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Fast Forward Michigan Prisoners Sue For Kosher Meals
(JTA) — Jews incarcerated in Michigan prisons are seeking class-action status in a lawsuit that claims they are being denied kosher meals. The lawsuit filed on Monday in U.S. District Court in Flint, Michigan against the Michigan Department of Corrections claims there are 50 to 100 Jewish prisoners approved to get kosher meals and that…
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Food Kosher Winery And Vineyards Scorched By Raging California Wildfires
The raging wildfires that have left a trail of destruction across northern California’s wine country have been fickle when it came to kosher wineries. One vineyard, Hagafen Cellars, sustained serious damage. The other, Covenant Winery, was largely spared by the devastating blazes that have killed at least 15 people and driven thousands from their homes….
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Life How $500-A-Night Kosher Resorts Tell Untold Story Of Orthodox Wealth
Somewhere up the cobblestoned street of Capri’s Via Croce, past the teeming summer flocks of upper class Americans and Asians sporting identical resort wear, past the linen and perfume boutiques: You’ll find yourself at the steps of the Capri Tiberio Palace (starting at $350 Euro a night) — a charming hotel overlooking the azure waters…
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Food Yes, Ham Glaze Is Kosher, And It’s Certified By The OU
The Internet was abuzz today when someone posted an image to the “Judaism” subreddit of an OU-kosher-certified ham glaze from Boar’s Head. The prohibition against eating pig is one of the most well-known of the laws of kashruth. Every Jew, kosher-observant or not, knows this. Every Muslim, who are also barred from eating pig, knows…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Protests Non-Kosher NYC Free Lunch Program
The Orthodox Union is urging New York City to arrange for kosher certification of a free school lunch program, which observant Jewish and Muslim students have so far not been able to eat. “The mayor is openly discriminating against students in nonpublic and religious schools,” