Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, British authority on kosher laws, dies of virus

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Apr 05, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim, British authority on kosher laws, dies of virus

Rabbi Osher Yaakov Westheim was considered “a towering figure” in the United Kingdom city of Manchester and a world-respected authority on kosher food laws.

On upholding kashrut regulations he was demanding: Westheim believed that non-Jews should not be involved in the manufacture of kosher products and demanded that Jewish producers be present at all times during production, according to the Jewish Chronicle of London.

Full Story (The Times of Israel)


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