Nov 10, 2014
Hetter mechira in Jerusalem, but not under mehadrin hechsher
I think this is the first policy statement announced since the appointment of Rabbi Stern as the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem.
Rabbi Stern announced that the Jerusalem Mehadrin hechsher would use only non-Jewish and/or imported produce in restaurants and places of business certified by it, while the regular Rabbanut hechsher will use hetter mechira produce.
Rabbi Stern said the consumer using the Rabbanut Mehadrin services is largely the Haredi consumer, and this will allow the Haredi consumer to continue eating food under the Rabbanut Mehadrin supervision.
Basically, Rabbi Stern said he is not changing anything about the way the kashrut is working, in this regard.
source: Bechadrei and Kooker
nothing is changing, so this is not really all that interesting, but it is an important kashrut-related update...
Rabbi Stern announced that the Jerusalem Mehadrin hechsher would use only non-Jewish and/or imported produce in restaurants and places of business certified by it, while the regular Rabbanut hechsher will use hetter mechira produce.
Rabbi Stern said the consumer using the Rabbanut Mehadrin services is largely the Haredi consumer, and this will allow the Haredi consumer to continue eating food under the Rabbanut Mehadrin supervision.
Basically, Rabbi Stern said he is not changing anything about the way the kashrut is working, in this regard.
source: Bechadrei and Kooker
nothing is changing, so this is not really all that interesting, but it is an important kashrut-related update...
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I thought that it was generally understood that "Mehadrin" means "not-heter Mechira".
ReplyDeleteHere in Modi'in, Rabbanut Mehadrin restaurants all use Yuval Nochri - even though many halachic authorities hold that Yuval Nochri is less-preferable to Heter Mechira. I thought that this was the standard throughout the country.
Would love to hear of a Mehadrin restaurant any where in the country that does not use Yuval Nochri.