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Brooklyn, NY, United States, 2014/11/13 - $1,000 awarded by Kashrus Magazine to the "Kosher Supervisor of the Year", Rabbi Aron Musat of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc), at ceremony held at Kosherfest on November 11 - KashrusMagazine.com.
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Kashrus Magazine, the Brooklyn-based periodical for the kosher consumer, has chosen Rabbi Aron Musat of Chicago, IL as their 4th annual “Kosher Supervisor (mashgiach) of the Year,” and presented him with a check for $1,000. The presentation was made on November 11 at Kosherfest, the world’s largest trade show for the kosher industry. Kashrus Magazine’s December issue will feature a full interview with Rabbi Musat. Previous awardees were Rabbi Favish Moster, Brooklyn, NY (2013), Moshe Stander, Boynton Beach, FL (2012) and Gedalia Silverstein, Atlanta, GA (2011).
Rabbi Musat was chosen from among the nominees of the 1,269 kosher agencies worldwide. He has worked for the Chicago Rabbinical Council (cRc) for 12 years, and has served as the kosher supervisor at the Lieberman Center for Health & Rehabilitation, a senior living facility in Skokie, IL, for the past 9 years. He oversees kosher production of over 1,000 meals daily for the residents, as well as “meals on wheels,” hospitals, and nursing homes. Rabbi Musat’s expertise has been noted, and he was called to assist in the opening of new kosher healthcare facilities in Rockville, MD and Columbus, OH.
The sponsors of the “Kosher Supervisor of the Year” Award were Diversified Communications, the producers of Kosherfest; Costa Rica Kosher Adventures (costaricakosheradventures.com); Kosher Vitamin Express (koshervitamins.com); Kosher Mills Grain Products (Brooklyn, NY); Deganim Cereals (Brooklyn, NY); Double Header Hosiery and Accessories (Brooklyn, NY; doubleheaderusa.com); and Africa Kosher Safaris (aksafaris.com).
Kosher is a $30 billion industry in the United States. Kosher food is sought after by Jewish/Moslem/Seventh Day Adventists, as well as vegetarians and those allergic to specific foods and ingredients. The kosher supervisor (mashgiach) is the vital link in the chain to ensure that food is kosher. He is the on-site person in charge of administering kosher standards in a particular restaurant or production facility.
“A kosher supervisor is not only the ‘eyes and ears’ of the kosher certifying agency,” said Rabbi Yosef Wikler, editor of Kashrus Magazine,“but he is also the representative of kosher and Judaism to the staff in his facility and to the administration of the company he works for. Rabbi Aron Musat has excelled in demonstrating how a kosher supervisor can impact on those working around him. He is known for his care for each resident’s personal kosher needs, his communication skills and his efficiency in guiding the facility to maintain kosher standards.”
Kashrus Magazine’s December/January issue (kashrusmagazine.com) will feature an interview with the “Mashgiach of the Year.”
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