“You know,” he finally said, “now I see what the difference is between a religious Jew and a non-observant Jew”

A Mashgiach's Travels

Is it hard for you to find food when you go grocery shopping? Does your local kosher supermarket have a nice, big selection of products? Have you ever been (or maybe you live) in a place without a kosher supermarket, and had to hunt for food packages with a hechsher?

Maybe you never gave much thought about what goes into making food kosher. Maybe you never thought too much about what needs to happen for that stamp to appear on your package of cookies. Maybe you never realized that there is so much that goes into making all different kinds of food kosher certified for you to eat and enjoy.

I’m excited to introduce you to Rabbi Yisroel Halberstam, a mashgiach kashrus. Over the next few weeks, Rabbi Halberstam is going to share some of his best stories with us. And here we go!

What’s the Difference?

There is so much that goes into making sure the food you eat is perfectly kosher. Did you know that many mashgichim need to travel abroad to supervise factories all over the world?

My name is Rabbi Yisroel Halberstam, and I work as a mashgiach kashrus. That means I oversee factories to make sure the food products they produce are perfectly kosher. I travel all over the world so that frum Jews can have kosher food.