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

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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

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Rabbi Rabbs Endorses MexiKosher

It’s a Catholic owned kosher restaurant on Pico and Robertson Blvds.

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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

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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

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