Supreme Court: Public trust the rabbinical Kashrut

There is no doubt that for most people, the Chief Rabbinate Council and acting on its behalf is authorized by law to declare a kosher product. "The judge ruled in a discussion in a class action against a company that marketed Passover products with chametz, when they labeled" Kosher for Passover under the supervision of the Chief Rabbinate. "

Events discussed in the lawsuit occurred ten years ago, on Passover Tss"d, then the company violated an order of the Chief Rabbinate Lower Galilee, and marketed products that have the fear of chametz as kosher for Passover. Following a civil violation, several class action requests which were rejected in Nazareth District Court plaintiffs appealed and the Supreme Court received the appeal and set to be discussed as a class action.

Judge Meltzer added, "seal of approval from the Chief Rabbinate, or writing on a product that is" kosher "or" kosher for Passover "- like, in the eyes of the public, standard imprint" indicating kosher product. Indication of kosher food product "Rabbinate" creates the public presentation that was a positive observation, by the Chief, the components of the product - and usually pretty strict consumer kosher food intake this sanction. "

Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau responded: "responsibility to ensure the Kashrus food in Israel is not simple realization. However, the Chief Rabbinate and the Chief are standing by. This claim, beyond that the court ruling, is the story of the local rabbinate which has done a good job despite the stress - and in this case the story definitely represents. "

Religious Services Ministry Director General and CEO of the Chief Rabbinate of practice, Elchanan Glatt: "Indeed, most of the public trust Rabbinate's kashrus. I commend the Lower Galilee Rabbinate and welcome the decisive rulings of the Supreme Court in favor of the national kashrus system.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!