tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post7166596676737680740..comments2024-03-28T02:08:17.990+02:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Discussing accusations of rabbinic malpractiseDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-2918815986808573082010-05-10T22:42:40.986+03:002010-05-10T22:42:40.986+03:00When ‘dayanim’, ‘rabbis’ and false ‘mekubalim’ use...When ‘dayanim’, ‘rabbis’ and false ‘mekubalim’ use the Torah for their own power and commercial profit, this behaviour is abhorrent. <br /><br />No other ‘rabbi’ will ever act against another ‘rabbi’ - even when he knows his colleague is clearly desecrating the Torah. Each rabbi is only worried about losing his own position.<br /><br />Therefore, the ‘rabbi’, ‘dayyan’ or false ‘mekubal’ (‘kabbalist’) will never effect justice. And he will never truly stand for the Torah or the Honour of Hashem. His pocket will always prevail. <br /><br />The Torah must never be used for commercial gain and profit. Amm israel can only be lead by those who have the necessary love and respect of Hashem and the Torah.Eliyahoo William Dweknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-62454524688048703082009-10-27T22:04:57.216+02:002009-10-27T22:04:57.216+02:00http://yudelstake.blogspot.com/2007/06/glucosamine...http://yudelstake.blogspot.com/2007/06/glucosamine-fish-oils.html#1055775596122382755<br /><br />At this link that no longer works, someone wrote this to R' Yudel Shain:<br /><br />"MT (mashgiach temidi) for canned tuna - You might be surprised to know that even the OU does it for Pesach production."<br /><br />R' Yudel responds:<br /><br />NOT ANY MORE-THE STAR-K STOPPED THAT ALSO- 'CAUSE THE STAR-K DID IT FOR CHEAPER VIA "NO-MASHGIACH" SO THE OU HAD TO COMPETE BY ALSO "NO-MASHGIACH"<br /><br />THE STAR-K HAS ON THEIR TUNA cans MASHGIACH-TEMIDI (the mashgiach's name-I guess) AND BISHUL-YISROEL.<br /><br />I SHOWED THE STAR-K'S (POLLACK & SHUMAN) THAT IT WAS COOKED ON SHABBOS (BISHUL-YISROEL) AND THE CAN CONTAINED "CLAM" INSTEAD OF TUNA.<br /><br />WHILE IN THEIR OFFICE, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THAT THEY EVEN PAID A MASHGIACH LET ALONE NO REPORT FROM A MASHGIACHFrom the desk of Rav Heinemannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-81224064124093722042009-10-25T09:28:29.344+02:002009-10-25T09:28:29.344+02:00There was a shiur given at a shul once about child...There was a shiur given at a shul once about child abuse issues. When the question came up about newspaper reports, it was said that there's a shita that differs with the C.C. about things already publicized in papers in general, that they are not assur to repeat.<br /><br />http://putstuff.putfile.com/36144/8054939<br /><br />The shiur used to be here.<br /><br />There are a lot of people who know about this shiur, actually a panel that consisted of Rav Blau, a shul rabbi in Queens and others, because of some controversial remarks that Gil Student made there that night that became a big buzz on blogs and around New York.The other shitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-88297888564322457352009-10-25T05:15:55.474+02:002009-10-25T05:15:55.474+02:00This "shita" that argues on the CH"...This "shita" that argues on the CH"CH... documentation? quote? identification? context? Without a modicum of proof your claim is mevutal. (And BTW was the originator of this shita a bar hachi to argue on the psak of the CH"CH?) And what about the fact that the press lies? so the heter can definitely not extend to anything printed in a newspaper, chas veshalom, it has to be something that is know by erliche yidden to be true AND is publicized. And let's not forget the halachos of not exaggerating, etc... are we careful to distinguish established fact from conjecture?Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875337500035491999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-85889113037855679832009-10-25T04:26:13.852+02:002009-10-25T04:26:13.852+02:00Mekubal, there are reasons why respectable hashgoc...Mekubal, there are reasons why respectable hashgochos, especially in the NY area who are aware of what's going on, will not allow Star-K Dole lettuce, etc, in their establishments.<br /><br />Rav Heinemann has also been saying that you don't have to be choshesh for bugs if the lettuce is cut in very small pieces which is rather remarkable.