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It's easy to spot the kosher consumer in a supermarket aisle.  When you see a shopper turn a product from side to side, for no obvious reason, chance are you are looking at a kosher observing individual.

As the kosher market expanded, so did a need for supervising rabbis. Gone are the days of the local shochet (ritual slaughterer), cheese manufacturer and bakery. Food has become industrialized big business. Mass production and national and international distribution bring new pressures of profit, production, speed, ingredient complexity and product diversification.

Hence, more than ever, expert supervision is needed to provide the consumer with reliable kosher certification. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations, The o-u (whose symbol is the letter "u" inside the letter "o") is the largest kashrut supervising organization in the United States.  The Orthodox Union is a non-profit service organization, that has been a leader in the field of kosher supervision, for more than 70 years.  Through their efforts, a range of products spanning the gamut of human needs, became accessible to the kosher consumer around the world.

The chart below displays a partial list of the Kashrut Supervising Authorities around the globe.

       
 

	The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations 333 Seventh Avenue  New York, New York 10001 (212) 563-4000 Fax - (212) 564-9058 Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator
	The Organized Kashrus Laboratories 391 Troy Avenue Brooklyn, NY  11213   (718)756-7500 Fax - (718) 756-7503 Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, Kashrus Administrator
	Star-K Kosher Certification 11 Warren Road Baltimore, MD  21208-5234  (410) 484-4110 Fax - (410) 653-9294 Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, Rabbinic Administrator
	Star-D 11 Warren Road Baltimore, MD  21208-5234  (410) 484-4110 Fax - (410) 653-9294 Rabbi Moshe Heinemann, Rabbinic Admin, Rabbi Boruch Beyer
	KOF-K Kosher Supervision 201 The Plaza, Teaneck, NJ  07666  (201) 837-0500 Fax - (201) 837-0126 Rabbi Ahron Felder, Director of Kosher Standards
	THE HEART "K" Kehila Kosher Rabbi Avromon Teichman (323) 935-8383
	The "RCC" Community Kashrus Division of the Rabbinical Council of California                       Rabbi Nissim Davidi & Rabbi Avromon Union - Rabbinic Admin Phone: (213) 489-8080; Fax: (213) 489-8077
	Vaad Harabanim of Greater Seattle 5100 South Dawson Street, Suite #102  Seattle, WA  98118-2100 (206) 760-2100  Fax - (206) 760-0905 David Grashin, Administrator
	Kosher Supervision of America P.O. Box 35721, Los Angeles, CA  90035  (310) 282-0444 Fax - (310) 282-0505  Rabbi Binyomin Lisbon, Kashrus Administrator
	Vaad Hoeir of Saint Louis  4 Millstone Campus St. Louis, MO  63146  (314) 569-2770 Fax - (314) 569-2774  Rabbi Sholom Rivkin, Chief Rabbi
	The Vaad Hakashrus of Denver  1350 Vrain Street, Denver, CO  80204  (303) 595-9349 Fax - (303) 629-5159  Rabbi Y Feldberger, Rabbinic Administrator
	Chicago Rabbinical Council  3525 W. Peterson Avenue, Suite #315  Chicago, IL  60659 Phone: (773) 588-1600 Fax - (773) 588-2141  Rabbi Dovid Jenkins, Kashruth Administrator
	Vaad Hakashrus of Dallas - THE "DK"   7900 Northaven Road  Dallas TX 75230  (214) 750-8223 - Fax (214) 368-4709  Rabbi David Shawl, Kashrus Admin Was Dallas Kashrut Council)
