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Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz is an American rabbi and one of North America's foremost experts on kosher food production.1 He is particularly associated with Manischewitz , the continent's largest producer of kosher food, where he held a key position for over two decades. He was fired in 2016. In a lawsuit, Horowitz claimed he was fired for questioning the company's adherence to kosher law.2The Orthodox Union however said, that Horowitz’s lawsuit suit was “entirely without merit” and that “Manischewitz meets the highest kosher standards.” In addition to serving as chief supervising rabbi of the Manischewitz group of companies on behalf of the Orthodox Union, he has also served as the course director of the kosher workshop at Rutgers University .3 Rabbi Horowitz is a fourth generation American Chasidic rabbi, a scion of the Bostoner Chasidic Dynasty and the founder of the American Jewish Legacy, a nonprofit research organization that promotes Jewish heritage in the United States. Rabbi Horowitz is also an educator, pulpit rabbi and lecturer on the American Jewish experience. He is a noted expert in Jewish law as regards the Kosher Code especially the production of Matzo for Passover . Lianne George (December 8, 2008), Why food scares just aren't kosher : Mainstream shoppers are turning to kosher for safer, purer options , macleans.c.
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Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz is one of North America’s foremost experts on the intricate art of kosher food production and a key part of Manischewitz , the continent’s leading kosher brand (MacLean’s 12/08/2008). He serves as chief supervising rabbi of the Manischewitz group of companies on behalf of the Orthodox Union . Rabbi Horowitz is a fourth generation American Chasidic rabbi, a scion of the Bostoner Chasidic Dynasty and the founder of the American Jewish Legacy, a nonprofit research organization that promotes Jewish heritage in the United States. Rabbi Horowitz is also an educator, pulpit rabbi and lecturer on the American Jewish experience. He is a noted expert in Jewish law as regards the Kosher Code especially the production of Matzo for Passover.
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( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Rabbi Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz is one of North America’s foremost experts on kosher food production and a key part of Manischewitz , the continent’s leading kosher brand (MacLean’s 12/08/2008).He serves as chief supervising rabbi of the Manischewitz group of companies on behalf of the Orthodox Union and has served as the course director of the kosher workshop at Rutgers University . Rabbi Horowitz is a fourth generation American Chasidic rabbi, a scion of the Bostoner Chasidic Dynasty and the founder of the American Jewish Legacy, a nonprofit research organization that promotes Jewish heritage in the United States. Rabbi Horowitz is also an educator, pulpit rabbi and lecturer on the American Jewish experience. He is a noted expert in Jewish law as regards the Kosher Code especially the production of Matzo for Passover.
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(1745-1815,also named Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz is an American rabbi and one of North America's foremost experts on kosher food production.He is particularly associated with Manischewitz , the continent's largest producer of kosher food , where he held a key position for over two decades, before being fired in 2016 for questioning the company's adherence to kosher law.In addition to serving as chief supervising rabbi of the Manischewitz group of companies on behalf of the Orthodox Union , he has also served as the course director of the kosher workshop at Rutgers University . Rabbi Horowitz is a fourth generation American Chasidic rabbi, a scion of the Bostoner Chasidic Dynasty and the founder of the American Jewish Legacy, a nonprofit research organization that promotes Jewish heritage in the United States. Rabbi Horowitz is also an educator, pulpit rabbi and lecturer on the American Jewish experience. He is a noted expert in Jewish law as regards the Kosher Code especially the production of Matzo for Passover. Lianne George (December 8, 2008), Why food scares just aren’t kosher : Mainstream shoppers are turning to kosher for safer, purer options , macleans.c.
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American rabbi Not to be confused with Yakov Horowitz or Yaakov Yitzchak of Lublin . ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Yaakov Yitzchak Horowitz is an American rabbi and an expert on kosher food production. Rabbi Horowitz is a fourth generation American Chasidic rabbi, a scion of the Bostoner Chasidic Dynasty and the founder of the American Jewish Legacy, a nonprofit research organization that promotes Jewish heritage in the United States. Rabbi Horowitz is also an educator, pulpit rabbi and lecturer on the American Jewish experience. He is a noted expert in Jewish law, as regards the Kosher Code especially the production of Matzo for Passover . He is particularly associated with Manischewitz , the continent's largest producer of kosher food where he held a key position for over two decades. In addition to serving as chief supervising rabbi of the Manischewitz group of companies on behalf of the Orthodox Union, he has also served as the course director of the kosher workshop at Rutgers University . Lianne George (December 8, 2008), Why food scares just aren't kosher : Mainstream shoppers are turning to kosher for safer, purer options , macleans.c.
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american rabbi and an expert on kosher food production
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