<br /><br />As far as the percentage of infestation issue, there were Achronim like the Mishkenos Yaakov who allowed a certain formula (where we don't know of a bezunder infestation) of checking part of a batch. BUT ... the gedolim all signed 25 years ago that this kula can no longer be used with new information we have regarding infestation levels. The letter from the gedolim and their signatures are in a small sefer from Rabbis Gissinger and Bodner in Lakewood. R' Yaakov Kaminetzky was upset about the investigation detailed in the sefer, saying that they were not mechuyev to go looking for such a kashrus problem but now that we have the information against our will, we are forced to asser.From the desk of Rav Heinemannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-56295425418551343282009-10-24T23:37:48.209+02:002009-10-24T23:37:48.209+02:00Bring documentary proof that he is relying on this...Bring documentary proof that he is relying on this P'sak or it never happened.Rabbi Michael Tzadokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307256653501750003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-75374321815274013512009-10-24T18:50:35.788+02:002009-10-24T18:50:35.788+02:00Kosher Today-New York
A cross-section of Orthodox...Kosher Today-New York<br /><br />A cross-section of Orthodox rabbis ruled last week that “it is forbidden” to eat romaine lettuce and several other packaged vegetables, including Spring Mix and Baby Spinach, because of insect infestation. The 30 rabbis, however, noted that “this prohibition does not apply to iceberg lettuce, cabbage or greenhouse vegetables provided they are under a reliable, expert hashgacha.” According to several rabbis reached by Kosher Today, a key target of the edict published in many Jewish newspapers was Fresh Express, whose certifying rabbis have since withdrawn their certification. A spokesman for the Orthodox Union said that while the US grown romaine lettuce was off limits, it approved the romaine lettuce grown in hothouses by Alei Katif, which after having being evicted from the Gaza Strip was said to have resumed production in Israel’s Negev Desert. The letter by the rabbis singled out pre-washed romaine lettuce, romaine hearts, romaine mixes (European, Italian, Greener Selection) and Fresh Leafy Salads (such as Spring Mix and Baby Spinach).<br /><br />The letter noted: “It is unfortunately our duty to inform you that insect infestation was found in most packages, regardless of the company or the supervising authority…Caterers, restaurants and stores that offer these products are guilty of offering food that is forbidden by Torah law.”<br /><br />UOJ comments<br /><br />The OU lead by Yisroel Belsky was on the attack. The Star-K, Moshe Heinneman's organization was permitting it.<br />As we can see from the numbers, "Kosher" is a multi-billion dollar business.<br /><br />Moshe Heinneman was relying on a p'sak "he said" was told to him by Rabbi Aron Kotler z"l. UOJ called the Kotler & Schwartzman families and none of them knew of this psak by RAK, which would permit eating lettuce that normally had bug infestation in excess of ten percent of the time checked; providing that a particular batch of lettuce was checked and found bug free.<br />In other words, Heinnemann claims RAK told him you can go by a particular batch; if there is less than ten percent of bugs found, you may eat them.<br />The OU and gang, say you go by the type of vegetable, if generally there are bugs, you must clean them all or throw them out.<br /><br />I called R' Heinneman and asked him the following.<br /><br />1-When did RAK tell you about this p'sak?<br />2-How old were you at the time of the p'sak?<br />3-Why would you have asked this shaila, if the shaila of bugs in Romaine lettuce was on no one's radar screen in the early sixties?( thinking he had asked him in the sixties)<br /><br />Moshe Heinneman is 67 years old, RAK was niftar in 1962. Assuming Heinneman asked him the shaila that "no one knows about" in 1962, that would put Heinneman at 24 years old. The problem is Heinneman said he asked RAK this shaila the year he came to Lakewood, when he was 18 years old. Counting backwards, this would be circa 1956.<br />Who in the world was thinking about bugs in lettuce in 1956?????<br />The whole bug "epidemic" is maybe ten years old!!!<br /><br />The OU is losing market share to Heinneman, they seem way to eager to do him in.<br />Heinneman's p'sak from RAK sounds really questionable to me at best, and a lie at worst.<br />When money is involved everything is possible.<br /><br />Tell me what you think!<br /><br />posted by "UOJ" - "The Un-Orthodox Jew" |Anonymous - UOJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-36324753356370161212009-10-24T18:44:18.312+02:002009-10-24T18:44:18.312+02:00Rav Eidensohn,
