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  • Kosher Chinese Express Manalapan Statement

    Kosher Chinese Express Manalapan Statement

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  • Advisory Regarding OK Kosher Certification Trademark

    Misuse of the OK Kosher Trademarked Symbol on Ketogenic Products May 2022 OK Kosher Certification is aware that there have been several instances of companies misusing the OK Kosher certification mark (a circle with a K) in relation to ketogenic …

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  • Best Wishes for 2021

    Best Wishes for 2021

    As we continue to navigate our lives and work during the global COVID-19 pandemic, we thank you for your continued commitment to kosher standards. The industry has learned invaluable new information on trends and tendencies that are constantly developing. Transparency …

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Expands its Presence in the Middle East

    OK Kosher Expands its Presence in the Middle East

    September 14th, 2020. Building on its longstanding presence in the Persian Gulf, OK Kosher has recently launched a new division, OK Kosher Middle East, focusing on the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This move also comes in response to a recent …

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  • COVID-19 Claims Life of Iconic Kashrus Leader, Rabbi Don Joel Levy, 72

    COVID-19 Claims Life of Iconic Kashrus Leader, Rabbi Don Joel Levy, 72

    Kosher Today, April 21, 2020 Brooklyn, NY…The coronavirus has claimed the life of Rabbi Don Joel Levy, at the age of 72. He was one of the leading figures in the world of kashrus internationally, Rabbi Levy, who headed the …

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  • Continuing the Legacy of Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB”M

    Continuing the Legacy of Rabbi Don Yoel Levy OB”M

    26 Nissan 5780 April 20, 2020 With profound sadness, we share the news of the tragic passing of OK Kosher’s President and Kashrus Administrator, Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, may his memory be blessed. We are fortunate, that Rabbi Levy’s vision …

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  • Important Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

    Important Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

    Important COVID-19 Update: March 13, 2020 Dear Valued OK Kosher Certified Company, We’re all in this together, adapting to face the reality and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to let you know that it’s our fervent wish and …

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  • Rabbi Levy Meets with Rav Yitzchak Yosef shlit”a, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel

    Rabbi Levy Meets with Rav Yitzchak Yosef shlit”a, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel

    Rabbi Don Yoel Levy (left), CEO of OK Kosher, and Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld (right) meet with Rav Yitzchak Yosef shlit”a (center), Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, CEO of OK Kosher, and Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld, Food Service …

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  • Manhattan Beer Distributors CEO Honored at Annual <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Mashgiach Conference

    Manhattan Beer Distributors CEO Honored at Annual OK Mashgiach Conference

    Rabbi Don Yoel Levy (center), CEO of OK Kosher, presents an award to Mr. Simon Bergson (2nd from left), CEO of Manhattan Beer Distributors. OK Kosher hosted its annual Mashgiach Conference Monday in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, gathering 140 OK Kosher …

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  • Rabbi Levy Travels to Moscow to Celebrate with Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar

    Rabbi Levy Travels to Moscow to Celebrate with Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar

    Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar (left) with Rabbi Don Yoel Levy (right), CEO of OK Kosher By COLlive reporter 50 years of history came full circle at a joyous Chassidic wedding which took place in Moscow, Russia on …

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  • Forty Years of Kosher With <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Certification

    Forty Years of Kosher With OK Kosher Certification

    by Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, President and Kashrus Administrator, OK Kosher For over 85 years OK Kosher (referred to affectionately in the industry as “The OK”) has remained the standard-bearer for the highest level of kosher certification in the food …

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  • Summer Fancy Food Show 2018

    Summer Fancy Food Show 2018

    Every year, the food industry’s largest show and tell days bring together the biggest, well known brands and the newest, bright and shiny startups at the Specialty Food Association’s Fancy Food Show. This year, the Summer Fancy Food Show took …

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  • Kosher food market set to grow, research shows

    Kosher food market set to grow, research shows

    Diversifying audience want mainstream products with certification

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  • What is that “K” Symbol and How You Can Use it on Food Packaging

    What is that “K” Symbol and How You Can Use it on Food Packaging

    Did you know there’s one small symbol that you can put on your product that will open you up to a whole new market? A recognizable and reliable kosher certification logo on your product means that hundreds of thousands of …

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  • Rabbi Dovid Steigman OBM – Senior Rabbinic Coordinator 1978-2017

    Rabbi Dovid Steigman OBM – Senior Rabbinic Coordinator 1978-2017

    OK Kosher joins the Steigman Family and the world of kashrus in mourning the sudden passing of Rabbi Dovid Steigman, Senior Rabbinic Coordinator at OK Kosher, while traveling in Italy for kashrus inspections. Rabbi Dovid Steigman was a man of …

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  • This Sports Bar Was Struggling — Until It Went Kosher and Business Took Off

    This Sports Bar Was Struggling — Until It Went Kosher and Business Took Off

    On a recent night at Promenade Bar and Grill, 49 flat-screen TVs simultaneously flashed the Giants game, hockey clips, and ESPN highlights. It was business as usual at the massive, 3,400-square-foot sports bar in Kips Bay, where $17 pitchers of …

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  • JACK DANIEL’S INTRODUCES NEW COFFEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD OF COFFEE

    JACK DANIEL’S INTRODUCES NEW COFFEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD OF COFFEE

    JACK DANIEL’S INTRODUCES NEW COFFEE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WORLD OF COFFEE Regular and decaffeinated coffee is introduced for the 2016 Holiday Season STIRLING, NJ  December 22, 2016 — Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey in partnership with World of Coffee, Inc. introduces its …

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  • 2016 <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Conference

    2016 OK Kosher Conference

    Photo L-R: Mindy Goodman, Account Rep for DPSG., OK Kosher; Judy Kanevsky, Analyst, Dr Pepper Snapple Group; Rabbi Don Yoel Levy, President, OK Kosher; Rabbi Wilschanski, Key Accounts Manager, OK Kosher; Rabbi Lando, Executive Manager, OK Kosher and Rabbi Hendel, Rabbinic Coordinator for DPSG, OK Kosher.   This year’s OK …

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  • Can the FDA’s label changes be an opportunity for your brand?

