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Va'ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle

2007 List of Common Recommended Kosher Symbols.

There are hundreds of certifications (hechsherim) in the market place today. We have chosen those commonly encountered and broadly considered reliable. 
If an agency or symbol does not appear on this list, please contact the Va'ad for more information.
   
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Va'ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle
5305 52nd Ave. S.  Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 760-0805
http://www.seattlevaad.org

The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (OU)
333 Seventh Avenue  New York, New York 10001
(212) 613-8241
http://www.oukosher.org/

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The Organized Kashrut Laboratories (OK)
391 Troy Avenue  Brooklyn, NY  11213
(718) 756-7500
 http://www.okkosher.com/

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Star-K Kosher Certification
122 Slade Avenue Suite 300  Baltimore, MD  21208-5234
(410) 484-4110
 http://star-k.org/

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Star-D (Star-K/Young Israel -Chalav Stam Products)
122 Slade Avenue Suite 300  Baltimore, MD  21208-5234 
(410) 484-4110
http://www.star-k.org/

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KOF-K Kosher Supervision
201 The Plaza  Teaneck, NJ  07666
(201) 837-0500
http://www.kof-k.org/

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The Va'ad HaKashrut of Denver
1350 Vrain Street  Denver, CO  80204 
(303) 595-9349
http://www.scrollk.org


Kehilla Kosher (Igud HaKashrut of Los Angeles)
186 North Citrus Ave.  Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 935-8383
http://www.kehillakosher.org/

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Rabbinical Council of California (RCC)
617 South Olive St., Suite 515  Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 489-8080
http://www.rccvaad.org

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Va'ad Hoeir of Saint Louis 
4 Millstone Campus St. Louis, MO  63146 
(314) 569-2770
http://www.ovkosher.org/


Blue Ribbon Kosher 
2716 Kipling Ave. S.  Minnapolis, MN 55416
(952) 925-3651
 

Vaad HaKashrut of Miami-Dade
P.O. Box 403225   Miami, FL 33140
(786) 390-6620
http://www.koshermiami.org/

Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Washington (DC)
11161 New Hampshire Ave. Suite 401  Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 593-0336
http://www.capitolk.org/

Vaad HaKashrut of Northern California
2520 Warring St.  Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 843-8223
http://www.norcalkosher.org

K’hal Adath Jeshurun (Breuer’s) 
85-93 Bennett Ave  New York, NY  10033  
(212) 923-3582
http://www.kajinc.org/

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Chicago Rabbinical Council
(IKS & Texas Kosher are divisions of the CRC)

2901 West Howard Street, Chicago IL  60645
(773) 465-6632
http://www.crcweb.org/

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Va'ad HaKashrut of Dallas
7900 Northaven Road  Dallas TX 75230 
(214) 739-6535
http://www.dallaskosher.org/ ­

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Atlanta Kashruth Commission 
1855 La Vista Road   Atlanta, GA  30329
(404) 634-4063
http://www.kosheratlanta.org/

 

 
 Kosher Certification Services
401 North Laurel Ave.  Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 782-1433
http://www.easy-access.com/kcs

Global Kosher
79 Meade  Passaic, NJ  07005
(973) 246-9545
http://www.globalk.org/
 

 
 
Young Israel of West Hempstead

630 Hempstead Ave. West Hempstead, NY  11552
(516) 481-7429
http://www.yiwh.org/
 

 Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward & Palm Beach Counties
5840 Stirling Rd. #256  Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 797-7888
http://www.orbkosher.org/

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National Kashrut 
101 Route 306  Monsey, NY 10952
(914) 352-4448

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 3940 Harlem Rd.  Amherst, NY 14226
 (716) 634-3990
http://www.yibuffalo.org/

Quality Kosher Supervision
P.O. Box 21051 Canton, OH 44701
(330) 452-6480
rabbispero@yahoo.com

