Centro Israelita Sionista de Costa Rica - Rabbinate / Orthodox Kashrut SupervisionCIS
San Jose (Rohrmoser, Pavas), Costa Rica
Mark: No standardized published logo located; certification is attributed in text as 'Kashrut by the Costa Rica CIS Orthodox Rabbinate' / supervision of the Chief Rabbi's office.
Recognized endorsed by 1 major authority
Full local Orthodox reliability for Costa Rica: certifies local products, kosher supermarket/retail section, restaurants, caterers, hotel kosher kitchens, and community simchas (weddings, bar mitzvahs).
Primary local Orthodox kashrut authority for Costa Rica. Chief Rabbi Yitzchak (Itzhak) Prober (Chief Rabbi of Costa Rica; received smicha in Israel; former Dayan in the Beit Din of Mexico; trained with respected American kashrus experts). Dr. Isaias Mendelewicz assists in overseeing kashrut on a part-time basis. The CIS mashgiach supervises an onsite dairy cafe/bakery and meat restaurant, the nearby Kosher Center restaurant, and purpose-built kosher kitchens at the Costa Rica Marriott (San Jose) and Los Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort (Jaco Beach). Standards described as Glatt Kosher, Bishul Yisroel, Pas Yisroel. The CIS is the main Jewish community institution in Costa Rica (founded 1930, ~2,500 members). It certifies locally produced products (e.g., dips and Israeli salads marked parve) and supervises the kosher supermarket/retail (Kosher Market Costa Rica), which collaborates closely with the CIS. No published online certified-products list located. No public hechsher logo image located; products carry text noting Kashrut by the Costa Rica CIS Orthodox Rabbinate.
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