    Can the FDA’s label changes be an opportunity for your brand?

    Dear OK Kosher Customer, As you may know, the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) has taken a major step by requiring updated nutritional information for most packaged foods sold in the United States. This new regulation means that most …

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  • Hydrotex Continues Emphasis on Food Processing with Product Kosher Certification

    Hydrotex Continues Emphasis on Food Processing with Product Kosher Certification

    Tulsa, Okla – September 7, 2016 – Hydrotex, a high-performance lubrication and fuel improver company, has recently marked its 9th annual certification renewal with OK Kosher Certification for its food-grade lubricants and greases. These lubricants are approved for use by …

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  • Kosher Spirit: Pesach 5776

    Kosher Spirit: Pesach 5776

    Read the Kosher Spirit >> Over the past few months, the OK office has been quite busy merging with Los Angeles-based Heart K/Kehilla Kosher. This is no small task considering the advanced kosher supervision system created and utilized by the …

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Expands to the West Coast

    OK Kosher Expands to the West Coast

    Updated July, 2021. In November 2015, OK Kosher acquired most of the assets of Kehilla Kosher (Los Angeles) as announced by the two organizations.  The acquisition agreement was approved by the respective corporate boards with support of the community rabbinic …

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher will now certify Kitniyos for Passover

    OK Kosher will now certify Kitniyos for Passover

    Due to the growth of meticulous kashrus observance and the subsequent growth of kosher production, the OK is meeting the increased demand for kosher certified kitniyos products so kosher observant communities that consume kitniyos during Passover have an array of …

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  • Kosher Spirit: Chanukah 5775

    Kosher Spirit: Chanukah 5775

    Read the Kosher Spirit >> Dear Reader, Once again, we have reached the celebration of Chanukah, the time when we openly display gratitude to Hashem with menorahs in our windows and doors, in city squares and even atop cars. As …

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  • Welcome 2015

    Welcome 2015

    We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support and feedback. We’ve made tremendous leaps and bounds at OK Kosher, and we thank you and many others who have helped us get here. We know that 2015 …

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  • Chongga Brand of Daesang FNF Wins First Kosher Mark in Korea

    Chongga Brand of Daesang FNF Wins First Kosher Mark in Korea

    The Chongga brand of kimchi is now kosher.

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  • How One Company Went Kosher

    How One Company Went Kosher

    One of the most fulfilling aspects of running Herbalist & Alchemist is the passion that our customers have for our products; they want all of their patients and customers to benefit from David Winston’s knowledgeable formulations. That enthusiasm sometimes leads us to unplanned opportunities, including certification by OK Kosher, a leading Kosher certifying agency.

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  • Kosher Spirit: Tishrei 5775

    Kosher Spirit: Tishrei 5775

    Read the Kosher Spirit >> Dear Reader, As we recommit ourselves to Yiddishkeit in this New Yearand strive to do things better, we sometimes run into challenging areas. Mitzvos that seem hard to understand like kashrus and shmitta, which occurs this year, can be especially challenging. Although mitzvos that …

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  • <i class='icon-OK'>OK</i> Kosher Releases Innovative Updated Plant Manual

    OK Kosher Releases Innovative Updated Plant Manual

    The OK has revised its comprehensive “how to” manual for kosher certified facilities.

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  • Kosher Spirit: Pesach 5774

    Kosher Spirit: Pesach 5774

    If a person has only enough money to buy and kindle one candle (either a Chanukah candle or a Shabbos candle), he should forgo the Chanukah candle and use the money to purchase a Shabbos candle to light in his home. When there is light in the home and light at the Shabbos table it promotes shalom bayis and harmony.

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  • Kosher Spirit: Chanukah 5774

    Kosher Spirit: Chanukah 5774

    If a person has only enough money to buy and kindle one candle (either a Chanukah candle or a Shabbos candle), he should forgo the Chanukah candle and use the money to purchase a Shabbos candle to light in his home. When there is light in the home and light at the Shabbos table it promotes shalom bayis and harmony.

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  • You Don't Have to Be Jewish to Eat Kosher

    You Don’t Have to Be Jewish to Eat Kosher

    “Metro New York is easy to do,” said Mr. Yarmove. “It’s like selling water in the desert. The key is to leave and go into a remote area. That’s the excitement of the business, going out into places where no one has gone before.”

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  • Calling It Kosher: How to and Why

    Calling It Kosher: How to and Why

    Rabbi Levy, dressed in a dark black suit and sporting a full beard, cuts an imposing figure. – THE NEW YORK TIMES

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  • OK Kosher Close-Up

    OK Kosher Close-Up

    Close-Up TV News takes an in depth look at OK Kosher Certification. (run time 14:27)

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