Longstanding Kosher Rules in Israel Being Challenged December 6, 2021 – Israel’s new governing coalition does not include ultra-Orthodox parties for the first time in a half century, causing a push to loosen longstanding food certification, religious and social policies. “In America, you have no guidelines on who says what is kosher,” said Rabbi Josh Yuter, considered the world’s largest Jewish influence. “In Israel it’s completely different, in order for you to claim your establishment was kosher, you had to have the official Rabbinut body certify you.”