The Dream? For All of Israel to Make Their Kitchens Kosher

The first time I encountered the service offered by the Moses couple happened almost by chance: an email ad about a new project offering kitchen koshering services for Passover and throughout the year.

The revolutionary and one-of-a-kind project promises to perform the service "within three hours," with the kind help of a God-fearing person who comes to your home to make your kitchen strictly kosher, no matter its current state.

Curious and intrigued, I quickly dialed the number to learn more about this special service. On the line was Hadas Moses, the wife of Alexander Yaron Moses, who kindly and patiently answered all my questions and explained the details.

It's hard to describe the joy I felt at those moments. Having needed a similar service in the past and had to manage alone (well, not completely alone, thanks to a good friend with enough goodwill and a car), I felt it was truly a great message for anyone who always wanted and didn’t know exactly how to do it.

"People Want to Kosher the Kitchen – and Give Up in Advance"

The project itself began a few months ago, four years after Alexander Yaron Moses completed his studies with the Chief Rabbinate and was certified as a full-fledged kashrut supervisor. Over time, he noticed a compelling fact that often disturbed his peace. "I realized that there’s a 'vacuum' in this field of koshering," Moses explains. "People are getting closer to Judaism, and when it becomes practical and they already want to make their kitchen kosher, they don’t have enough tools to make this change. Many feel it’s too complex for them, both in terms of knowledge and sometimes equipment. At a certain point, my wife simply suggested we concentrate on this ourselves and kosher kitchens. Since then, we're constantly surprised at how much this service is needed and in demand."

In her role as the project manager, marketer, and main phone respondent, Hadas Moses, the wife of Alexander Yaron Moses, fit into her niche with ease. Armed with extensive past experience as a content professional who worked in Channel 10 and Channel 2, she understands a thing or two about marketing. "In the first conversation, I can immediately sense the people," she explains, "their expectations, the background they come from, and how much they already grasp or alternatively how much I need to explain the koshering process to them and what it involves."

What feedback have you received about the project so far?

"I can say that I have received very warm and enthusiastic responses so far," Hadas describes. "Some were very excited about the originality of the idea because it is indeed unique. Many told me there's no such service and no one to kosher the kitchen for Passover. You have to understand that today many people don’t stop their lives to strengthen. Not everyone goes to a yeshiva or seminary and gains basic knowledge to have the tools to practice, but many are getting closer to Judaism from within their secular lives, from where they live, work, family, and don’t always know how and what to do to practice. The good thing is, on one hand, my husband does it focused and quick, efficiently koshering the whole house. On the other hand, he works without cutting corners - he strives to kosher strictly, according to the most stringent halachic opinions."

Have you encountered any special cases so far?

"Each one is a special case," Hadas smiles. "And I really don’t say it lightly. Not long ago, for example, we had a case where my husband made a friend’s mother’s kitchen kosher. She is a professional musician in the Philharmonic Orchestra, and today also volunteers to teach peripheral children to play music. While he was making the kitchen kosher, a music lesson was being held at home, which was quite amusing," she remembers and laughs.

"Additionally, about a week ago, a woman called and said she was returning to religion and told us she and her husband were moving houses, and she really wanted to make the kitchen kosher, but her husband, formerly from a kibbutz, and also a descendant of the holy Baal Shem Tov, was totally uninterested. She requested the koshering take place in the morning when her husband is not around, and was very apprehensive.

"Personally, I encouraged her that the most important thing is first of all peace in the home between the couple, and gradually they will come to understandings on the matter. But nonetheless, she insisted we perform the koshering, and we set a date. A few days later, she called excitedly and said a miracle happened to her: her husband returned from work and told her he agreed to make the kitchen kosher, thanks to a conversation he had about the topic with someone by chance. 'It's all due to your prayers,' she told us. I told her it was all because of her pure and sincere desire to perform this mitzvah."

Additionally, Hadas shares numerous other cases they encountered, including a mother of a returning son who decided to make the kitchen kosher for him, a young man who returned from a trip abroad during which he got closer to Judaism and upon returning to the country wanted to make his mother's kitchen kosher, a single mother who had no one to perform the koshering properly for her, and also those who began to take an interest in the fulfillment of entirely different mitzvot following the koshering, and felt comfortable asking the kind-hearted couple.

So how does the process itself take place?

"In the first stage, I go to the kitchen where I've been invited," Moses explains, "and start to figure out with the homeowner where everything is located. Together, we identify all the tools and appliances. In the second stage, we begin to ascertain the usage of the utensils: what's dairy and meat, what’s non-kosher, what’s used hot, and what’s cold. Then, we divide all the tools into groups, and I explain what can be made kosher and what can’t, and in what manner, what needs burning, and what can be koshered in another way. In the last step, I perform the koshering itself."

"We Want to Make Halacha Accessible to Everyone"

Moses and his wife emphasize that although the service is mainly to kosher the home kitchen for a fee, they consider it much more than just a service - for anyone in need, and with all their heart. "Even for those who need help to perform the koshering or immersion themselves, we're still happy to explain over the phone how to do it, free of charge, of course. It's not a trouble, it’s no hassle. Wholeheartedly. We’d be very happy to do it.

"The point is that, ultimately, kitchens should be kosher. It doesn't matter if it’s someone who needs physical help with the koshering, someone else who only needs some guidance to clarify things, someone whose kitchen we’ve already made kosher and has additional questions, or even just someone with small daily inquiries - we encourage everyone to pick up the phone without a second thought, to ask, clarify, because often not knowing leads to mistakes.

"We want to make halacha accessible to everyone, wherever they are, and also to immerse and kosher the tools practically for those who need it, turning a non-kosher kitchen into one that keeps the way of Hashem. This is indeed a livelihood for us, but there's also much more mission beyond income for us. It is primarily a blend between making a living and doing our work for Hashem, because in the end, the kashrut of food is the kashrut of the heart, and that's the main thing for us.

"Our dream is to hire a few more kosherers in this business, so the whole of Israel would make their kitchens kosher," conclude the Moses couple. "Not because we’re looking at the commercial side of it, but because we believe and hope it will be, for the benefit of the people of Israel. I manage a Facebook page and a WhatsApp group for the business, and I am continually amazed at the amount of questions and calls I receive daily, and that many of the inquirers are people leading a completely secular lifestyle, yet they are still interested in the kashrut of their kitchen, and they ask us to come and make it kosher. Ultimately, it’s amazing how the people of Israel yearn to be kosher in heart and kitchen. People are getting closer, and want to give serious, practical expression to something internal and deep they believe in."

Want to contact the Moses couple? Write tohadasrehes@gmail.com –

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