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HaHashgachah KeHilchatah: Shorshei HaKashrut HaTzibburit

(Kosher Certification According to Halachah: The Foundations of Communal Kashrut) 

By Rabbi Peretz Moncharsh

A behind-the-scenes look at the halachic decisions behind OU Kosher, the world’s premier kosher certification. Those curious about the halachic guidelines behind the OU symbol will find this book both illuminating and rewarding.

In this Hebrew sefer, Rabbi Peretz Moncharsh — a rosh kollel of Kollel Shaarei Horaah in Beitar, Israel — presents a comprehensive overview of topics in contemporary kashrut, beginning with the Gemara, progressing through the views of the major halachic authorities, and concluding with OU Kosher’s final policy decision. Written in close consultation with the rabbanim of OU Kosher, this work is unique in its focus on the contemporary challenges of industrial kosher supervision and in presenting to the general public for the first time the rulings of the world’s largest Kosher certifier, OU Kosher.