	The Texas K & International Kosher Supervision 351 East Price Street Suite #200  Keller TX  76248 (817) 337-4700 Phone - (817) 337-4901 Fax  Rabbi Dovid Jenkins, Rabbinic Administrator
	K’hal Adath Jeshurun (Breuer’s)  85-93 Bennet Avenue  New York, NY  10033   (212) 923-3582 Fax - (212) 781-4275  Rav Zachariah Gelley, Rav
	Atlanta Kashruth Commission  1855 La Vista Road, Atlanta, GA  30329  (404) 634-4063  Fax - (404) 320-7912  Rabbi Ilan Feldman, Dean
	National Kashrut  101 Route 306  Monsey, NY 10952  (914) 352-4448 Fax - (914) 356-9756 Rabbi Yacov Lipshutz, President
	The "MK" Manchester Beth Din Dayan 0. Westheim 061-740-9711
	Montreal Vaad Hair  6333 Decarie Boulevard Suite #100  Montreal, H3W3E1 Canada  (514) 270-2659 Fax - (514) 739-7024  Rabbi Peretz Jaffe Rabbinic Admin, Rabbi Saul Emanuel Exec Dir
	Vaad Hakashrus of Massachusetts  177 Tremont Street  Boston, MA  02111  (617) 426-2139 Fax - (617) 426-6268  Rabbi Abraham Halfinger, Rabbinic Administrator
	Kashruth Council of Toronto  4600 Bathurst Street  Suite #240  North York, Ontario M2R3V2  (416) 635-9550 Fax - (416) 635-8760 Rabbi Mordechai Levin, Executive Director
	Tri-State Kashruth, Vaad Hoer of Cincinnati 6446 Stover Avenue  Cincinnati, OH  45237 Phone:  (513) 731-4671  Fax: (513) 531-5665 Rabbi Yacov Toron, Rabbinic Administrator
	THE "CHOF KOSHER" Rabbi Solomon B. Shapiro (718) 263-1574
	VAAD HARABONIM OF FLORIDA Orthodox Rabbinical Council of South Florida; Rabbi Growner (305) 931-6204
	Orthodox Vaad of Philadelphia; 7505 Brookhaven Road, Philadelphia, PA  19151  Rabbi Aaron Felder 215-545-2968; Rabbi Shlomo Caplan 215-473-0951: Rabbi Yehoshua Kagnaff 215-742-8521 Fax: 215-473-6220
	THE CALIFORNIA "K" Kehilla Kosher (Igud Hakashrus of Los Angeles); Rabbi Avrohom Teichman (323) 935-8383
	Rabbinical Council of Orange County & Long Beach (714) 846-2285
	VAAD Vaad HaKashrus of the Five Towns   Rabbi Moshe Chait (516) 569-4536
	Rabbinic Administrator of Upper Midwest Kashrut Rabbi Asher Zeilingold (612) 690-2137
	The "K-COR"Vaad Harabonim of Greater Detroit and Merkaz; Rabbi Beryl Broyde, Rabbi Joseph Krupnik (810) 559-5005
	The "Sefer Torah-Kasher" The Vaad Harabbonim of Flatbush  Rabbi Eli Skaist, Rabbinic Administrator (718) 951-8585
	BAIS DIN OF CROWN HEIGHTS   Rabbi Dov Ber Levertov (718) 774-7504
	Kashruth of The Central Rabbinical Congress Rabbi Yidel Gruber (718) 384-6765
	Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia 8080 Fancis Road, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6Y1A4 Rabbi Levy Teitlebaum Phone: (604) 275-0042 - Fax: (604) 277-2225
	AGUDAH The Beth Din Zedek of Agudath Israel 02-385-2514
	The London Beth Din Court Chief Rabbi Rabbi Berel Berkowitz 01-387-4300
	KEDASSIA Kedassia, The Joint Kashrus Committee of England  67 Amhurst Park, London, England 44181-800-6833
	Glatt Kosher – Nevei Achiezer Rav Shlomo Mahpud, (03) 769-702 Rav Baruch Roshgold, (03) 797-172
	Bais Din Tzedek of the Eida Hachareidis of Jerusalem 011-972-2-251-651
	BELZ The Bais Din Tzdek of K’hal Machzikei Hadas 02-2-385-832 or 02-795-414
	Rabbi Moshe Y. L. Landa (/Rav of Bnei-Brak)
	Rabbi Nuchem Efraim (Noam) & Teitelbaum (Volver Rav)
	Rabbi Shlomo Stern (Debraciner Rav)
	Rabbi M. Weissmandl (Rav of Nitra-Monsey)
	H.K.K. Kosher Certification Service of Hong Kong, Rabbi David Zadok Phone: (852) 2540-8661
	Kosher Technical Konsultants 4537 Winding Brook Drive Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020-7805 Tel: (215) 745.3773     Fax: (215) 725.3775 Rabbi Alan Ira Silver, M.D.

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