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Agriprocessors Update

Shmarya Rosenberg writes: Since I last posted on Agriprocessors, shortly after the company was hit with more than 9,000 counts of child labor violations, the company’s "former" CEO (and still current VP) Rabbi Sholom M. Rubashkin was arrested on felony immigration and identity fraud charges. … Continue reading

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Is Blogging Good For The Jews?

ISSAC COHEN WRITES TO HIRHURIM: If there ever was a time/place for Jewish leaders to implement Mussar practices it is here… on the web. At a minimum, I’d suggest: 1) Time outs for comments that cross certain lines 2) No … Continue reading

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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

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Vegetarianism Is Now The Cutting Edge Of Fashion

David Deutsch emails: Luke Ford is certainly no stranger to virtually prescient, uber-trendy fashionableness. After all, Luke was a dreamy Aussie expat with a heretical father and a complicated relationship to California’s Jewish community long before Mel Gibson made it … Continue reading

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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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