The Israeli Chief Rabbinate's Kashrut has been a monopoly for many years, while many restaurants chafed under the rabbinate's monopoly on kosher certification, complaining that the organization overcharges for its services and enforces a too-strict interpretation of Jewish law.
[3] In August 2012 the owner of the Jerusalem-based restaurant Ichikidana refused to yield to new requirements of the Mashgiach Commissioner of the Chief Rabbinate, and a sign she hung explaining the matter to the dinners was posted on Facebook by one of the diners.
After many shares, a Facebook group that gathers all restaurants that proclaim themselves as being "Kosher with No Certification" was established.
[5][6] In addition, Rabbi Aaron Leibowitz of the "Yerushalmim" organization, and Rosh Yeshiva of "Sulam Yaakov" (Jacob's Ladder), set up a project called "Hashgacha Pratit" (Private Supervision),[3][7][8] which stated that it is working in order to serve a "New Kosher model" given the long-standing monopoly of the Chief Rabbinate.
However, Attorney Weinstein also determined that such a restaurant cannot be presented as "Kosher", but rather as one that holds an alternative kashrut certificate.