Government’s Kashrut Reform Approved by Knesset Committee
A controversial plan pushed by the Bennett government to reform Israel’s kashrut certification system cleared its first major hurdle Wednesday, paving the way for a vote by the full Knesset.
On Wednesday morning, Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahane (Yamina) announced that the Knesset’s Religious Services Committee has granted final approval to the plan – drawn up by Kahane – to open up the kashrut certification system to competition, ending the chief rabbinate’s monopoly over certification.
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