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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
Posted in Agriprocessors, Kashrut
Tagged Agriprocessors, dark underbelly, kosher meat, kosher slaughterhouse, liberal jews, postville iowa
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Agriprocessors Is Only A Pretext
I don’t know any rabbi who’s taken a public position on Agriprocessors who’s done much work verifying the facts of the case and conducting a thorough investigation. Instead, Agriprocessors is a pretext. For the chareidi, it is another example of … Continue reading
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Tagged anthony weiss, chabad rabbi, conservative rabbi, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, postville iowa
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First-hand look at meat plant shows rabbi has been misled
Rabbi David Eliezrie, President of the Rabbinical Council of Orange County, writes: Sadly, Rabbi Dennis Sasso has transgressed one of the most important and basic principles of Jewish Law, that you cannot judge an issue unless you have heard both … Continue reading
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Tagged council of orange, meat plant, meatpacking plant, postville iowa, principles of jewish law, rabbi david
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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
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Tagged agriprocessors inc, jewish dietary laws, meatpacking plant, postville iowa, rabbi shmuel, rabbinical council of america
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Expanding The Laws Of Kosher
From The Jewish Press: We certainly hold no brief for any company or business enterprise shown to have run afoul of the law. And if AgriProcessors has done so in terms of employing undocumented workers, it will, and should, have … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors
Tagged animal slaughter, ethical treatment of animals, kosher slaughter, postville iowa, slaughter and consumption, slaughtering process
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