From Kosher Today (Sept. 14) Record 120,000 Kosher Items on Supermarket Shelves New York…Nearly 500 new kosher certified items are expected to be showcased at the 21st edition of Kosherfest, which opens October 27th at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus NJ. A survey of newly kosher certified items in the past year shows that Continue Reading »
BY TANIA VALDEMORO (Miami Herald) In our on-the-go-world, the drive-through is a haven for speed and convenience. We order fast food. We drop off our mail and pick up our dry cleaning. But prayer? Yes, there’s now a drive-through for that. Jews can now motor into a temporary sukkah, a tent in the parking lot Continue Reading »
TALIS ALERT: Some time ago, the Eida Chareidis [and others] began warning the public of an influx of bogus Judaica, including items such as shofarot and tzizit. YWN recently published a similar alert from R’ Moshe Flumenbaum, of HaSofer, adding the problem of gidden to the list. In line with these warnings, one may now Continue Reading »
The current issue of KASHRUS magazine features a screaming headline concerning the constitutional challenge to that state’s kosher law raised by Rabbi Shalom Lewis in Georgia. In breathless prose, the articles portrays Rabbi Lewis as a man intent on destroying kashruth in Georgia. As is often the case, the article misrepresents key elements of history, Continue Reading »
FROM THE MINTEL COMPANY: September 28, 2009 01:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time Potato Chip Sales Pop with Recession, but Growth Expected to Slow in Economic Recovery CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–It’s confirmed: the recession really did make us chow down on potato chips and other salty snacks. A new report from market research firm Mintel shows that after Continue Reading »
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER, SEPT. 27, 2009 ‘Ecokosher’ is finding a place at the table New dietary standards commit to treating workers, animals, and Earth with care. By Dianna Marder Inquirer Staff Writer For centuries, rabbis have taught that the kitchen table is an altar. By this they mean that drawing food from the Earth, Continue Reading »
Kosher Subway restaurant opens in North Miami Beach The first glatt kosher Subway restaurant in the southeastern United States has opened in North Miami Beach. BY ELAINE WALKER ewalker@M iamiHerald.com For the first time, Raquel Shneiderman can take her three kids to a national fast-food chain for lunch or dinner. With fast-food restaurants on every Continue Reading »
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Sticking to a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, olive oil, legumes, fruit and vegetables is heart healthy, but expensive, maybe even prohibitively so, new research from Spain hints. Consequently, “upstream” measures — such as taxes on unhealthy foods and/or subsidies on healthy foods — may be needed to “increase the Continue Reading »
A brand new, healthy snack idea has come to town! Nut Chips are OU-D certified and are OU- Delicious! Diamond Foods hopes to capitalize on the demand for more nutricious snack foods with the introduction of Emerald Baked Nut Chips in a zesty Ranch Flavor. The chips are made from almonds and 15g of whole Continue Reading »
Norman’s Catering Sukkoth take out menu Shana Tova Once again Norman’s Restaurant is doing delicious fresh catering for Sukkoth. Here is our menu: If there are any special requests or dietary restrictions we would be glad to do as you like. Looking forward to hearing from you! Shana Tova and Gmar Chatima Tova! Robin Blank Continue Reading »
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