LONDON BOARD FOR SHECHITA
ועד השחיטה בלונדון
Providing kosher meat and poultry of the highest standards since 1804
London Board for Shechita
WHY CHOOSE US?
TRUSTED
KASHRUS EXPERTS
SECURE SUPPLY CHAIN
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Established in 1804, the LBS is considered one of the most trusted and respected kosher certification organisations by kosher consumers for kosher meat in the UK.
We prioritise the highest standards of kashrus for all our consumers.
Having a respected Rabbinical Authority means that all meat and poultry bearing the LBS Kashrus seal are recognised worldwide.
We maintain the highest standards of certification.
The LBS shechts cattle and lamb in the UK Monday - Friday and poultry Monday - Thursday. This ensures that product is always readily availably for our licensees.
Our professional staff are trained and supervised by our Rabbonim.
We ensure robust systems are in place and are fully accountable for adhering to the highest standards of Halacha, compliance and Health & Safety.
The LBS works with other senior
Rabbonim for specific brands / products including
Dayan NB Eckstein Shlita, Rabbi Pinchos Padwa Shlita
And Rabbi SY Bixenspanner Shlita.
LBS RABBINICAL AUTHORITY
Dayan Menachem Gelley
Shlita
Rosh Beth Din
The London Beth Din
Dayan Avraham David
Shlita
Rosh Beth Din
Spanish and Portuguese Kehilla
The Halachic integrity of the Board’s Hechsher-Licence is enhanced by the unique and eminent composition of its Rabbinical Authority which is an extraordinary Beis Din (Rabbinical Court). Under the Board’s Constitution all matters of Halacha and adjudication must be passed before its members; Dayan Gelley and Dayan David who are ultimately responsible for the Board’s finest standards of kashrut. They work in unison with one another but wholly independently in every sense from the businesses licensed by the Board.
Dayan Gelley was born in Gateshead and studied at Sunderland Yeshiva (which was co-headed by his father). He further studied at the prestigious Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnai Brak, Israel, before moving to the Institute for Higher Rabbinical Studies (Gateshead Kollel) in Gateshead.
He further trained as a Dayan in Israel and the United States and joined the London Beth Din in 1993. He did Shimush for Hora'ah under Rav Shmuel Wosner Z’L in Israel. In 2004 Dayan Gelley accepted the position of Rabbi at Bais Hamedrash Ohr Chodosh in Golders Green.
Born in Rangoon, Dayan David shlita spent time learning in the Brisk Yeshivah Jerusalem, Gateshead Kollel before accepting a teaching position in Yeshivat Porat Yosef, Jerusalem.
After a few years the Dayan was invited to start a Kollel in
Buenos Aires, Argentina which produced a generation of Torah
scholars and leaders now serving throughout South America.
The Dayan then answered the call of his community in
London and sought the agreement of Rav Shach z”l before
taking the guardianship of the Od Yosef Hai Shul.
LBS RABBONIM
Rabbi Nochum Berger Shlita
Rav Hamachshir LBS Mehadrin
Rabbi Berger, originally from London, studied at the Mesivta of Sanz in Israel and subsequently at ‘Kollel Shas’ in Jerusalem.
Rabbi Berger enjoys a sterling reputation in the world of Shechita and kashrus, having acted as Rav for several prestigious kashrus organizations, including Manchester Beth Din (MK), Skver (USA), and Bedatz Kehilos (Israel). Additionally, in 2017, he was certified as a Rosh Tzevet by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.
He has worked for the London Board for Shechita (LBS) since 2015 and since 2020 has taken responsibility as
Rov of the Board’s Mehadrin operations.
Rabbi Binyomin Goldblatt Shlita
Rav Hamachshir LBS
Rabbi Goldblatt learnt in Gateshead Yeshiva and in Mir Yeshiva in Yerusholayim, after which he joined Manchester Yeshiva Kolel under the leadership of Reb Yisroel Ehrentreu Shlita. The Kolel spent 7 years on Chulin and Yoreh Deah, after which he was farhered and received Semicha from Dayan Chanoch Ehrentreu זצ"ל, and also להבדיל בין חיים לחיים from Rabi Efrayim Padwa Shlita and Rabbi H Schneck Shlita of the UOHC.
He was trained as a specialist Rov for Shechita by Reb Mordechai Gross Shlita, as well as Dayan Lichtenstein Shlita and Dayan Westheim זצ"ל. He worked for a while as the Rav Hamachshir for Dayan Westheim זצ"ל, after which he worked freelance for a number of Hechsherim (including Reb Mordechai Gross Shlita) before joining the LBS as the full time Rav Hamachshir in 2020.
His vision is to constantly review and improve every step of every process so that Klal Yisroel are eating meat with the best possible level of Kashrus.
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LBS is the largest kosher meat certification agency in the UK
221
Years of Experience
60+
Qualified Experts
1.5M+
Chickens shechted per year
Of the UK shechita the LBS are responsible for over:
60%
of chickens
60%
of cattle
80%
of lamb
