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Category Archives: Kashrut
What Level Of Vacation Benefits Are ‘Just’?
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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Tagged christian polemics, hechsher, laws of kashrus, legal compliance, mesorah, vacation benefits
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Righteous Kashrut
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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Tagged biblical prophets, jewish concerns, kosher consumers, legal norms, orthodox jewish congregations, union of orthodox jewish congregations
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What Does ‘Glatt Kosher’ Mean?
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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Tagged beit yosef, generic phrase, Hasidim, marc shapiro, mean marc, Sephardim
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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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Tagged decent prices, health violations, hellip, rodent infestation, software resources inc
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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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Tagged agriprocessors inc, meatpacking plant, national council of young israel, postville iowa, rabbi allen, united synagogue of conservative judaism
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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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Tagged jewish consumer, jewish dietary law, jews in new york, kosher halal, orthodox jews, ritual slaughter
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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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Tagged chief rabbinate, e mail, jerusalem post, jerusalem rabbinate, kosher restaurants, kosher supervision
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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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Tagged Agriprocessors, dark underbelly, kosher meat, kosher slaughterhouse, liberal jews, postville iowa
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Nathans Closing, Cunin Threatens To Sue
Nathan’s (fast food place on Pico Blvd) has closed and will be replaced by a glatt kosher italian restaurant. Chabad/Rabbi Cunin is suing the Arnall estate for $18 million. Cunin claims Roland Arnall promised him the amount. When it did … Continue reading
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Tagged cunin, dawn arnall, food place, pico blvd, Roland Arnall
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