In 1994, I was a member of the Kashrut Commission when the OU gave kosher certification to Hershey’s. It was a seminal moment.
Winter 2022 (5783)
Celebrating 100 Years of OU Kosher
The kids looked at me, flabbergasted: “Well, if you can’t trust the OU, you can’t trust anybody!”
Ever wonder what an OU mashgiach really does?
It is not unusual for him to prepare by applying copious amounts of bug spray and donning heavy rubber boots and a netted face mask—all…
Even now, with airports still in post-Covid chaos and gas prices at nosebleed levels, the rabbi continues on his journeys. “Indefatigable is the word I’d…
Over the past sixteen years, Koegel has brought in over 2,000 new brands and over 250,000 new products, among them Gatorade, Sambazon, Jelly Belly jelly…
His perception, focus, and ability to target and resolve kashrut challenges is razor-sharp. Little gets past him.
When you’re a mashgiach in the field, you are an ambassador for the OU and for the Orthodox world.
Pioneering mashgichim in OU Kosher history
A Jew once made a less than straightforward proposal to Rabbi Rosenberg from which he stood to derive substantial personal gain. Rabbi Rosenberg responded, “Un…
