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• Can kosher food be treif? Posted by Rabbi Andrew Sacks

  
  The Jerusalem Post BlogCentral — Authority: 140
  Most laws of Kashrut (Jewish dietary law) are pretty straightforward. No pork, shellfish, or mixing milk and meat. Some are a bit more complicated. All of these laws are spelled out in the traditional Jewish codes.   There has always been some disagreement and controversy over certain products (e.g. swordfish, ...
  3 days ago

• A ham sandwich on Yom Kippur

  
  The Moderate Voice — Authority: 733
  “Having a ham sandwich on the afternoon of Yom Kippur doesn’t make you less Jewish,” Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, chairman of the Rabbinical Council of the United Synagogue, said recently. I feel like this may be a license for mis-behavior. (If you’re interested in the context of Rabbi Schochet’s remark, ...
  4 days ago

• Kosherfest 2009 Social Media Highlights

  
  Kosher.com Blog — Authority: 116
  Are you curious about what others are saying about Kosherfest 2009? Now you can find out who was there, top favorite foods, and what you might have missed while you were walking around to the other booths (including some Jewish celebrities!). We put together a list of highlights, recaps, pictures and videos ...
  1 week ago

• Bravo Goes Kosher : Natalie Portman Swaps Prosciutto for Polenta

  
  Most Recent Posts — Authority: 584
  By Carrie Goldberg I am a huge fan of allthings Bravo, but as a diehard foodie I cannot resist Top Chef. For itsfirst couple of seasons, I sat on the couch in my parents Kosher homeand imagined how buttery scallops probably tasted and how decadent aslice of kobe beef must be for one who gets to savor each ...
  1 week ago

• A Look at "Badatz Beit Yosef"

  
  Shearim — Authority: 439
  B"H A highly recommended article on the Sephardic kosher certificate "Badatz Beit Yosef" ! However, the Hechsher is not recognized by everybody and especially Badatz Belz (and probably the Edah ?) totally reject it. http://www.jerusalemkoshernews.com/2009/10/a-look-at-badatz-beit-yosef/#more-1476
  1 week ago

• If It’s Certified Kosher, there’s a Market

  
  Health 2 u — Authority: 130
  Go Kosher! Apparently, people are doing just that. The Kosher Information Bureau estimates that about 5 million people in the United States purchase Kosher products. And about one-third of all supermarket products are stocked with Kosher-certified commodities. Why is Kosher such a popular trend? Kosher, meaning ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Chat With Noah Alper, Schmear King

  
  The Jew and the Carrot — Authority: 127
  Recently I had the chance to speak with Noah Alper, founder of the eponymous Noah’s Bagels.  Noah, who sold Noah’s Bagels in 1999, has been in the food business since the 1970s, when he started Bread and Circus, the East Coast natural food chain (bought by Whole Foods in 1992).  He’s kept kosher since the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Win a copy of Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer

  
  The Jew and the Carrot — Authority: 127
  Jonathan Safran Foer’s Eating Animals is not for the faint of heart. His recent article in the New York Times (excerpted from the first chapter) includes stories of his grand-mother, a holocaust survivor, which he uses to define himself as well as frame his book. The Jew and The Carrot’s Jonathan ...
  2 weeks ago

• Kashrut: Badatz and a Gentile turning on a stove

  
  Shearim — Authority: 439
  B"H The bakery where I work has the Hechsher (kosher certificate) " Badatz (Beit Din Zedek) Belz " or others call it "Machzikei HaDaat". Last night I spoke to one of our Mashgichim ( a Belzer Chassid) and asked him how either " Badatz Belz" or the "Badatz of the Edah HaCharedit "  are checking on ...
  2 weeks ago

• Whats KOSHER in JERUSALEM ?

  
  Shearim — Authority: 439
  B"H See whats kosher in Jerusalem and which restaurants work with false certificates: Kosher News Jerusalem
  3 weeks ago

• Kosherfest Preview: Holy Cow! Beef Jerky

  
  Kosher Blog — Authority: 103
  There’s always a lot of junk food that makes its way to Kosherfest, and frankly, I couldn’t care less. What really gets me excited, and this should be no surprise for regular readers, are artisanal cheeses and zesty meat products. In the latter category, Holy Cow! Kosher Beef Jerky looks promising. Available ...
  3 weeks ago

• Updating an Old Blood Libel

  
  Freedom — Authority: 119
  Sweden’s Aftonbladet started it. The fact that both the article’s author and the paper’s editor admitted they had no corroborating evidence meant little to Jew haters “antiZionists”.  Now it’s spreading like wildfire throughout Islamic lands.  From Bangladesh, Weekly Blitz reports: Nasty ...
  8 weeks ago

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