seeks to educate consumers and ensure the availability of unquestionably kosher mezuzahs, enhancing the spiritual integrity of Jewish homes. For more information, visit ou.org/mezuzah and thestamproject.org.

To learn more about OU mezuzos and to view a list of vendors who sell them, visit https://ou.org/mezuzah. 

To learn more about STAMP, visit www.thestamproject.org.CONTACT: Rabbi Ezra Sarna, director of Halacha Initiatives, Orthodox Union, (443) 285-9128, sarnae@ou.org.

For our Sephardik Community, re: Bet Yosef- SBD, is not to be relied upon for Sephardim

 1- The "Shai'yish" standard is a scam, and the kosher consumer is being "Sketched".

 2- The "discerning" Sephardik kosher consumer may not be satisfied with the SBD standrads of Bet Yosef. (According to what I was taught by Rav Mochpud and others)

Solomon's Bet Yosef would be a reliable choice for the discerning Sephardik consumer.

3- The recommended stores in Lakewood would be Evergreens Supermarket, Food-ex (Note: not their chop meat).