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Chief Rabbinate of Israel (HaRabbanut HaRashit) - Kashrut & Import/Export DivisionRabbanut
Jerusalem, Israel
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Statutory supreme kosher authority in Israel; by Israeli law the sole body that may approve a product as 'kosher' for the Israeli market. Operates through local city Rabbinates plus an Import Division (verifies foreign hechsherim on imports) which functions as the de-facto export-approval gateway for Israeli producers. Baseline (non-mehadrin) standard; reliability varies by local Rabbinate. Mehadrin and Badatz hechsherim are layered on top for stricter consumers.
Import Division historically headed by Rabbi Yitzchak HaCohen Arazi; verifies authenticity of overseas kosher certificates for products entering Israel. Most reliable-agency lists accept specific local Rabbanut mehadrin certifications rather than plain Rabbanut.
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