A Senior Official In The Israeli Government Appointed Chief Rabbinate Is on Trial for Issuing Kashrut Certificates in Exchange for Bribes
29 Jun 2020

A Senior Official In The Israeli Government Appointed Chief Rabbinate Is on Trial for Issuing Kashrut Certificates in Exchange for Bribes

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https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/religious-secular-in-israel-israel/chief-rabbinate-senior-official-on-trial-for-issuing-kashrut-certificates-in-exchange-for-bribes/2020/06/23/ Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen Arazi, a former senior Chief Rabbinate official who was in charge of issuing kashrut certificates to imported products, will face criminal indictments in court next week for receiving bribes worth NIS 150,000 ($44,000) over several years. … Continued

The Ideology of an Ideal Torah U’Madda Community by Shmuel Reichman
11 Oct 2017

The Ideology of an Ideal Torah U’Madda Community by Shmuel Reichman

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http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/883588/shmuel-reichman/the-ideology-of-an-ideal-torah-u-madda-community/ REVISED Comment on the lecture. In Kol Hator, the author calls for establishing the type of a community envisioned by Shmuel Reichman in Jerusalem. Although I don’t have an exact date for when the communities of the exile will … Continued

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Chastises Tzohar Rabbi for Not Fact-Checking Before Criticizing Him
8 Oct 2017

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Chastises Tzohar Rabbi for Not Fact-Checking Before Criticizing Him

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http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/rabbi-shmuel-eliyahu-chastises-tzohar-rabbi-for-not-fact-checking-before-criticizing-him/2017/10/06/ Rabbi Eliyahu pointed out that Hashgacha Pratit says the basis for their Kashrut certification is trust between the restaurant owners, the community and the Kashrut organization, but what trust can there be when the owner of the restaurant was … Continued