Camp Laurelwood Mess Hall. Camp Laurelwood, 463 Summer Hill Road, Madison, Connecticut 06443. All items prepared and served in the Camp mess hall during summer camping season are strictly kosher but may contain hamets (leavening) and may not be used for Pesah (Passover). Meals are either meat or dairy as indicated at each meal. No representation is made concerning Camp-sponsored activities or events that take place off-site. No representation is made for events at the site before or after camping season. Supervision began 2 August 2009. Supervision for visiting non-Camp events may be available on request; contact the Camp office at info@laurelwood.org. See more information about camping at Camp Laurelwood. See Camp Laurelwood's Kashrut Certificate.

Bagelman Bagels. The products listed below manufactured by Bagelman at 15 Old Sherman Turnpike, Danbury CT 06810, and shipped in original containers from that location, are kosher under the supervision of KINAHARA™: The Kashrut Initiative of the New Haven Area Rabbinical Assembly (www.kinahara.org). These products are strictly kosher pareve, produced on pareve equipment, and contain no meat and no dairy. Kosher Certified Products as of 19 April 2010:

Bagelman Plain Bagels
Bagelman Egg Bagels
Bagelman Rye Bagels
Bagelman Honey Wheat Bagels
Bagelman Pumpernickel Bagels
Bagelman MultiGrain Bagels

Any of these bagels may be without toppings or with any combination of the following: Minced Onion; Sesame Seed; Coarse Salt; Poppy Seed; Raisin. Bagels may contain cornmeal used in processing.

See Bagelman Bagels' Kashrut Certificate.

BEKI-BJ USY Pies. Seasonal pumpkin and apple pies made by the joint United Synagogue Youth (USY) chapter of Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel and Congregation B'nai Jacob are Kosher Pareve, no fish, contain hametz, and are produced under the supervision of KINAHARA™. The pies are sold frozen and must be cooked by the consumer before eating. For ordering information, see Pie Order Form.

BEKI-BJ Youth Commission Superbowl Deli Boxes. Deli boxes are assembled by volunteers of the joint Youth Commission of Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel and Congregation B'nai Jacob for distribution on Superbowl Sunday. The meat sandwiches are meat; all other items are pareve, and are produced or assembled under the supervision of KINAHARA™. For ordering information, see Delibox Order Form.

Jamestown Technologies Water Treatment Products: The products listed below manufactured by Jamestown Technologies and Jamestown Chemical Company, Inc., at 280 Callegari Drive, West Haven, CT 06516, and shipped in original containers from that location, are kosher certified by KINAHARA Kosher™. These products are strictly kosher pareve, and contain no meat, no dairy, no fish and no hamets (leavening), and may be used during Passover and year-round. Kosher Certified Products as of 15 July 2008:

Molygard-120 Cooling Water Treatment Program
Molygard-600 Cooling Water Treatment Program
BW-OR/L-CAT Boiler Water Treatment
BT-975 Boiler Water Treatment Program
BT-141 Boiler Water Treatment
BW-AF/HP Boiler Water Antifoam
SLT-150 Boiler Water Treatment

See Jamestown Technologies' Kashrut Certificate.

Supervision by Affiliated Local Agencies

These vendors, restaurants or manufacturers are supervised by the Greater Hartford Kashrut Group (160 Mohegan Dr., West Hartford CT 06117, 860.236.1275), which is an affiliated with the Connecticut Valley Rabbinical Assembly.

• The Crown Market, 2471 Albany Avenue, West Hartford CT 06117, 860.236.1965.

Supervision in Greater New Haven by Other Local Agencies

The listings below seek to provide the Kosher Consumer current data on the kashrut supervision status of local vendors, agencies and restaurants. This is for informational purposes only. Inclusion or absence on this list does not represent an endorsement or lack of endorsement by the New Haven Area Rabbinical Assembly or any of its members (unless explicitly stated). The agencies and individual rabbis listed are not associated with the New Haven Area Rabbinical Assembly unless noted.

Please consult with your own rabbi for the determination of acceptability of the local providers listed. While the actual rules of kashrut vary only in minutia among the rabbis and communities, each community has its own set of procedures to insure kashrut and level of willingness to trust various vendors and supervisors.

Please direct questions or updates to Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen at jjtilsen@kinahara.org.

• ACI Catering, 70 Bradley Road, Woodbridge CT 06525, (203) 389-2300; (800) 942-2235; fax (203) 389-2668. Rav HaMakhshir: Rabbi Mosha Epstein, (203) 335-6353. July 2008
• Claire's Kitchen, 1000 Chapel Street, New Haven CT, (203) 562-3888. Rav HaMakhshir: Rabbi David Avigdor, (203) 776-3330 davigdor@snet.net. July 2006
• Edge of the Woods, Whalley Avenue, New Haven CT. Agency: Va'ad HaKashrus of Fairfield County (VKFC). All prepared foods are Halavi-Dairy. Bagels baked elsewhere are Pareve/Pat Yisrael. May 2009
• Kosher Express, Amity Plaze, New Haven CT, (203) 387-7889. Certifying Agency: OK Laboratories. December 2008
• Krispy Kreme Donuts, Milford, CT. Rav HaMakhshir: Rabbi Yitzchok Adler rabbiadler@attbi.com. See Hartford Kashrut December 2008
• Westville Kosher Market, 95 Amity Road, New Haven CT 06515, (203) 389-1166. Provides meat and dairy items. Agency: Va'ad HaKashrus of Fairfield County (VKFC). May 2009

New Haven Area Rabbinical Assembly

To contact NAHARA, please email or call Rabbi Jon-Jay Tilsen at jjtilsen@kinahara.org or (203) 389-2108 x10.