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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Joan Hyler Update
The Hollywood talent manager and producer was hit by a car on PCH Friday night. The latest news is good: Joan remains stable and her vital signs are good. Everything is as described in the last report–with one exception: When … Continue reading
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Tagged act of kindness, endeavor agency, hollywood talent manager, hyler, sedation level, two fingers
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Can We Trust The Kashrut Of Agriprocessors?
Joe says: With regards to Agriprocessors, besides the moral debate, how can anyone trust them with kashrus? If they are tempted to cheat morally/ethically on labor why should they not cheat on the kashrut? Especially since there is more to … Continue reading
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Tagged Agriprocessors, kashrus, Kashrut, math sources, moral debate
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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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Luke Ford Is A Shark – Photographic Proof
Here are some never before seen photos from my July 3, 2008 meeting with Marc Gafni at the Salt Lake in Utah. The music is "Ode to the Moral Leader" by a European classical music composer friend of mine.
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Tagged classical music composer, luke ford, marc gafni, moral leader, photographic proof
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