An American kosher certification agency has sued JetBlue Airways, accusing the airline of fraudulently marking foods with a ‘K’ hechsher without its certification, the Jewish Chronicle reported.

The Conservative movement has taken some steps to form a “hechsher tzedek” kosher certification focused on the above issues. Some other small, independent groups have done the same.

The second-most-misspelled word in our quiz, hechsher, comes from Hebrew. Almost 10 percent of incorrect guesses for hechsher were “kosher.” Perhaps readers leaned on the definition we ...

The Hechsher, or the Ⓤ marking on many common food items, is a signifier that the food is certified kosher. There are various symbols that appear on food packaging. The symbols differ depending ...

(Note: Not all poultry breeds are considered kosher. Consult with a rabbi or check the egg carton for a hechsher, or kosher ...

In addition to the yellow cap, the bottle has a Passover certification symbol. The Hechsher, or the Ⓤ marking on many common food items, is a signifier that the food is certified kosher.

Organizers of the initiative, known as Hechsher Tzedek, hope to use the grant money from the Nathan Cummings Foundation to kick-start the project. Specifically they hope to award the hechsher ...

With my understanding that the Rebbe had given me a hechsher (approval) to help the parties reach an agreement, I applied many mediation techniques: The parties heard each other explain to me ...

Cigarettes should not have a Hechsher, even if all ingredients are kosher. Smoking is harmful and never allowed. We must guard our health. No, I don’t think like this since I don’t smoke.

He said rabbis from the International Kosher Council visited the production facility over the course of several weeks before offering the IKC certification, or hechsher. The chain’s Hanukkah ...