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Tag Archives: Kashrut
Are All Standard Gums Kosher?
Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan of Los Angeles has ruled that all standard gums are kosher. Marc B. Shapiro writes: “I wonder if R. Moshe would agree with R. Yitzhak Abadi that all the standard gums (Wrigleys, Trident, etc.) are kosher.” The … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro, R. Yehuda Bukspan
Tagged animal fats, baseball glove, flavors, Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro, rabbi yehuda
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Shanda!
Joe emails: A reform jew is walking down the street and he looks in the window of the kosher deli. He does a double take as he is utterly shocked to see his reform synagogue’s pulpit rabbi eating lunch. He … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism
Tagged Kashrut, kosher deli, reform jew, reform synagogue, shanda
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The Kashrut Whistleblower
Lou emails: Hi, Luke. I’m sure Mr. Frank appreciates that you and other Jewish bloggers are helping him blow the whistle on the O.U. But has it occurred to you that the man is at least slightly unhinged? Even a … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Robert Frank
Tagged foremost concern, Kashrut, latkes, mashgiach, roaches, whistleblower
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I Want To Learn How To Tell My Story
I saw a flyer yesterday for a ten-week workshop for low-income men and women to tell their stories. These poor buggers would learn about writing it up and delivering it in public. I thought this could help me overcome my … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged female attention, halachic, Kashrut, men and women, poor buggers, poster boy, shyness, surliest
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RCA’s Feel Good Resolutions
Michael posts to Hirhurim: Nice feel-good stuff, but really no meat to any of them. The sad thing is that they will likely be ignored by their own membership and OU-affiliated shuls. The smachot in my neighborhood are still over … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Rabbis, RCA
Tagged aharon, campaign funds, capital campaign, charter schools, Kashrut, parent organization, Rabbis, sad thing, talmud torah
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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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Bake A Cake
"When’s your next appointment?" she asked. "Tomorrow afternoon," I said. "Do you want to bring him something?" "No." "I want to bake him a kosher bunt cake." "No. Nothing you can make is kosher." "You could oversee it." "No." "You … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged appointment, bake a cake, bunt cake, egg, Kashrut, Modern Orthodox, mullah, orthodox muslim, polite society, Predators, quot quot, smart man, tomorrow afternoon, torture
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RCC Divorces
Gadi Pickholz from the Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council writes: We will have a full statement and formal report published before Pesach, Gd willing, but IFRAC can confirm that the statement at the bottom of the RCC website claiming that … Continue reading
Posted in RCC
Tagged aba, advocacy council, american rabbis, arrest warrants, bet, classic case, crosshairs, fathers rights, fundamental concern, inevitable outcome, Kashrut, local community, marriage ceremonies, misrepresentation, monopoly, qualms, rabbinate, rcc website, regulatory organization, rewrite
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