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Growing Number of Israeli Restaurateurs Forsake Rabbinate Kosher Supervision for Private Orthodox Alternative Daniel Sonnenfeld Public dissatisfaction with the state-sanctioned religious organ is translating into action Two weeks ago, Israeli headlines proclaimed that Café Kadosh, a renowned establishment of five decades’ standing in downtown Jerusalem, had opted out of the kosher inspection system of the state Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Instead, it chose an alternative organization called Tzohar to inspect its kitchen and supply it with a certificate that its products are indeed kosher. The café and patisserie has always been known for its mouth-watering pastries and old-time charm, but now it found itself gaining publicity by standing at the forefront of a fight against a monopoly on religion in the country, one that is heating up. Let me explain. ....