How important is the knowledge of chemistry for kashrut supervision?
It is very important that someone on the agency staff have a working knowledge of chemistry. We are fortunate to have on staff Rabbi Simcha Smolensky, a senior supervisor, who has a strong chemistry background. How is the cRc kashrut staff structured? Our organization has field Rabbis and Rabbinic coordinators. These Rabbinic coordinators are in charge of companies by definition. Rabbi Moshe Kushner supervises our companies in the dairy industry. Rabbi Smolensky; the chemicals and flavor industry. Rabbi Dovid Oppenheimer; bakeries, juices, and candy industry. Rabbi Yaakov Eisenbach; food service industry. Rabbi Moshe Moscowitz; spice industry. Each rabbinical coordinator develops expertise in his respective area. When a new company approaches us for kosher certification, the company is assigned to the rabbi with the knowledge in that particular field. That rabbi performs the initial inspection of the company and maintains supervision once the company receives cRc certification. In addi
