OK Kosher and Kehilla Kosher of Los Angeles announced their decision to merge the two organizations on Thursday.

The merger agreement was approved by the respective corporate boards with support of the community rabbinic advisory board of Kehilla Kosher of LA.

Kehilla Kosher of LA said that it welcomed the opportunity through this merger to further its service mission in Los Angeles retail kashrus, in regional industrial kashrus, and beyond.

OK Kosher is recognized and highly regarded as a global leader within the kosher food certification industry, and provides certification services on six continents. With headquarters in New York and regional offices around the world, Rabbi Don Yoel Levy leads a team of highly-skilled staff with more than 300 of the world’s leading kosher experts who ensure the highest standards of kosher compliance tailored to each of the thousands of establishments OK Kosher certifies.

As a symbiotic endeavor, the merged entity will be greater than the sum of its parts. With this merger, OK Kosher gains a leading, cutting-edge, West Coast regional Vaad HaKashrus partner to enhance OK Kosher’s mission of
advancing kashrus around the world.