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Samaria Chief Rabbi Strongly Opposes Certification of Tzohar Kashrut by Chief Rabbinate CEO
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First reported by Srugim · 2 hours ago
What happened
Rabbi Elyakim Levanon, Chief Rabbi of Samaria, condemned the Chief Rabbinate CEO Yehuda Cohen's approval of Tzohar as a kosher certification body, calling it damaging and urging the public not to trust it. He supported the Chief Rabbinate Council's authority and warned against undermining the official kosher system.
- 01Rabbi Elyakim Levanon opposes Chief Rabbinate CEO Yehuda Cohen's approval of Tzohar kashrut certification.
- 02Levanon calls the approval a damaging "farewell gift" from Cohen to the kosher system.
- 03He urges the public not to trust Tzohar's certification, labeling it "CEO kashrut."
- 04Levanon supports the Chief Rabbinate Council and Chief Rabbis Kalman Bar and David Yosef.
- 05He stresses kosher certification should remain under the Chief Rabbinate's authority.
- 06Levanon warns against unilateral decisions undermining official kosher standards.
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