I understood that accepted criteri...Rav Eidensohn,<br /><br />I understood that accepted criteria for posting here is documentation.<br /><br />Why were letters written by rabbonim and a copy of a teshuva from Dayan Gestetner still problematic that they were erased?meinyan leinyan beosso inyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-37736724521866356432009-10-23T15:32:39.268+02:002009-10-23T15:32:39.268+02:00There is a shita mind you that argues on the Chofe...There is a shita mind you that argues on the Chofetz Chaim in cases where things have already been publicized by the media. Many have not heard of this shita because it is not promoted in the yeshivos.<br /><br />There was a certain woman who Rabbi Michael Broyde was megayer that was said to be living with her current husband before her conversion. Rabbi Broyde did at least order them to get separate apts when people started murmuring about it but Charedi rabbonim would not do such a giyur especially because the separate apts were a farce with them still getting together all the time. As a matter of fact, she was rejected for giyur by another rov and had to seek out a makil like Rabbi Broyde.<br /><br />While none of this was chronicled by the media (except on a blog or two), there was one very interesting thing that was chronicled by the media. The husband in this case used to own a media outlet where he was writing immature weekly op-ed pieces promoting Jewish men running after shiksas to be megayer them because there is something special about "shiksa appeal" that Jewish women nebich do not possess. They would also excerpt every newswire they could find about Jewish celebrity men dating / marrying non-Jewish women.<br /><br />This fellow also had a reputation with shadchanim when he was single that he strongly preferred a giyoress before he would consider anyone born a Jew and that he was known to make inappropriate comments to converted women about how strongly he was interested in them.Hilchos lashon harahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-29007706326577098202009-10-23T15:30:34.762+02:002009-10-23T15:30:34.762+02:00http://www.scribd.com/doc/19907072/Rabbi-c-Avraham...http://www.scribd.com/doc/19907072/Rabbi-c-Avrahammoshe-Green<br /><br />A rov in Williamsburg, R' Chaim Shlomo Abraham writes in this public letter in ois dalet that the frierdik Satmar Rov R' Moishe Teitelbaum invalidated the gittin of two Monsey rabbonim, Dayan Landesman and Gimpel Wolmark because they had men beat up to coerce gittin from them. Gimpel Wolmark was a collaborator with Rav Belsky on the fake bittul kiddushin.<br /><br />The main thrust of this letter is to deal with R' Moishe Green of Yeshiva D'Monsey who issued a Tropperesque letter in English attacking the rov's father, Dayan Abraham of Kedushas Levi D'Berditchev.<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/19657738/Rav-Moshe-Green-Letter<br /><br />Rav Green's letter, seen here, tries to invalidate Dayan Abraham's gittin for no apparent valid reason.<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/full/19478984?access_key=key-1i0ah3k2vmpiiiqa6ma3<br /><br />Rav Green's motivation appears to be a favor to the Oberlander family, who gave huge sums of money to his yeshiva as shown here in the dinner journal. An Oberlander daughter was undergoing a nasty divorce with a Mr. Rappaport who had deposited a get at Bais Din Kedushas Levi. She wanted to make herself appear like an "aguna" by having Rav Green state that the get is invalid. What is there to gain by falsely claiming to be an aguna? New York State has a get law that will punish a husband who refuses to give a get, by granting ASSETS to the wife,and Mr Rappaport had lots of assets.<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/19658830/Letter-Against-MOSHE-GREEN<br /><br />Here is a teshuva from Dayan Gestetner that Rav Green is oyver on cherem deRabbeinu Tam for falsely invalidating proper gittin and outlining other issurim chamurim that he is guiltymeinyan leinyan beosso inyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-11766327243675726772009-10-23T15:27:32.709+02:002009-10-23T15:27:32.709+02:00There may not be eidus at this point against Rabbi...There may not be eidus at this point against Rabbi Broyde that is sufficient for beis din but it is well known in general that several modern orthodox rabbis and even some krum rabbis who dress Charedi have been allowing men to live with the women before the conversion.