Badatz Beit Yosef is a kosher certification that is widely used by Sephardic and other Jews in Israel. [1] Badatz Beit Yosef follows the guidelines set by Rabbi Yosef Caro. [2] In Israel, an estimated 70 percent of restaurants use the Badatz Beit Yosef standard. [2] Badatz Beit Yosef was the first kosher-certifying organization to certify cigarettes for Passover. [3] Badatz Beit Yosef is the leader in kosher slaughter of chicken for Orthodox Jews in Israel. [4]
Badatz Beit Yosef was run by Ovadia Yosef until his death in 2013 [5] and is currently run by his son Rabbi Moshe Yosef. [6] Rabbi Ariel Atias is a former manager of Badatz Beit Yosef. [7] Rabbi Lior Edri, a former member of the Israeli Knesset, is a certification manager at Badatz Beit Yosef. [8]