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Category Archives: Orthodox Union
OU Certifies Toilet Bowl Cleaner As Kosher
I am greatly relieved as I always enjoyed a cup of this cleaner every morning (it is cheaper than orange juice and more effective in promoting my digestion). Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: In a previous post I showed a … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodox Union
Tagged Agriprocessors, Marc B. Shapiro, mashgiach, meat producers, public outrage, toilet bowl
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Herzfeld v. Lewin, Round 2
Ben Harris writes for JTA: Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld (he of NYTimes Op-Ed fame) and his congregant Nat Lewin (famed attorney and Agriprocessors defender) are having a little intra-shul spat over the ethics of kosher slaughter. Lewin called Herzfeld (his own … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, Orthodox Union, RCA
Tagged chief rabbi, kosher slaughter, laws of kashrut, ofra israel, rabbi shmuel, rabbi yisrael
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Orthodox Rabbi Slams OU, RCA Over Agriprocessors
Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld writes in the New York Times Aug. 6: Unfortunately, this year kosher meat has become a different type of symbol, one not of mourning and spiritual devotion but of ridicule, embarrassment and hypocrisy. In May in Postville, … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, Orthodox Union, RCA
Tagged agriprocessors inc, jewish dietary laws, meatpacking plant, postville iowa, rabbi shmuel, rabbinical council of america
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So What Will Rabbi Weil Do With The OU?
And what will Rabbi Weil do once he’s done with the Orthodox Union? Take Malcolm Hoenlein‘s job (as CEO of the Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations)? Run for political office? That to him might be a sell-out. I’m betting his … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodox Union, Pico/Robertson, R. Steven Weil
Tagged alpha male, good game, jewish organizations, Malcolm Hoenlein, Orthodox Union, profound thinker
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OU Admits Replacement Of Sholom Rubashkin Ploy To Keep Kosher Supervision
FailedMessiah posts: Rabbi Menachem Genack of the OU has admitted what many of us thought all along – the "ouster" of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin as Agriprocessors CEO is… …nothing more than a ploy to help the OU leave its mark … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Agriprocessors, Orthodox Union
Tagged agri products, Agriprocessors, ethics and morality, kosher supervision, rabbi menachem, rubashkin
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