{"id":9358,"date":"2016-01-16T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T12:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohelet.org.il\/article\/the-kashrut-system-in-israel-analysis-and-proposal-for-structural-change\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T11:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T11:21:44","slug":"the-kashrut-system-in-israel-analysis-and-proposal-for-structural-change","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.kohelet.org.il\/en\/article\/the-kashrut-system-in-israel-analysis-and-proposal-for-structural-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Kohelet Paper &#8211; The Kashrut System in Israel: Analysis and Proposal for Structural Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This policy paper by Dr. Aviad Bakshi and Netta Shapira examines the laws surrounding the Israeli Kashrut system. 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