{"id":34123,"date":"2013-11-20T16:23:58","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=34123"},"modified":"2013-11-26T06:32:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-26T06:32:45","slug":"guide-keeping-kosher-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/guide-keeping-kosher-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Keeping Kosher in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/ouisraelguide-e1384964290549.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-post-34123 wp-image-34124\" alt=\"ouisraelguide\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/ouisraelguide-e1384964258804-213x300.jpg\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Planning a trip to Israel? Check out the OU Kosher Israel Guide,\u00a0a joint effort of the OU\u00a0Israel Center and OU Kosher. Both\u00a0organizations understand\u00a0the complexities of\u00a0kashrut in Israel.\u00a0It is important to\u00a0be aware that there\u00a0are more aspects\u00a0to kosher food in\u00a0Israel than there are\u00a0elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>The OU Kosher Israel Guide discusses a variety of subjects of interest: what is Mehadrin, guidelines for eating out, a list of Kashrut organizations in Israel, Truma and Ma\u2019aser, keeping kosher in or kashering a rented apartment, checking for bugs in produce, Challah and Orlah, and Yashan and Chadash.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What this Guide is not intended to do is to dictate what standards of kashrut you should keep. Our intention is to help you understand and navigate\u00a0the Israeli kosher marketplace.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Kashrut_Organization_Nov13.pdf\">Download the Guide now (pdf)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Kashrut_Organization_Nov13.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning a trip to Israel? Check out the OU Kosher Israel Guide,\u00a0a joint effort of the OU\u00a0Israel Center and OU Kosher. Both\u00a0organizations understand\u00a0the complexities of\u00a0kashrut in Israel.\u00a0It is important to\u00a0be aware that there\u00a0are more aspects\u00a0to kosher food in\u00a0Israel than there are\u00a0elsewhere. 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