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The Schmooze Sex Toys Sold Modestly
It’s got the goods, just not the suggestive photographs to go with them. And that is exactly the way KosherSexToys.net thinks it should be catering to the sub-sector of the Orthodox public interested in shopping for sexual aids and fetish gear. Those in the market for these kinds of things can find a nice selection…
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Books My Culinary Journey
June Hersh is the author of “The Kosher Carnivore: The Ultimate Meat and Poultry Book,” available this week. Her posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: If you had told me…
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News Iowa Town Settles Orthodox Landlord’s Discrimination Suit
The city of Postville, Iowa, has settled a lawsuit charging it with discrimination against an Orthodox Jewish landlord who housed undocumented workers employed by the former Agriprocessors kosher slaughterhouse. The city and several local officials have agreed to pay Gabay Menahem $450,000 and to hold a community workshop on diversity issues; however, they have not…
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Food Daniel Rogov, Israel’s Leading Food and Wine Critic, Dies
This piece is cross-posted from JTA. Daniel Rogov, who helped develop Israeli wine and food culture and thrust Israeli wine into the international spotlight through decades of sharply written critiques, died Sept. 7 in Tel Aviv. He was in his 70s, by several accounts, but his exact age has not been made public. In addition,…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Kosher TV Star; Jewish Farming; Bill Clinton’s Veganism
Britain’s next food TV star may just be a kosher housewife. [The Jewish Chronicle] With the Jewish farm movement growing, Leah Koenig takes a look at the history of Jewish farming in America. [Tablet] The tale of a family’s babka recipe. [Gilt Taste] Last butcher standing: “Yuval Atias is the last of the Bay Area’s…
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Food Delightful Sips From the Israeli Wine Tasting Festival
For the small but budding wine community of Israel (and many local revelers), The Israel Wine Festival at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem is the pinnacle event of the year. Friends and celebrities — close to 10,000 of them — mingle outside between the museum’s buildings and trees. Wines from around the country were poured,…
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Books Just Like Comrade Karl Marx
Earlier this week, Michael Levy wrote about Jews and Chinese food and what Chinese people think about Jews. His posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: Central China is a strange…
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Books What Chinese People Think About Jews
On Monday, Michael Levy wrote about Jews and Chinese Food. His posts are being featured this week on The Arty Semite courtesy of the Jewish Book Council and My Jewish Learning’s Author Blog Series. For more information on the series, please visit: My last post began with a list of stereotypes about Jews. We tell…
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