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By: Rabbi Yonatan Kaganoff

OU Kosher Pas Yisroel List
as of Elul 5770

The Tur (Orach Chaim, Siman 603), based upon the Talmud Yerushalmi, cites the custom for Jews to be stringent during the Aseret Yimei Teshuva to eat exclusively ‘Pas Yisroel’ bread. Even those Jews who generally do not exclusively eat ‘Pas Yisroel’ are encouraged to accept this practice during the period between Rosh Ha-Shanah and Yom Kippur.

We are therefore presenting the list of all OU Pas Yisroel products.

What is Pas Yisroel?

How do you certify Pas Yisroel products?

Please note:
1) All OU-P (Kosher for Passover) Matzah products (e.g. Matzah, Matzah Meal, Matzah Meal products) are Pas Yisroel, even if not listed below.

2) Not all products on this list are available in all countries or geographic regions.

3) The OU Poskim are of the position that breakfast cereal and wafers are considered a tavshil and not pas and, therefore, are not subject to the the laws of Pas Yisroel.

4) Products which are also cholov yisroel and/or yoshon are so indicated.

5) Items manufactured in Israel are noted with an asterisk(*) and are all yoshon.

6) Food service establishments such as restaurants and caterers are noted with a (FSE).

Company/Brand	Product Type
Abadi Bakery*	All items
Acme [Albertson’s] (FSE)	Clifton, NJ – all fresh baked products
Acme [Albertson’s] (FSE)	Milltown, NJ – all fresh baked products
Acme [Albertson’s] (FSE)	Narberth, PA – all fresh baked products
Aladdin Bakers	Bagels, pizza bagels, rolls, breads, pitas, baguettes, wraps, breadstick (when bearing a stamp with Pas Yisroel sticker on the label)
Amnon's Kosher Pizza	Frozen Pizza (cholov yisroel)
Angel’s Bakery*	All products (when bearing an OU)
Arnie's Bagelicious	Plain Sliced Mini Bagels, Cinnamon Raisin Mini Bagels, Blueberry Mini Bagels
Bag N’ Save	Bread, rolls, buns
Bagel City	Challah, challah rolls (yoshon)
Bagels-N-More	Challah, challah rolls (yoshon)
Barry’s Bakery	Café and French Twists (when Pas Yisrael is written on the label)
Barth*	Crackers
Bayit Vegan Guest House* (FSE)	All baked items
Bell	Bialys (with special Hebrew packaging only) [Only available in Israel]
Betz Boys (Continental Food)	Pizza (cholov yisroel)
BJ's	Plain Sliced Mini Bagels,Cinnamon Raisin Mini Bagels
Block & Barrel	Plain Bagel, Classic Mini Plain Bagel, Other Bagels
Bon Appetito	Cookies and Pastries (when Pas Yisroel written on the label)
Brickfire Bakery	Plain Sliced Mini Bagels
Brooklyn Bagel	Frozen, Poppy, Sesame Bagels (With special Hebrew packaging only) [Only available in Israel]
Bubba’s and Novelty Kosher Pastries	All baked goods (yoshon)
Burry Foodservice	Mini Bagel Plain, Cinnamon Raisin Mini Bagels, Blueberry Mini Bagels, Wrapped Plain Bagel, Wrapped Cinnamon Raisin Bagel, Wrapped Blueberry Bagel
Canada Bread	Mini Bagel Plain, Mini Bagel Cinnamon Raisin, Mini Bagel Blueberry, Plain Bagel, Cinnamon Raisin Bagel, Blueberry Bagel
Circa-NY Midtown (FSE)	Pizza (cholov yisroel) and breads
Continental Bakery	Breads & Cakes
Continental Pastry, Inc.	Various cakes, pies & pastries
Cub Foods	Bakery Style Egg Bagels, Bakery Style Honey Wheat Bagels, Bakery Style Blueberry Bagels, Bakery Style Plain Bagels, Bakery Style Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
Daily Pita	All pita bread
Dakota Brands	Bagels, rolls
