In Light of Recent Incidents, Rabbi Osdoba Clarifies: ‘Beware of Counterfeit Kashrus’

The Mora D’Asro and Rov of Crown Heights, Rabbi Avrohom Osdoba released a letter ahead of the upcoming holiday of Pesach to warn the community of egregious forgeries of the Beis Dins’ Kashrus.

In his fiery letter he says that one must check from where this behavior of “these Masigei Gvul and Protzei Geder,” who in the past year have attempted to “erode the walls of Kashrus” in local food establishments including the Matzah Bakery and more recently have attempted to bring in poultry of “outside Shochtim” into the heart of our community.

Rabbi Osdoba writes that he “is writing this letter in response to the many inquiries he has received of late, and in light of the seriousness of this issue he is compelled to respond in a public manner as this is an issue which affects many.”

Below is the full letter which is written in Hebrew:

Click Here to download the letter in PDF format

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