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They come from Perth; Yerushalayim;<\/em> Mumbai; Manila; Boston; Scottsdale; and Los Angeles, but truly the mashgichim<\/em> attending the inaugural STAR-K Pan-Asia Kosher Training Seminar in Shanghai, January 9-14, live out of their suitcases. Dedicated to the mission of ensuring and spreading kashrus,<\/em> even at a moment\u2019s notice, implies where they are from is wherever their luggage happens to be.<\/p>\n

Representing the premier kosher certifier in Asia, these STAR-K mashgichim<\/em> are the \u201ceyes and ears\u201d in the field who help certify thousands of products –from canned goods and nori sheets in China and South Korea, to spices and coconut products in India and Sri Lanka, and banana chips and coco sugar in the Philippines–mostly exported as \u201cbulk\u201d ingredients to be processed globally into consumer products.<\/p>\n

STAR-K operates regional support centers in Shanghai, China and Cochin, India and representative offices in Manila, Philippines; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Karachi, Pakistan; and Jakarta, Indonesia.
\nJoining Baltimore-based STAR-K Kashrus<\/em> Administrators Rabbi Dovid Heber and Rabbi Avrohom Mushell were Amos Benjamin and Joel Weinberger, who run the STAR-K Far East and India\/Sri Lanka offices, respectively. STAR-K mashgichim<\/em> Rabbis Jonathan Goldschmidt, Yofiel Jacob, Yitzchok Kaufman, Nosson Levin, Aryeh Mendoza, Eli Putney, Ariel Stein, Yosef Wexler, and Shmuel Zvuloni also attended. For some, it was the first time they were able to put a face to the voice after much telecommunication.<\/p>\n

Seminar topics covered were: Plant report development; rabbinical prohibitions in kosher law; insect removal from vegetables-process and methodology; the International Dateline and possible time issues when davening<\/em> while traveling. Mashgichim<\/em> and STAR-K office personnel paired up to inspect factories. Seminar highlights included: a Shabbaton<\/em> and Malaveh Malka shiur;<\/em> an interactive SKYPE visit with STAR-K Rabbinical Administrator HaRav<\/em> Moshe Heinemann, shlit\u201da;<\/em> and an erev Shabbos<\/em> walking tour of Jewish Shanghai.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Yosef Wexler, who traveled from Yerushalayim to attend, mentioned in his letter to STAR-K President Avrom Pollak, \u201cAs I go back into the field today, it is with renewed energy after the inspiring few days that I spent in Shanghai with Rabbi Mushell, Rabbi Heber and the incredible team of STAR-K Asia Pacific. All the shiurim and events were informative and inspiring. The Q & A session with Rabbi Mushell was an important opportunity for us in the field to discuss face-to-face with our Kashrus<\/em> Administrator various issues that come up in the factories. Rabbi Heber\u2019s shiur<\/em> on zmanim<\/em> and the International Dateline helped me gain a clear picture and practical guidelines in this complicated area of halacha<\/em> often encountered by the traveling mashgiach.<\/em> However, without a doubt, the highlight was the Q & A session with the Rav HaMachshir<\/em> Rabbi Heinemann, shlit\u201da. It was a tremendous zechus<\/em> to ask various shailos<\/em> to such an adom gadol.<\/em> The Rav<\/em> answered all our shailos<\/em> at length with tremendous insight and depth and even a little humor sprinkled in. Yasher koach!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Participant Aryeh Mendoza, from Manila, concluded, \u201cTo date, this was the most impactful weekend of my career. I now truly recognize the amazing people I work with, and we all gained a deeper understanding of the holy work in which we are involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

They come from Perth; Yerushalayim; Mumbai; Manila; Boston; Scottsdale; and Los Angeles, but truly the mashgichim attending the inaugural STAR-K Pan-Asia Kosher Training Seminar in Shanghai, January 9-14, live out of their suitcases. Dedicated to the mission of ensuring and spreading kashrus, even at a moment\u2019s notice, implies where they are from is wherever their luggage happens to be.<\/p>\n

Representing the premier kosher certifier in Asia, these STAR-K mashgichim are the \u201ceyes and ears\u201d in the field who help certify thousands of products –from canned goods and nori sheets in China and South Korea, to spices and coconut products in India and Sri Lanka, and banana chips and coco sugar in the Philippines–mostly exported as \u201cbulk\u201d ingredients to be processed globally into consumer products.<\/p>\n

STAR-K operates regional support centers in Shanghai, China and Cochin, India and representative offices in Manila, Philippines; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Karachi, Pakistan; and Jakarta, Indonesia.
\nJoining Baltimore-based STAR-K […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[169,27,173],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashrus-kurrents-2019","category-kashrus-kurrents","category-spring-kashrus-kurrents-2019"],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Ever Pan-Asia Training Seminar Held in Shanghai | STAR-K Kosher Certification<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"They come from Perth; Yerushalayim; Mumbai; Manila; Boston; Scottsdale; and Los Angeles, but truly the mashgichim attending the inaugural STAR-K Pan-Asia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/kashrus-kurrents\/6024\/first-ever-pan-asia-training-seminar-held-in-shanghai\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"First Ever Pan-Asia Training Seminar Held in Shanghai | STAR-K Kosher Certification\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"They come from Perth; 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