What is Mehadrin?
When it comes to kashrut and hechshers, is there a good reason to prefer mehadrin supervision? Is there a good reason to reject ordinary supervision? Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores the difference between items labeled mehadrin as opposed to ordinary Rabbanut supervision.
November 12, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
What is Mehadrin?: What is Mehadrin
What is Mehadrin?: What is Mehadrin
Class description
Today’s topic: “Mehadrin,” strictly kosher food (as opposed to ordinary kosher).
What makes food “mehadrin?”
What are the spiritual benefits and what are the spiritual disadvantages to being strict above and beyond what halacha requires?
A source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf.
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In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.