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Category Archives: Kashrut
The Haredi Obsession With Bugs
Jonah Lowenfeld writes in this week’s Jewish Journal: The presence of even one whole bug, dead or alive, can render an entire vegetable treif — unkosher. On this matter, Orthodox rabbis are unequivocal. “From a Torah perspective, eating a Big … Continue reading
The High Price Of Kosher Lettuce
The Jewish Journal has been working on this story for more than a year: The presence of even one whole bug, dead or alive, can render an entire vegetable treif — unkosher. On this matter, Orthodox rabbis are unequivocal. “From … Continue reading
Rabbi Rabbs Endorses MexiKosher
It’s a Catholic owned kosher restaurant on Pico and Robertson Blvds.
Whatever Happened To The Kosher Status Of Brooklyn Water Bagel?
The short answer I thought was that the kosher supervisor for Brooklyn Water Bagel is EarthKosher, which is not recognized as a valid kosher supervisor by observant Jews. I was wrong. Keep reading. There’s an Italian pizza place on Pico … Continue reading
Must A Kosher Home Have Two Sinks?
Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro writes: Among my children’s generation, many kids believe that there is a halakhic requirement to have two sinks. Some of these kids have literally never been to a kosher home which doesn’t have this. If they … Continue reading
Are All Standard Gums Kosher?
Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan of Los Angeles has ruled that all standard gums are kosher. Marc B. Shapiro writes: “I wonder if R. Moshe would agree with R. Yitzhak Abadi that all the standard gums (Wrigleys, Trident, etc.) are kosher.” The … Continue reading
Where Can You Get Kosher Frozen Yogurt In Pico-Robertson?
From Monday night’s show: Rabbi Rabbs: “As if the first seven of them within walking distance of that corner and went out of business weren’t a sign that this is not a business to go into. They’ve been working on … Continue reading
CITY GLATT INC ET AL VS MVP KOSHER FOODS LLC
Case Type: Othr Breach Contr/Warr-not Fraud (General Jurisdiction) Case#: BC464034 CASE NAME: CITY GLATT INC ET AL VS MVP KOSHER FOODS LLC Parties: CITY GLATT INC. – PL/PET,DOES 1-10 – Def/Res,LEV MIAMI LLC – PL/PET,MVP KOSHER FOODS LLC – Def/Res … Continue reading
How Does A Kosher Restaurant Deal With Employees Who Want To Eat Non-Kosher?
Most employees at kosher restaurants in America are not Jewish. Most of them are immigrants from Mexico, most of them probably here illegally, and most of them like to eat pork products. So what does a kosher restaurant do when … Continue reading
Can You Rely On The Government For Your Kashrut?
In his fifth lecture on Rabbi Joseph Elijah Henkin (the leading posek in America during the 1940s and 1950s) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: Rabbi Joseph Elijah Henkin was asked if you can rely on the … Continue reading