Category Archives: Kashrut

Pico Kosher Deli – Four Stars Out Of Five

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Joe emails: The best way to tell how good a Kosher restaurant is to count how many non-Orthodox patrons it has. Orthodox people do not know good food and think that anything they do not have to clean up their … Continue reading →

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What Level Of Vacation Benefits Are ‘Just’?

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rav Yitzhock Adlerstein blogs: My main concern was the damage to kashrus that would result from people coming to believe that the details of the law were far less important than the ethical intent of the law. Traditional Jews have … Continue reading →

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Righteous Kashrut

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Luke Ford

By Yitzchok Adlerstein and Michael Broyde The Jewish community has been roiled by the continuing charges against kosher meat giant Agriprocessors. Kosher consumers are angry that practices which are supposed to bring credit to Jewish tradition are instead sullying its … Continue reading →

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What Does ‘Glatt Kosher’ Mean?

Posted on October 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

Marc Shapiro writes in the Aug. 18, 2008 issue of the Forward: The very meaning of glatt kosher in the United States is not what most people think, namely, meat that has no adhesions. While this is indeed the original … Continue reading →

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‘Good Lord, Luke, This Book Is Crazy!’

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

That’s a quote from Joey Kurtzman who’s lying down in the hovel now studying the Torah portion Shoftim in preparation for our dialogue starting circa 4 pm here. Complete video of my discussion with Joey Kurtzman on this week’s Torah … Continue reading →

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