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As demand for gluten-free and health-conscious foods continues to rise, Passover products are gaining popularity well beyond the holiday. In this Food Industry Executive feature, OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant shares why these products resonate year-round - and what their growing appeal means for the future of the industry. 👇 @FoodIndustryCO foodindustryexecutive.com/2026/03/how-pa…

🎙️OU Kosher is excited to officially launch the Keeping It Kosher Podcast! Join us every month as we take a deep dive into the world of kashrus- from behind the scenes of kosher certification, to practical questions you may have, to fascinating stories from the kosher industry. Our first episode, Gebrokts Unpacked, features OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant, discussing common Pesach questions, gebrokts, and more. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts - out now! Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/0oLyWlV7N… YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?list=… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kee… Website: keepingitkosher.org

As Passover approaches, OU Kosher’s consumer hotline prepares for one of its busiest seasons—answering thousands of kashrut questions from Jews around the world. OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant discusses the range of inquiries and how the team prepares for the surge.🔗⬇️ jns.org/ou-kosher-hotl…

A new cow-free, lab-engineered milk has the kosher world buzzing — and raising big questions for consumers. Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO of OU Kosher, explains how kosher certification approaches this innovation and why it matters. 👇

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As Americans start paying more attention to their dietary intake, a growing number of consumers expect to see medications free of animal-derived products - and kosher certification can help pharmaceutical companies meet that demand. Rabbi Moshe Elefant, OU Kosher COO, explains how the industry can adapt and why it matters.👇 pharmaphorum.com/patients/meeti…

Beer isn’t always just water, barley, and hops anymore. 🍺 As breweries experiment with flavorings, processing aids, and allergens, what’s actually in your beer matters more than ever. Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO of OU Kosher, explains how kosher certification is helping breweries bring clarity — for kosher consumers, vegans, and the allergen-aware alike. Read more in @FoodDive ⬇️ fooddive.com/news/breweries…

Beer used to be simple. 🍺Today, craft brewers may add flavorings or dairy ingredients. This means we can no longer assume beers are kosher by default. Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO & Rabbinic Administrator, explained to @RNS’s David Klein how OU Kosher is working with breweries to ensure clarity for consumers. Read more in Religion News Service: 👇 religionnews.com/2025/12/09/how…

✨ New OU Kosher WhatsApp Status!✨ Sign up to see the OU Kosher WhatsApp Status for: • The latest Kashrus news & updates 📣 • Halacha content 🕍 • Kosher alerts ⚠️ Join today! wa.me/message/RVN2AH… Or WhatsApp “kosher” to👉 +1 (917) 594-2112

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Why are OU Kosher and other major kosher certification agencies updating our beer policy? Rabbi Moshe Elefant, OU Kosher COO, explains in @jdforward how today’s brewing innovations call for a closer halachic review. 🍻⬇️ @thislouis forward.com/news/784852/is…

How are health trends and Kosher labeling converging to reshape the food industry? Read our OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant’s latest OpEd to find out: foodindustryexecutive.com/2025/10/to-rea…

OU-D certified MrBeast Feastables are hitting shelves across the US! 👀⬇️ We couldn’t resist bringing them back to OU HQ for a taste test… verdict? 👉 “Worth the hype.” Not every store has them yet, so always check for the OU-D on the package ✅ Have you tried the kosher Feastables yet? Drop your review in the comments ⬇️

🚨Breaking News!🚨👇 Skittles Kashrut Alert At this point, some Skittles are certified kosher pareve even when not bearing the OU symbol - others are not. To determine if you have a certified product, please look at the ink-jetted codes printed on the package. 1. If the production code contains "YRV" in it, or it 2. Contains "WAC" and has a best-buy date of June 2026 or later then those products are certified kosher by the Orthodox Union. Eventually, the OU symbol will appear on the packaging.

Food supply chain disruptions and ingredient bans are on the rise. OU Kosher COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant shares how kosher agencies can help brands plan ahead and find reliable, plant-based alternatives.👇 foodindustryexecutive.com/2025/07/the-ro…

What does kosher certification really look like behind the scenes? 🧪🚛⬇️ Last week, an incredible group of women joined us for an exclusive four-day deep dive into the world of kashrut. Want to be part of a future program? Email koshereducation@ou.org to learn more.

Heading to 7-Eleven on 7/11? 🎉 Check out our OU Kosher certified Slurpee list to make sure your favorite flavors are good to go! ⬇️ 🔗 oukosher.org/kosher-slurpee…

What is carmine, and is it kosher? ⬇️👀 instagram.com/p/DLXsQRkuuI5/… For more daily kashrut insights, sign up for our Halacha Yomis emails at oukosher.org/halachayomis.

Ever wonder why some “non-dairy” creamers have an OU-D label? 👀 Here’s why:⬇️ oukosher.org/halacha-yomis/…

OU Kashrut Alert: Brand: Beech-Nut Product: All Beech-Nut Baby Food items Company: Beech-Nut Issue: The Orthodox Union is no longer certifying Beech-Nut baby foods. The products with an OU Symbol are certified, and the products without the OU Symbol are no longer certified. The marketplace may have both certified and non-certified products side by side. Consumers should look for the OU Symbol.

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1/2 The OU’s annual Israel kashrut conference recently took place at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, with the participation of hundreds of kashrut supervisors from Israel and around the world, alongside top halachic authorities and leaders in the kosher certification industry. In a rare and symbolic show of unity, army rabbis in uniform sat side-by-side with Charedi rabbis from across the spectrum. Among the notable participants and presenters were Israel’s Chief Rabbis: Rishon LeZion Rabbi David Yosef and Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber, as well as Rabbi Yaakov Shapira (Rosh Yeshiva of Mercaz HaRav and a member of the Chief Rabbinate Council), Rabbi Asher Weiss (a foremost halachic authority), Rabbi David Cohen (Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Chevron), and Rabbi David Feinstein (Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Beit Yehuda). The conference also included presentations by OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack and COO Rabbi Moshe Elefant, a Q&A session with OU halachic authority Rabbi Mordechai Gross, and a roundtable discussion on kashrut topics with heads of various kashrut systems. Among them was Rabbi Gavriel Pappenheim, Executive Director of the Badatz-Eidah HaChareidit kashrut committee, who noted: “No organization benefits the public like the OU, which is the largest kashrut body in the world.” He also went on to say, “The OU has paved the way for other kashrut organizations to enter raw ingredient production factories around the world.” @OrthodoxUnion @theouisrael