High Court upholds rabbinate monopoly on kosher certificates

The High Court rules that a restaurant cannot present itself as kosher unless it has a certificate from the Chief Rabbinate.

The court decision is a blow to alternative kashrut organizations that in recent years have offered kosher certificates in lieu of the rabbinate and effectively upholds the rabbinate’s monopoly on the matter.

Illustrative photo of a kosher food shop. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
Illustrative photo of a kosher food shop. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)

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