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Tri-State Kashruth, Va'ad Hoer of Cincinnati
6446 Stover Ave.  Cincinnati, OH  45237
(513) 731-4671
http://www.cincinnati-kosher.com/

Community Kashrut of Greater Philadelphia
7505 Brookhaven Road, Philadelphia, PA  19151
(215) 871-5000

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Rabbinical Council of Orange County & Long Beach
3505 Lime Ave.  Long Beach, CA 90807
 (714) 846-2285


Kosher Los Angeles (KOLA)
9025 Wilshire Blvd. #301.   Beverly Hills, CA 90211
 (310) 246-3417
kosherla@gmail.com

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Va'ad HaKashrut of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway
597A Willow Ave.  Cedarhurst, NY 11516
(516) 569-4536

Va'ad HaKashruth of the Capital District (Albany, NY)
877 Madison Ave.  Albany, NY 12208
(518) 489-1530

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Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit
16947 West Ten Mile Rd.  Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 559-5005
cordetroit@hotmail.com
 

Association for Reliable Kashruth
104 Cumberland Pl.  Lawrence, NY 11559
(516) 239-5306

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Vaad HaKashrut of Crown Heights
388 Kingston Ave.  Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 604-2500
http://www.chkosher.com/

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United Mehadrin Kosher
1001 Prior Ave. S.  St. Paul, MN 55116
(612) 690-2137
http://www.umkosher.com/
* Glatt Meat is the Seattle community standard.  Meats bearing this kosher symbol are not Glatt.

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Kashruth of The Central Rabbinical Congress
85 Division Ave.  Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384-6765

Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum (Nirbater Rav)
1617 46th St.  Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 851-1221
rabbi@cymkosher.org

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Rabbi Shlomo Stern (Debraciner Rav)
1641 56th St.  Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 853-9623


New Square Kosher Council
8 Truman Ave. #2 New Square, NY 10977
(845) 354 5120
nskosher@thejnet.com


Rabbi Binyamin Gruber
122 Adar Ct.   Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 425-7516

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Rabbi M. Weissmandl (Rav of Nitra-Monsey)
21 Park Lane Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 371-5802

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Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia
401-1037 West Broadway  Vancouver, BC  V6H 1E3 Canada
(604) 267-7002
http://www.bckosher.org/

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Montreal Va'ad Hair 
6333 Decarie Boulevard Suite #100  Montreal  H3W 3E4 Canada
(514) 739-6363
 http://www.mk.ca/


Kashruth Council of Canada
4600 Bathurst St.  Suite #240  Toronto M2R 3V2  Canada
(416) 635-9550

http://www.cor.ca/
Valid certifications will always be followed by a number.

Kosher Maguen David
Mexico
http://www.kosher.com/mx
Must have a  M (for Mehadrin) in the white border to be recommended.
 

Kedassia, The Joint Kashrus Committee of England
140 Stamford Hill, London, N16 6QT England
44-20-8800-6833


Manchester Beth Din
Manchester M7 4QY England
44-161-740-9711
http://www.mdb.org.uk/


Chug Chasam Sofer - Bnei Brak
Chug@zahav.net.il

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Beth Din Tzedek of the Eida Hachareidis of Jerusalem
011-972-2-623-1084


The Bais Din Tzdek of K’hal Machzikei Hadas , Jerusalem (Belz)
011-972-2-501-9888

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Rabbi Moshe Y. L. Landau (Rav of Bnei-Brak)
011-972-3-618-2647

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Rabbi Nuchem Efraim (Noam) & Teitelbaum (Volver Rav)

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Badatz Mehadrin, Rehovot

011-972-8-939-0816
mehadrin@zehav.net.il


Kosher Australia (formerly Melbourne Kashrut)
81 Balaclava Rd. P.O.B. 2247  Caufield North, Victoria 3161
(613) 9525-9895
 http://www.kosher.org.au
  
Kosher Kiwi of New Zealand
800 Webb St  Wellington, NZ
(644) 384-7531
 http://www.kosherkiwidirectory.co.nz