Badatz Beit Yosef

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


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