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Food Meet Israel’s Angriest Vegan, Tal Gilboa
In 2012, there were 70,000 vegans in Israel. But most Israelis didn’t know what the word vegan meant. In 2018, at least 5% of Israelis are vegan. In Gil Golan’s “One Angry Vegan,” which premiered at the Chelsea Film Festival, he sets out to document the militant vegan whose star ascended as she became the…
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The Schmooze Celebrities Are Doing A Diet Based On A Torah Passage
Film and TV star Chris Pratt announced that he will be going on “the Daniel Fast,” a 21-day partial fast based on a passage in the Book of Daniel, which originates in the “Writings” section of the Hebrew Bible. Pratt, a religious Christian beloved for his starring turns on “Parks And Recreation” and in “Guardians…
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Food A Forged Kosher Symbol Leads To $19K Fine
A Canadian company has been ordered to pay about $19,000 to Canadian kosher certification agency COR, run by the Kashruth Council of Canada, for using its logo on products that aren’t certified kosher. In small claims court, Adee Flour Mills has been accused of causing “spiritual trauma” to Jews mistakenly eating non-kosher products labeled as…
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Food The Israeli Subscription Box Company Doing Its Apolitical Best
Emily Berg comes from a totally secular background in Toronto, Canada, and she doesn’t have Israeli parents or cousins. But for some 1,000 Diaspora Jews (and Matana subscribers), Berg is now the face of Israel’s small businesses. “It’s a pretty cliche story,” says Berg, the founder of Matana, a subscription box dedicated to supplying Diaspora…
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Food Jews Try Pork For The First Time, Despite Taboo. So How Did That Go?
As every Jew knows, trying pork for the first time is a loaded experience, filled with guilt, shame and the fear of betraying your ancestors. Pork is seen as more non-kosher than any other non-kosher food, from octopus to lobster to caviar, so no matter what kind of Jew you are, and whether you eat…
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Food All The European Countries Where Kosher and Halal Meat Production Are Now Forbidden
A ban on the Jewish and Muslim methods of ritual slaughter of animals in Belgium’s northern Flemish region went into effect on January 1. The region’s capital is Antwerp, home to approximately 20,000 Jews. This is just another step in a larger trend across Europe — which we’ve mapped out below, with individual restrictions and…
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Food A Bagel With Shmear And Lox In NYC Can Cost You Anywhere From $7 To $24
From budget-friendly to big-ticket bagels, tapping into the Jewish ancestral tradition of chowing down on a circular carb can get a little complicated. But we’re here to help. This chart takes a look at the top bagel shops in New York and examines how much a good old-fashioned bagel with lox and a schmear will…
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Food Chef Andrew Zimmern Is Really, Really Sorry For Appropriating Chinese Food
Andrew Zimmern is one of the many, many men who have catapulted themselves into culinary figures of legend while being alive. Like Anthony Bourdain, Zimmern used his shady past as fuel for his narrative while achieving small screen success. Zimmern seemed like he had it made, with his Bizarre Foods show and books about culinary…
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