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A local kosher bakery bought a crucial ingredient for baking bagels from a company called (and we are not using the real name, we are using a made up name, but one that captures the name of the real entity) The Wabasha Dairy Company. The product was pareve. In those days, it was not always Continue Reading »
Ginger Grill, 3717 Riverdale Ave, Riverdale, NY 718.601.7763 What can we say? Some places are winners. This place is not. Service was indifferent at best. Not once did anyone ask about our enjoyment of the food. No one offered to refill our water pitcher. Service was incredibly slow. No one asked if we wanted tea Continue Reading »
A number of years ago, we heard from a rabbi who was involved in hashgacha. An honest man, he was caught up in a large problem with the Kosher Law Enforcement Agency of New York State. The issue was tongue. The mashgiach had a certificate in Nikur (deveining) that he earned in Jerusalem. The certificate Continue Reading »
First off, let’s begin by saying we are not a Conservative rabbi. We have no ties to the Conservative movement. The issue is not that a Conservative (or Orthodox or Orthoxative, or Recon…..) rabbi wants to overturn Georgia’s kosher laws, it is that those laws are (probably) unconstitutional. The State may not act as a Continue Reading »
Our commentary on the editorial that appeared in Kosher Today was to appear today. Apparently your editor (that would be us) messed up and it will appear on Monday instead. We are sorry about that. Next time we will be more careful about plugging in the correct date(s). Have a shabbat shalom.
FROM KOSHER TODAY, MONDAY, AUG. 10, 2009 ************ For now, just read this and take the time to really follow the thing in its meanderings. We will comment tomorrow, IY”H. For now, suffice it to say we find this way off base, and a very classic example of “g’naivat hadaat” (theft of knowlege, ie, misleading Continue Reading »
From the Aug 10 edition of Kosher Today: Israel’s Hotels Hope Calendar Will Help Sagging Holiday Reservations Jerusalem…It is called the “ideal” holiday by many who savor the combination of spending the Succoth holiday in the Holy Land with ample time to tour. This year, Succoth falls on Friday night October 2nd and ends on Continue Reading »
FROM JTA: Eat fresh, eat kosher: Subway the largest U.S. kosher restaurant chain By Sue Fishkoff · August 5, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO (JTA) — What’s the largest kosher restaurant chain? Mendy’s? Six branches, seven if you count the meat and dairy counters at New York City’s Grand Central Station. Dougie’s? Five branches in New York Continue Reading »
Via Failed Messiah blog: Lawsuit challenges Georgia kosher law By Bill Rankin and Christopher Quinn • The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A Cobb County rabbi is seeking to declare Georgia’s Kosher Food Labeling Act unconstitutional on grounds it de-legitimizes interpretations of “kosher” by different Jewish communities. Shalom Lewis, rabbi of Congregation Etz Chaim, filed suit Thursday in Continue Reading »
Yup, you read correctly. Now there is upscale tahini. This is made in Israel by Al Arz in a factory that only makes tahini and nothing but tahini. The company uses a special process that lends its tahini a unique taste, free from any bitter after taste. The tahini is 100% sesame seeds, no preservatives, Continue Reading »
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