Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit

About the Council of Orthodox Rabbis

Established in 1948, the Council of Orthodox Rabbis of Greater Detroit, popularly known as the Vaad Harabbonim, is the Detroit community’s Orthodox rabbinic body dedicated to providing communal services that support Torah community living. The Vaad includes a Rabbinic Council, professional staff, and lay leaders from the Orthodox Jewish community of Greater Detroit.

Divisions of the Vaad

The K-COR Kashrus Division provides high standard kosher supervision and nationally-trusted certification for retail establishments and commercial production.

The Beis Din Rabbinic Court Division provides formal Torah litigation services, arbitration, and mediation services.

The Community Division includes a variety of other community services, including educational and inspirational seminars, shidduchim services, and more.

Rabbinic Council

The Rabbinic Council meets periodically to discuss issues pertaining to the Orthodox Jewish community of Greater Detroit. It includes representatives from various sectors of the Torah community.

Name

Institution

Rabbi C. Bergstein

Bais Chabad of Farmington Hills

Rabbi S. Katz

Young Israel of Oak Park

Rabbi A. Eisenberger

Agudas Yisroel / Mogen Avraham

Rabbi C. Hadar

Woodward Avenue Shul

Rabbi A. Kostelitz

Congregation Dovid Ben Nuchim - Aish Kodesh

Rabbi B. Levin

Bais Haknesses Hagrah

Rabbi Y. M. Levin

Beth Tefilo Emanuel Tikvah

Rabbi D. Loketch

Agudas Yisroel / Mogen Avraham

Rabbi Y. Morris

Young Israel of Southfield

Rabbi E. Silberberg

Sara and Morris Tugman Bais Chabad Torah Center

Rabbi S. Werner

Bais Chabad Torah Center of North Oak Park

Rabbi Y. Wolf

Congregation Shomer Yisrael

Rabbi E. Yelen

Yagdil Torah

Rabbi S. Zachariash

Congregation Shomrey Emunah

Professional Staff

Professional staff oversees daily activities for the Vaad Harabbonim, which include maintaining retail and commercial kashrus oversight, addressing the community’s social service needs, administering the local Beis Din, and other community services.

Rabbi Moshe Wainkrantz, Director of Kashrus, joined the administration of the Vaad's K-COR Kashrus division in 2017. He can be reached at (248) 559 - 5005 x101 or mwainkrantz@cordetroit.com.

Rabbi Beryl Broyde has been associated with the Vaad's kosher supervision for over 30 years. He is deeply involved with researching commerical and retail products and their ingredients. He also assembles information for the K-COR kashrus alerts and annual Pesach Gram. Rabbi Broyde can be reached via the Kosher Information Line at (248) 559 – 5005 x103 or bbroyde@cordetroit.com.

Rabbi Yosef Krupnik, Kashrus Administrator of the Vaad’s K-COR Kosher Certification division, has been with the Vaad for over 20 years. He can be reached at (248) 559 – 5005 x102 or ykrupnik@cordetroit.com.

Mrs. Malka (Regina) Blumenfeld is Administrative Assistant for the Council of Orthodox Rabbis. She can be reached at mblumenfeld@cordetroit.com.