Welcome to the Va'ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle

 

Va'ad-Recommended Kosher Symbols

There are hundreds of kosher certifications (hechsherim) in the marketplace 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.

To download a "make-your-own" wallet card, click here.

Last update: January 21, 2009

 

 

Va'ad HaRabanim of Greater Seattle
5305 52nd Avenue S.  Seattle, WA 98118
(206) 760-0805
www.seattlevaad.org

 


The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations (OU)

333 Seventh Avenue  New York, NY 10001
(212) 613-8241
www.oukosher.org

 


The Organized Kashrut Laboratories (OK)

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

  


Star-K Kosher Certification &
Star-K-D/Young Israel-Chalav Stam Products

122 Slade Avenue Suite 300  Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-4110
www.star-k.org

 


Kof-K Kosher Supervision

201 The Plaza  Teaneck, NJ 07666
(201) 837-0500
www.kof-k.org

 


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 Avenue  Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 935-8383
www.kehillakosher.org 


Kosher Supervision of America (KSA)
P.O. Box 35721  Los Angeles, CA 90035
(310) 282-0444
www.ksakosher.com

 


Rabbinical Council of California (RCC)

617 South Olive Street Suite 515  Los Angeles, CA 90014
(213) 389-3382
www.rccvaad.org 


Kosher Overseers ("Half-Moon-K" / KOAOA)
Part of the
P.O. Box 1321  Beverly Hills, CA 90213
(212) 613-8314

 


Va'ad Hoeir of Saint Louis

4 Millstone Campus  St. Louis, MO 63146
(314) 569-2770
www.ovkosher.org 

NOTE:  This symbol, and symbols that look similar, often appear as a vegetarian or vegan designation, having nothing to do with kashrut.  The consumer should make sure that any product bearing this symbol is indeed supervised by the St. Louis Va'ad.


Vaad Hakashruth Of Kansas City
P.O. Box 12542  Overland Park, KS 66282-2542
(913) 649-4300
http://www.jewishkansascity.org/page.html?ArticleID=36103

 


Blue Ribbon Kosher

2716 Kiplin Avenue S.  Minneapolis, MN 55416
(952) 925-3651
blueribbonkosher@yahoo.com

 


Vaad HaKashrut of Miami-Dade

P.O. Box 403225  Miami, FL 33140
(786) 390-6620
www.koshermiami.org 

 


Vaad HaRabanim of Greater Washington (DC)

11161 New Hampshire Avenue Suite 401  Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 593-0336
www.capitolk.org 

 


Vaad HaKashrut of Northern California

2520 Warring Street  Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 843-8223
www.norcalkosher.org

Central California Kosher
Rabbi Levy I. Zirkind
1227 East Shepherd Avenue  Fresno, CA  93720
(559) 432-2770

 


K'hal Adath Jeshurun (Breuer's)

85-93 Bennett Avenue  New York, NY 10033
(212) 923-3582 
http://www.kajinc.org/

 


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

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


Oregon Kosher
6698 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97219
(503) 343-3497
www.oregonkosher.org


EarthKosher
137 Midwood Rd., Teaneck, NJ  07666
(310) 200-6653
www.earthkosher.com

 


Va'ad HaKashrut of Dallas

7900 Northaven Road  Dallas, TX 75230
(214) 739-6535
www.dallaskosher.org


Houston Kashruth Association

P.O. Box 35225 Houston, TX 77235
(713) 517-3990
www.kosherhouston.org

Kosher Supervisors of Wisconsin
4900 W. Burleigh Rd.  Milwaukee, WI  53210
(414) 873-8746
www.wisconsin-k.com

 


Atlanta Kashruth Commission

1855 La Vista Road  Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 634-4063
www.kosheratlanta.org 

Rabbi Sholom B. Dubov/Florida-K
708 Lake Howell Road  Maitland FL 32751
(407) 644-2500
www.flkosher.com

 


Kosher Certification Service

401 North Laurel Avenue  Los Angeles, CA 90048
(323) 782-1433
www.easy-access.com/kcs 


Organization of Orthodox Kashrus Supervision
3301 W. Ardmore  Chicago, IL  60659
(773) 539-8049

 


Global Kosher

79 Meade  Passaic, NJ 07004
(973) 246-9545
www.globalk.org 

 


Young Israel of West Hempstead

630 Hempstead Avenue  West Hempstead, NY  11552
(516) 481-7429
www.yiwh.org 


Vaad Harabonim of Queens
141-49 73rd Ave.  Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 520-9060
www.queensvaad.org


Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward &
Palm Beach Counties

5840 Stirling Road #256  Hollywood, FL 33021
(954) 797-7888
www.orbkosher.org 

 


National Kashrut

101 Route 306  Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 352-4448

 


Vaad HaKashrut of Buffalo

3940 Harlem Road  Amherst, NY 14226
(716) 634-3990
www.yibuffalo.org 

 


Rabbi Mordechai Kaplinksy
1444 East 15th St.  Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 998-4188

* All Chocolates should be considered Dairy, Chalav Stam.

