Comments on: Gordon & Alperin drops kosher supervision

By: Here we go again

Here we go again — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:45:17 +0000

The following kashrus notice is from the Rabbinical Council of New England on September 1, 2009.

This is to inform you that effective September 2, 2009, all products produced and sold at Gordon and Alperin Butchers, 543 Commonwealth Ave., Newton, MA will be under the kosher supervision of the Vaad Harabonim of Massachusetts. The meat is glatt, there is hashgacha temidis and their products are acceptable to Young Israel of Brookline.

By: Big E

Big E — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:59:41 +0000

I have it on good authority that Gordon & Alperin is going to be obtaining glatt kosher supervision once again. This hasn’t been confirmed so don’t pop the champagne corks yet but it’s looking very likely.

By: JA

JA — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:34:45 +0000

How many are willing to pay more?

By: CR

CR — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:47:35 +0000

Do we know who it is and with whom he is affiliated?

By: Howard

Howard — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:27:11 +0000

One quick addition to Ari’s comment -

The Butcherie is explicitly claiming that they now have a Mashgiach Temidi. It’s on their flyer for the upcoming week.

By: Ari

Ari — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:25:14 +0000

What do you mean, “Me”? Who is the “Kosher Nostra” and which is the “good intending food purveyor” that was taken down?
Gordon & Alperin dropped its hashgacha on its own and it is still in business, so no mafia-like body took it down.
The Butcherie is also still in business. And in recent years it was not really serving the needs of the Orthodox community of Brookline/Brighton (although they recently started carrying a small selection of “fresh” packaged glatt meat), so it is not like the kosher mafia tried to take it out of business. If the rumor is true, they are just making a business decision to appeal to a broader market. As far as I understand it, they will remain under the supervision of the same rabbi regardless, so it isn’t even a kashrut agency trying to squeeze its way in.

By: Me

Me — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:55:54 +0000

So the Kosher Nostra takes another good intending food purveyor down.

By: Ari

Ari — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:18:33 +0000

I heard a rumor from a reliable source that the Butcherie in Brookline is considering going glatt. Apparently, they have already hired a mashgiach temidi and are working with local rabbis to ensure that their kashrut is up-to-standard.
I don’t know if this means they will be ALL-glatt, as that would likely force them to raise prices on their customer base, but who knows… At least in theory, glatt meat shouldn’t be any more expensive to produce than non-glatt (any losses in yield should be offset by the gains in bedika efficiency), but I suppose manufacturers can get away with higher margins on glatt…
Anyway, if this is true, and if they can get their standards approved, it would be a tremendous boon to the kosher community in the Boston area.

By: Big E

Big E — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:17:06 +0000

Yep, it’s a really sad state of affairs here in Boston. Hopefully someone, or something, comes to the rescue.

By: Noah

Noah — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:56:06 +0000

That’s unfortunate.
Another one bites the dust…