Category Archives: Kashrut

Since when is rodent infestation kosher?

Ellia Kassoff (CEO of Strategic Software Resources, Inc.) emails: It’s upsetting that we can’t have decent clean, kosher at decent prices and great service. By the way, have you noticed that Chick-n-Chow has had a “B” rating from the health … Continue reading

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Debating Kosher Ethics

From the New York Times: An immigration raid at the nation’s largest kosher meatpacking plant has opened a wide rift among Jewish leaders over the company’s ethical conduct and led to new interest in a campaign to create wage and … Continue reading

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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Of The Kosher Trade

Here’s a view from England: Last year, young Orthodox Jews in New York formed Uri L’Tzedek, an advocacy group on issues such as immigration and labour rights. Leaders of the group, whose name means Awaken to Justice, collected about 2,000 … Continue reading

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Jerusalem Rabbinate Attacks Restaurant Blacklist

From JPost.com: The Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem and a group of capital restaurant owners have threatened to sue a rabbinic organization that published a damning report on the state of kashrut supervision in the Holy City. Kosharot, an organization based … Continue reading

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The Kosher Fight For Justice

Shmarya Rosenberg writes for Jewcy: Undocumented workers, always one phone call away from deportation and a moment away from being summarily fired, are afraid to object to abusive working conditions. This makes them ripe for exploitation, as has been amply … Continue reading

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