 


Quality Kosher Supervision

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

Vaad Hakashrus of Tidewater, VA
420 Spotswood Avenue  Norfolk, VA 23517
(757) 627-7358
www.vaadoftidewater.com

 


Vaad of Cincinnati

6446 Stover Avenue  Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 731-4671
www.cincinnati-kosher.org 

 


Community Kashrut of Greater Philadelphia

7505 Brookhaven Road  Philadelphia, PA 19151
(215) 871-5000 


Kosher Los Angeles (KOLA)

9025 Wilshire Bld. #301  Beverly Hills, CA 90211
(310) 246-3417
kosherla@gmail.com

 


Va'ad HaKashrut of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway

597A Willow Avenue  Cedarhurst, NY 11516
(516) 569-4536
vaad5tfr@gmail.com


Kashrus Council of Lakewood, NJ

750 Forest Avenue #66   Lakewood, NY 08701
(732) 901-1888

 


Va'ad HaKashruth of the Capital District (Albany, NY)

877 Madison Avenue  Albany, NY 12208
(518) 489-1530 
www.vhcd.org

 


Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit

16947 West Ten Mile Road  Southfield, MI 48075
(248) 559-5005
cordetroit@hotmail.com

 


Association for Reliable Kashruth

104 Cumberland Place  Lawrence, NY 11559
(516) 239-5306

 


Vaad HaKashrut of Crown Heights

388 Kingston Avenue   Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 604-2500
www.chkosher.com 

 


United Mehadrin Kosher

1001 Prior Avenue S.  St. Paul, MN 55116
(651) 698-8300
www.umkosher.com

* Glatt Meat is the Seattle community standard.  Meats bearing this kosher symbol are not Glatt. 

 

Kashruth of the Central Rabbinical Congress
85 Division Avenue  Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384-6765 

Rabbi Nuchem Efraim Teitelbaum (Volover Rav) 
5808 11th Avenue  Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 436-4685

 


Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum (Nirbater Rav)

1617 46th Street  Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 851-1221
rabbi@cymkosher.org 

 


Rabbi Shlomo Stern (Debraciner Rav)

1641 56th Street  Brooklyn, NY 11204
(718) 853-9623 

 

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

   

Rabbi Binyamin Gruber

122 Adar Court  Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 425-7516

 


Rabbi M. Weissmandl (Rav of Nitra-Monsey)

21 Park Lane  Monsey, NY 10952
(845) 371-5802 


Orthodox Rabbinical Council of British Columbia

401-1037 West Broadway  Vancouver, BC  V6H 1E3 Canada
(604) 267-7002
www.bckosher.org 

 


Montreal Va'ad Hair

6333 Decarie Blvd. Suite 100   Montreal H3W 3E4 Canada
(514) 739-6363
www.mk.ca 

 


Kashruth Council of Canada

4600 Bathurst Street Suite #240  Toronto M2R 3V2 Canada
(416) 635-9550
www.cor.ca

 


Kosher Maguen David

Mexico
www.kosher.com.mx

*Must have an 'M' (for Mehadrin) in the outside border to be a recommended product. 

 

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

 


Manchester Beth Din

Manchester M8 6FY England
44-161-740-9711
www.mdb.org.uk 

 


Chug Chasam Sofer - Bnai Brak
Israel
Chug@zahav.net.il 

 


Beth Din Tzedek of the Eida Hachareidis of Jerusalem (Badatz)

Israel
011-972-2-623-1084 

 


The Bais Din Tzdek of K'hal Machzikei Hadas Jerusalem (Belz)

Israel
011-972-2-501-9888

 


Rabbi Moshe Y.L. Landau (Rav of Bnei-Brak)

Israel
011-972-3-618-2647
 


Bedatz Mehadrin, Rehovot

Israel
011-972-8-939-0819
mehadri1@zehav.net.il 

 


Kosher Australia (formerly Melbourne Kashrut)

81 Balaclava Road P.O.B. 2247  Caufield North, Victoria 3161 Australia
(613) 9525-9895
www.kosher.org.au 

 


Kosher Kiwi of New Zealand

800 Webb Street  Wellington, NZ
(644) 384-7531
www.kosherkiwidirectory.co.nz 

Kosher Authority
P.O. Box 7206  Chambers Ave. Bondi Beach, NSW 2026  Australia
(61-2) 9365-2933
www.ka.org.au


Union of Orthodox Synagogues of South Africa
PO Box 46559 Orange Grove 2119 South Africa
27 11 485-4865
www.uos.co.za
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