<br /><br />Respectable rabbonim will refuse to do the gerus in these cases.<br /><br />I did hear from a rov that even if a rabbi does such a gerus, the gerus is still valid in some cases bedieved but it makes the rabbi a shyster.Giyurnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-50297490598187688922009-10-23T12:46:28.607+02:002009-10-23T12:46:28.607+02:00Now I'm not mamash up on my hilchos loshon hor...Now I'm not mamash up on my hilchos loshon hora k'ro'ui, I'll admit, but I believe one of the conditions of saying lshh"r, even l'toeles and even if it's a mitzvah, is that you must have first hand knowledge of the information and not be relying on a second person to relay it. Which is why comments like "I have what I believe to be reliable information that he has been megayer women who were living openly in sin with men, some of them shomer shabbos men." are totally inappropriate IMHO.<br /><br />Most blogs are just sewers of issurei dibur so I'm encouraged by your considering my points. I would think that a refresher in sefer CH"CH is a must for any blog owner who considers himself religious, considering the potentials of readership and multiplication of aveirosMoyshenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-75201285473574159082009-10-23T12:25:57.919+02:002009-10-23T12:25:57.919+02:00http://www.scribd.com/doc/19907072/Rabbi-c-Avraham...http://www.scribd.com/doc/19907072/Rabbi-c-Avrahammoshe-Green<br /><br />A rov in Williamsburg, R' Chaim Shlomo Abraham writes in this public letter in ois dalet that the frierdik Satmar Rov R' Moishe Teitelbaum invalidated the gittin of two Monsey rabbonim, Dayan Landesman and Gimpel Wolmark because they had men beat up to coerce gittin from them. Gimpel Wolmark was a collaborator with Rav Belsky on the fake bittul kiddushin.<br /><br />The main thrust of this letter is to deal with R' Moishe Green of Yeshiva D'Monsey who issued a Tropperesque letter in English attacking the rov's father, Dayan Abraham of Kedushas Levi D'Berditchev.<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/19657738/Rav-Moshe-Green-Letter<br /><br />Rav Green's letter, seen here, tries to invalidate Dayan Abraham's gittin for no apparent valid reason.<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/full/19478984?access_key=key-1i0ah3k2vmpiiiqa6ma3<br /><br />Rav Green's motivation appears to be a favor to the Oberlander family, who gave huge sums of money to his yeshiva as shown here in the dinner journal. An Oberlander daughter was undergoing a nasty divorce with a Mr. Rappaport who had deposited a get at Bais Din Kedushas Levi. She wanted to make herself appear like an "aguna" by having Rav Green state that the get is invalid. What is there to gain by falsely claiming to be an aguna? New York State has a get law that will punish a husband who refuses to give a get, by granting ASSETS to the wife,and Mr Rappaport had lots of assets.<br /><br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/19658830/Letter-Against-MOSHE-GREEN<br /><br />Here is a teshuva from Dayan Gestetner that Rav Green is oyver on cherem deRabbeinu Tam for falsely invalidating proper gittin and outlining other issurim chamurim that he is guilty of.meinyan leinyan beosso inyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-75276004337849807772009-10-22T20:11:35.416+02:002009-10-22T20:11:35.416+02:00Dear Mr. Eidensohn,
I'm glad to see that you ...Dear Mr. Eidensohn,<br /><br />I'm glad to see that you at least sandwiched an all-CAPS warning in the middle of all of this to readers not to be mekabel, but isn't that less than your halachic duty here? By entertaining lshh"r, rechilus and motzi shem ra on your comment forum, ESPECIALLY considering that you are able to and DO moderate it, aren't you facilitating these choit'im? Are you ready to take achrayus for distributing these irresponsible comments to your general readership? If someone didn't get down to your 'warning', well... ?