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News As war rages in Mideast, Oberlin students revived a kosher-halal dining co-op
But the future of the project is uncertain
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News Long-awaited kosher and halal options to become available in New York state prison
A new bill guarantees religiously appropriate foods in commissaries and visiting area vending machines
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Food How did a Muslim-owned delicatessen wind up making some of New York’s best Jewish pastrami and brisket?
New York's Jewish, Muslim, and Black communities converge around deli sandwiches at David's Brisket House, where everything is strictly halal
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Fast Forward Muslims in ICE detention forced to choose between pork or rotten halal meals
Civil rights organizations and law firms sent out a letter earlier today threatening legal action against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following complaints that Muslim detainees are being denied edible, halal meals at a Florida detention center. “During the pandemic, ICE officers at Krome [Service Processing…
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Food Kosher And Halal Meat Can No Longer Be Labeled Organic In The EU
The European Union’s highest court just ruled that halal and kosher meat cannot be labeled organic if the animal involved has not been stunned before death. The judge’s ruling states that products marked with the official EU organic label must have been farmed with the highest standards in farming welfare. Religious slaughter, which for kosher…
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Food New York Schools Are Finally Starting To Offer Kosher And Halal Meals
As the New York City fiscal budget for 2019 begins to take shape, city officials are taking the opportunity to push new initiatives. With 38% of today’s New York public school students Jewish and Muslim, and growing rapidly, new measures are needed to suit their dietary restrictions. David Weprin, a state assemblyman from Queens, first…
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Fast Forward De Facto ‘Ban’ On Kosher And Halal Meat In British Parliament
British politicians have been made aware of a “longstanding” de facto “ban” on kosher and halal meat being served in cafeterias and cafes in the British Parliament, the Jewish Chronicle reported. The ban was made by Parliament’s catering staff in consultation with animal rights activists. It was uncovered after Jay Stoll, a legislative assistant, asked…
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Life Marijuana Is Kosher — But Is It Halal?
According to Genesis 1:29, God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the surface of all the earth, and every tree which has fruit yielding seed; it shall be food for you.” And cannabis is no exception here. So we already know pot is kosher — even kosher for…
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