Damascus	Must state pas yisroel on package
David’s Cookies	Hamentashen (only when labled as Pareve and Pas Yisroel)
Davidovitz	All products (when bearing an OU symbol)
Delacre*	Cookies
Delancey Dessert	Exclusively pas yisroel rolls, cookies, cakes, breads
Dougies Brooklyn (FSE)	All Products
Dr. Praeger's	Fishies, fish sticks, fish cakes, and Pizza Bagels
Edwards & Sons*	Breadcrumbs, croutons
Einat*	Breadcrumbs, croutons
Elite*	Biscuits
Elsa's Story*	Cookies, crackers, pastries (not cholov yisroel)
Empire	Pizza (cholov yisroel);
Ener-G*	Gluten-free pretzels and crackers
Eskal	Gluten-free cakes
European Bakery	Breads
Everything Spelt	All baked products
Father Sam	Pita bread (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Fischer Brothers & Leslie (FSE)	Challah, challah rolls, chicken nuggets, fried breast meat
Flavorite	Bakery Style Plain Bagels, Bakery Style Blueberry Bagels, Bakery Style Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
Friedman's	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Gefen	Crackers, cookies, matzoh (matzoh is yoshon)
Gefen*	Chocolate cake, honey cake, marble cake
Giant Eagle	Pocket breads (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Glutino*	Gluten free pretzels, crackers
Gold Star	Granola
Golden Star	Cookies and pastries (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Goodman, Goodman's (Joyce Food Products)	Cakes & cookies (yoshon)
Grandpa’s “Old Southern” Coffee Cake	All baked items
Grandpa's Coffee Cake	All coffee cakes
Grandpa's Gourmet Biscotti	Biscotti
Grandpa's International Bakery	Breads
Guiltless Gourmet	Wraps
Hadar*	Assorted biscuits
Haddar	All products
Hafners	Pastry shells w/ OU and Rabbi signature
Healthy Palate/Chef Martini	Eggplant parmesan (breadcrumbs are pas yisroel)
Hema*	Crackers
Hy-Vee	Egg Bagels, Plain Bagels, Cinnamon Raisin Bagels, Blueberry Bagels, Onion Bagels, Bakery Style Onion Bagels, Apple Cinnamon Refrigerated Bagel, Honey Wheat Bakery Style Bagel
J & P	Pita bread
Jake's Bakes	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Jeff Nathan	Panko Bread Crumbs
Jewel-Osco [Albertson’s] (FSE)	Evanston, IL – bread and kosher cakes
Jewel-Osco [Albertson’s] (FSE)	Highland Park, IL – bread and kosher cakes
Josef’s Organic	All products
Kedem	Cookies, Cereal bars, Biscuits, Crackers
Kedem*	Assorted crackers
Keefe Kitchen	Plain Bagels, Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
Kem Kem	Crackers
Kemach Food Products	Cookies (yoshon when stated on package), crackers (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Kineret	Cakes, rugalach
Kitov	All products
L’Esti Desserts	Cakes and pastries (also yoshon)
Lakewood Kollel	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Lilly's	All products
M & M Kosher Bakery (FSE)	Pita, baklava and lady fingers
Maadanot*	Bourekas, malawah, pizza squares
Macabee	Pizza (cholov yisroel), Pizza Bagel (cholov yisroel), Breaded Eggplant (yoshon), Breaded Mushrooms (yoshon), Mozzarella Sticks (cholov yisroel, Yoshon)
Malon Shaarei Yerushalayim* (FSE)	All baked items
Mani's*	Cakes and tortes
Manischewitz Co.	Tam tams (yoshon), italian coating crumbs (yoshon)
Maple Leaf Bakery	Safeway Natures Blend Plain Mini Bagel, Mini Bagels
Maplehurst	Block & Barrell Classic Mini Plain Bagel
Matzot Carmel*	Matzah
Max and Harry	Cakes and cookies
Mehadrin Bakery	Breads, cookies, and pastries
Mendelson’s Pizza	Pizza (cholov yisroel) and breads