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />MoysheMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875337500035491999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-20334619735046047132009-10-22T20:01:44.527+02:002009-10-22T20:01:44.527+02:00mekubal has a point but not where rabbonim cross t...mekubal has a point but not where rabbonim cross the line into corruption and being machshil the rabim. R' Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz ztl penned an essay many years ago in the Journal "Licht" where he blasted these types of rabbonim and said the Torah is mechayev him to speak up publicly.meinyan leinyan beosso inyannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-88535488421524037352009-10-22T20:01:40.761+02:002009-10-22T20:01:40.761+02:00I think it is time to close this thread. There are...I think it is time to close this thread. There are simply too many unsubstantiated accusations against major rabbinic authorities.<br /><br />I think the imporant and accurate message has gotten across that there is sometimes a major disparity between theory and practice in the kashrus business - however the details of how and what require a more reliable investigation. I know people who don't really rely on any kashrus organization but rather either on inside information or they simply don't buy the product.<br /><br />Bottom line: There is no question one needs access to a rav who is familiar with what goes on in the kashrus field.Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-42938017403992242472009-10-22T19:49:51.584+02:002009-10-22T19:49:51.584+02:00Sorry forgot the reference for the R' Hillel q...Sorry forgot the reference for the R' Hillel quote:<br />Ascending the Path pp 208-209.<br /><br />Quite honestly this is becoming a good deal of Lashon Hara and possible motzei shem ra. Unless these claims can be substantiated they should be withdrawn. These are major Rabbonim and Talmidei Chachomim.<br /><br />Rabbi Eliashiv will never agree with everything that goes on in US Kashrut, simply because the situation on the ground there is foreign to him. In Israel of course there are Jewish owners, and Kosher food and products are easily available. If there is even a question about one supplier of an ingredient, don't worry there are at least ten other suppliers of the same thing.<br /><br />In the US that simply is not the case. The difference is stark. While most frum people in Israel will not eat food with a stam Rabbanut hechsher. In America people often rely on hechsherim whose standards are the same as stam Rabbanut.<br /><br />I onced asked a major Gadol about this. His response was that we are supposed live by halacha, not die by it. In Israel where it is so much easier to have a higher standard, one definitely should, but in the US where it often comes between eating or not... one should be happy with a hechsher of such standards.<br /><br />Tefilin are another excellent example of this. Moshe Rabbeinu did not have tefillin that met the level of hiddur that we expect out of the lower levels of tefillin today. One major Rav in Stam who had seen the Tefillin of the Ari, said there was no way they would be considered Kosher today. We should rejoice that we live in such a time where we have such options and such high quality products with such high standards.Rabbi Michael Tzadokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307256653501750003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-62420804931451001942009-10-22T19:38:45.571+02:002009-10-22T19:38:45.571+02:00The Star-K had a rep in India who is a Traditional...The Star-K had a rep in India who is a Traditional but not Orthodox rabbi. The Star-K received complaints that he was raising funds in the US for a transdenominational, egalitarian shul.<br /><br />The Star-K is accused by Rav Yudel Shain of making a churban out of kashrus in China.<br /><br />The shmuah about Rav Heinemann's brother is not coming from competitors. It is from a rov not giving hashgocho who researched who his oylam can eat from.From the desk of Rav Heinemannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-50682634230467056762009-10-22T19:36:22.463+02:002009-10-22T19:36:22.463+02:00As far as relying on other Rabbis in the Kashrut i...As far as relying on other Rabbis in the Kashrut industry for what the standards of other agencies are is not necessarily recommended. It is important to remember that they are businesses that are in competition with each other. <br /><br />It is also important to remember that they ensure their customers safety from non-kosher substances by being strict and thus often do not extend dan l'kaf zecut when they here a rumor about what is done somewhere. Unfortunately it seems that often between the rabbis that make those decisions and the ears of the public, what is only a rumor becomes absolute fact. <br /><br />If you want to know what the standards are of an organization request a copy of their standards guide and ingredient guides. <b>Do not rely upon rumors.</b>.Rabbi Michael Tzadokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307256653501750003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-82292668733243974022009-10-22T19:34:18.330+02:002009-10-22T19:34:18.330+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Major hashgochosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-559196687257453362009-10-22T19:32:37.139+02:002009-10-22T19:32:37.139+02:00"The shmuah in the kashrus industry..."
