Speaking Sunday, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau said that
as far as he was concerned, there was no problem employing female kashrut
supervisors. Rabbi Lau made the statements at an annual meeting of owners of
catering halls.
Several months ago, MK Aliza Lavie (Yesh Atid) filed a
petition with the High Court demanding that women be authorized to work as
kashrut supervisors. Rabbi Lau said that “the petition is unnecessary,” as
there was no reason for the Rabbinate not to train and authorize women to act
as kashrut supervisors.
Rabbi Lau added that he supported a bill to reform the
kashrut supervision industry, which would allow supervisors to be employed and
paid by employment agencies, instead of directly by food establishments, “as
long as work rules are clearly laid out.” The problem today, he said, was that
the Rabbinate did not have enough authority to enforce kashrut supervision
rules in all localities, with local rabbis “doing whatever they want,” even if
it flouted the Rabbinate's rules.
Itzik Tayeb, chairman of an umbrella group of banquet hall
owners, laid out a long list of what he said were problems and issues in
running halls, including problems government regulations, real estate taxes,
regulations surrounding manpower, and kashrut supervision.
MK Gila Gamliel, who attended the event, said that she would
“work with the Interior and Finance Ministries to resolve these issues.”
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