Rabbi Schochet is the Rosh Kollel of the Providence Community Kollel. Prior to moving to Rhode Island, ten years ago, he served as a part time Rabbi in Owings Mills, Maryland and was the founding director of the Kollel Night Program in Baltimore. He received his Rabbinic ordination and Masters in Talmudic Law from the internationally acclaimed Rabbinic Seminary, Ner Israel Rabbinical College, where he studied and was a junior faculty member cumulatively for 20 years. Rabbi Schochet was trained in Kashruth Supervision at Baltimore's Star-K Kashruth Agency one of the largest certifying agencies in the world. He is a member of AKO ( The Association of Kashruth Organizations) and is personally connected to many of the leading figures in the world of Kosher supervision today.
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About UsRhode Island Kosher (RIK) is the new Kosher certifying agency for Rhode Island. Established in 2015, RIK has become the premiere certifying agency in the region. RIK services more than 50 commercial accounts, including accounts for many of the nationally recognized Kosher certification agencies, which include the Star-K, Kof-K, OU, and KVH. RIK also certifies most of the local orthodox shul kitchens and a local caterer. Rhode Island Kosher is an affiliate in the KVH network.
We look forward to helping you connect to the rapidly expanding Kosher market. |
Kosher Standards |
Rhode Island Kosher maintains the highest levels of Kashrus (observance of orthodox Jewish Kosher and related laws and policies). RIK’s Kashrus standards are set and continuously monitored by RIK’s Rabbinic Advisory Committee. The Rabbinic Advisory Committee is composed of members of the board of directors of the Vaad HaRabonim of Rhode Island, an organization headed by Rabbi Eliezer Y. Gibber, Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Gedolah of Providence, New England Rabbinical College.
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Rabbinic Advisory Committee |
Rabbi Eliezer Y. Gibber - Rosh HaYeshiva
Rabbi Raphie Schochet - Rosh Kollel Rabbi Dovid Schwartz Rabbi Yechezkel Yudkowsky Rabbi Avrohom Jakubowicz Rabbi Peretz Scheinerman |
Rabbi Raphie Schochet Rabbinic Coordinator |
Rabbi Shaul Gallor Kashrur coordinator Rabbi Shaul Gallor comes to the Boston/ Providence region with sixteen years experience in the field of kashrus, having worked with many of the national kashrus oganizations (O-U, CRC, Kof-K), & having been involved in both retail and industrial settings. He has been the Mashgiach Coordinator for the Vaad of Seattle for the last 6 years. Rabbi Gallor has served as Assistant Director of the O-U Grape Harvest in Washington State for the past eight years, developing manuals, procedures, forms, and arranging scheduling for up to sixteen mashgichim at a time. He brings enthusiasm, experience and expertise to each project that he persues.. |