..."The shmuah in the kashrus industry..."<br /><br />===========<br />The question is how accurate are these "tidbits" that are reported by competitors in the kashrus business?<br /><br />The answer seems to be that they are not very accurate or that they only represent a partial truth.<br /><br />In addition there is the problem is how much is this the result of official policy and how much due to improper supervision?<br /><br />Finally how much is the practice being criticized based on a legitimate halachic authority but is denounced because it does not following the majority view or isn't approved by Rav Eliashiv?Daas Torahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-18910395983417411062009-10-22T19:28:17.081+02:002009-10-22T19:28:17.081+02:00While the Igros Moshe does not sound as shtark as ...While the Igros Moshe does not sound as shtark as what I related, I was told by rabbonim that R' Moishe added the detail about the chiyuv of fixing the problems in conversations after the OK's Berel Levy approached him about the tanker oil problem. And according to R' Yudel Shain, Levy did not even present the problem in it's entirety and R' Moishe was not aware that it was actually worse than he heard.From the desk of Rav Heinemannnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-51072636811326895422009-10-22T19:27:00.709+02:002009-10-22T19:27:00.709+02:00For your information, I personally know the family...For your information, I personally know the family that supplies Star-K with their lettuce. It is no longer a nationwide product, it is now limited to large east coast Jewish communities. Approximately 75% of their lettuce came from Gush Katif, and without it production by the varying companies has been severely hindered.Rabbi Michael Tzadokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307256653501750003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-71092074977302661012009-10-22T19:23:39.534+02:002009-10-22T19:23:39.534+02:00And then you have the Chof-K that came up with the...<i> And then you have the Chof-K that came up with the chiddush that a video camera has the same din as a mashgiach temidi. The OK has since latched on to this creative thinking as well.</i><br /><br />Actually Rav Yaakov Hillel says the same thing.<br /><br />Regarding hashgacha he state,<br /><i>Even with the best of intentions, can he be everywhere at once? Can he see what every kitchen staffer is doing at every moment of every day? Inevitably, many, or even most, of the cooks, waiters, and assistants in such establishments will be non-Jewish... Can anyone really know exactly what was done and what mishaps took place throughout the day at the hands of the indifferent personel?<br /><br />...The manager's office in a diamond plant is equipped with a series of closed circuit television screens covering the entire work platform. This arrangement allows him to keep a constant eye on what every work is doing... After all, when it comes to diamonds every particle counts.<br /><br />If we could translate this approach to the world of kashrut supervision... If this were to become routine procedure, the standards of present day kashrut would skyrocket.</i><br /><br />Most mashgiach tamidim are expected to be working mashgiachim. Meaning that they have duties to perform(often with dangerous utensils) in addition to being the mashgiach. This really does not equate to better supervision. Many times things are caught and we say it was Hashgacha Pratit that allowed us to catch it.Rabbi Michael Tzadokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307256653501750003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-44316317039191807802009-10-22T19:20:57.831+02:002009-10-22T19:20:57.831+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.From the desk of Rav Heinemannnoreply@blogger.com