Terms of use

By using The Kosher — the website at thekosher.app and the associated WhatsApp assistant — you agree to these terms. Questions: hello@thekosher.app. We may update these; material changes get a banner notice for signed-in users.

What The Kosher is

A directory of kosher venues and a Claude-powered assistant that helps you search it. We aggregate kashrus information from public sources and from supervising agencies. Where available, we show the agency named in a listing. Source and review coverage vary; a listing does not establish current supervision. We do not ourselves certify kosher — The Kosher is an information service, not a hashgacha.

Use the directory carefully

Kashrus standards vary by community and posek. We try hard to keep listings accurate and current, but mistakes happen and venues change. Always verify on the premises — every venue should display a physical certificate from its certifying body. If information conflicts, confirm directly with the certifying agency and report the discrepancy so it can be reviewed.

Three-state attributes

Some kashrus details are marked as unverified (?). That means we haven't recorded the answer — not that the venue lacks that standard. Don't read absence as a "no". If a detail matters to you, ask the venue or the certifier.

Your submissions

When you submit a venue, claim a restaurant, propose a hashgacha, or post a review, you grant The Kosher a worldwide license to display, edit, and remove that content as part of running the directory. Don't submit content you don't have the right to publish.

Account responsibility

Don't impersonate a venue or a hashgacha you're not authorized to represent. If you claim a restaurant as its owner, you're attesting that you actually are. Bad-faith submissions get removed and accounts get suspended.

No warranty

The Kosher is provided as-is. We don't guarantee uptime, accuracy, fitness for any purpose, or anything else warranties usually mention. If you eat somewhere based on a The Kosher listing and it turns out the listing was wrong, that's on the venue and the certifier — not on us. Yes, we still try really hard to be accurate.

Halacha

The Kosher is an information directory, not a halachic authority. Nothing on the site or in the bot constitutes psak. For halachic guidance — including which hashgacha standards work for you — ask your rabbi.

Termination

You can delete your account at any time by emailing hello@thekosher.app. We can suspend or terminate accounts that violate these terms or applicable law.