Mendy’s (FSE)	Pita, All bread except for hamburger & hot dog buns
Mezonos Maven	All products
Milk ‘N Honey (FSE)	Pizza and Breads
Mishpacha	All products
Moishy’s	Exclusively pas yisroel rolls, cookies, cakes, breads
Mount Sinai Hospital (FSE)	Products bearing an OU symbol
Mountain Fruit	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Mr. Baker*	Assorted crackers
Mr. Broadway (FSE)	All except for Hot Dog and Hamburger Buns
Nana Sylvia	Mandel bread
Neeman Bakery* (FSE )	All Items (when bearing an OU symbol)
Neri’s	Breads and bagels
Novelty Bakery	All products (cholov yisroel, yoshon)
Novelty Kosher Pastry	All product (cholov yisroel, yoshon)
Of Tov*	Chicken Breast Nuggets
Olympic Pita (FSE)	All products
Original Bagel Company	Plain Bagel, Cinnamon Raisin Bagel, Blueberry Bagel, Everything Bagel, Sesame Bagel, Plain Sandwich Bagel, Park Avenue Plain Mini Bagels, Park Avenue Cinnamon Raisin Mini Bagels, Park Avenue Blueberry Mini Bagels
Orion	Plain Par-Baked Hot Stuff Bagel, Cinnamon Raisin Par-Baked Hot Stuff Bagel
Osem*	All products
Ostreicher’s	Hamentashen (only when labled as Pareve and Pas Yisroel)
Pita Express (FSE)	Pita bread (also yoshon)
Pituyim Cafe* (FSE)	All items
Quality Food Industries*	Croutons
Raft Foods*	Croutons
Red Heifer Restaurant* (FSE)	All baked products
Reisman Bros. Bakery	Assorted cakes, cookies, rugalach
Renaissance Hotel Jerusalem * (FSE)	All products
Rokeach	Hamentashen (only when labled as Pareve and Pas Yisroel), cookies, soup nuts
Roma	Bread, rolls, buns
Rosa Kosher Pizza (FSE)	All products
Royal Bakery House	Bread (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Sabba*	Biscuits
Savion	Croutons
Shapiro’s	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Shop'n Save	Bakery Style Plain bagel 12/5/3/ Oz., Bakery Style Cinnamon Raisin bagel 12/5/3 Oz., Bakery Style Blueberry Bagel 12/5/3 Oz., Bakery Style Honey Wheat Bagels 12/5/3 oz' Cinnamon Raisin Bagels, Onion Bagel, Egg Bagels, Plain Bagels, Blueberry Bagels
Shoprite	Challahs and assorted bread products (only when labeled Pareve and Pas Yisroel)
Simply Bread	Breads (when stated on the product)
Simply Perfect	Sugar cookies
Smilowitz	Exclusively pas yisroel rolls, cookies, cakes, breads
Smunchies	All baked goods
Spring Valley-Milmar	Mini pizza bagels (cholov yisroel), food service
Sruli's	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Super 13	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Tavor*	Assorted cookies and cakes
Tel Aviv Kosher Bakery (Chicago) (FSE)	Breads & cakes (yoshon)
The Fillo Factory	Baklava and pastry shells/cups (when marked pas yisroel)
The Old City Café (Upscale Foods)	Pizza (cholov yisroel, yoshon); Burrito [cholov yisroel (where applicable), yoshon]; Apple Strudel (yoshon
Tova-Sovata	Exclusively pas yisroel rolls, cookies, cakes, breads
Tovli	Blintzes, pizza, knishes (frozen packaged)
V.I.P.	Bread crumbs
Village Crown Catering(FSE)	Breads and Cakes
Wegman’s	Tortillas (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Wein's	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Wholly Wholesome	Pocket breads (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Yarden*	Assorted cookies
Yoni-Neptune Food Products*	Schnitzel coatings
Yumi's	All products (when Pas Yisroel is written on the label)
Zaatar	Herb Pizza

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