Kosher Australia
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- ● Rabbi Mordechai Gutnick (Rabbinic Administrator)
- ● Rabbi Menachem Sabbach (Rabbinic Co-Ordinator)
- ● Mr Yankel Wajsbort
(General Manager)
| Hechsher of Kosher Australia | |
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| Certifying agency | Kosher Australia |
| Founded | 1968 |
| Headquarters | 81 Balaclava Rd, Caulfield North VIC 3161, Australia |
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| Website | kosher |
Kosher Australia is the largest Australian based kosher certification agency. As of 2018 they had certified over 500 companies both in Australia and abroad.[1] It was initially called Mizrachi Kashrut, followed by Melbourne Kashrut before becoming Kosher Australia in 2004.[2]
Kosher Australia began in 1968 when Rabbi Baruch Abaranok, the then rabbi of the Mizrachi organisation in Melbourne, started providing supervision to local community caterers. A team of volunteer community members investigated companies for kosher compliance and by 1976, annual kosher guides were made available to the kosher community.[3] Over the years it has expanded to employ a number of staff[4] and is recognised internationally by other kosher authorities.[5] The rabbi responsible for the organisation's policies is Mordechai Gutnick, who also sits on the Melbourne Beth Din.
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