Badatz_Beit_Yosef

Badatz Beit Yosef

Badatz Beit Yosef

Sephardic kosher certification

Badatz Beit Yosef is a kosher certification that is widely used by Sephardic and other Jews in Israel.[1] Badatz Beit Yosef follows the guidelines set by Rabbi Yosef Caro.[2] In Israel, an estimated 70 percent of restaurants use the Badatz Beit Yosef standard.[2] Badatz Beit Yosef was the first kosher-certifying organization to certify cigarettes for Passover.[3] Badatz Beit Yosef is the leader in kosher slaughter of chicken for Orthodox Jews in Israel.[4]

Management

Badatz Beit Yosef was run by Ovadia Yosef until his death in 2013[5] and is currently run by his son Rabbi Moshe Yosef.[6] Rabbi Ariel Atias is a former manager of Badatz Beit Yosef.[7] Rabbi Lior Edri, a former member of the Israeli Knesset, is a certification manager at Badatz Beit Yosef.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Badatz Beit Yosef a Dominant Force and a Highly Profitable Business". Vinnews. Vos Iz Neias?. 15 October 2009.
  2. [2]
    "Rabbi Ovadia Yosef left Kosher Empire". Jewish Press. 16 October 2013.
  3. [3]
    Nahshoni, Kobi (26 March 2013). "New: Kosher for Passover cigarettes". Ynetnews. Ynet News.
  4. [4]
    "The rising stakes of kashrut certification". Haaretz. 18 March 2011.
  5. [5]
    "Intense mourning after death of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef". The Times of Israel. 7 October 2013.
  6. [6]
    "Former Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef leaves inheritance to son Moshe". The Jerusalem Post. 1 June 2014.
  7. [7]
    Rulnik, Guy (30 May 2006). "Taking Stock/ Hello Ariel Atias - a neophyte with a great starting point". Haaretz.
  8. [8]
    "Lior Edri Sworn into Knesset to Replace Deri". Arutz Sheva. 5 January 2015.


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