Vaad People

The Rabbinic Administrator of the VAAD is Rabbi Levy Zirkind, Executive Director of Chabad of Fresno.He has been immersed in issues of kosher supervision for the last twelve years, and is respected nationally for his work for the OU, OK, Star-K, KSA and other national kosher supervision agencies. He received rabbinical ordination from Tomchei Tmimmim Lubavitch, in New York City, and is a member of Agudas Harabbonim of the USA and Canada.

The Supervision Coordinator, Rabbi Ben-Tzion Welton, is one of the founders of the VAAD and has worked for several of the national kosher supervision agencies for over 13 years. (OU, OK, KOF-K, KSA, etc) He has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from City College of New York and Rabbinical ordination from Ayshel Avraham Rabbinical Seminary, in Monsey, New York.

The other rabbis on the Executive Board of the VAAD, and those supporting the VAAD, are from kosher-observant institutions throughout Northern California. Together, they give the VAAD the strong community base it needs to motivate seeking the highest level of kosher supervision. These include:

  • Rabbi Yitzchak Feldman, Rabbi of Congregation Emek Bracha in Palo Alto, CA
  • Rabbi Hillel Scop, Director, Chabad of Southern Marin, Mill Valley , CA
  • Rabbi Noach Vogel, OU Representative and Director of the Almaden Torah Center , S. Jose, CA
  • Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi, Rabbi of Congregation Chevra Thillim, S. Francisco.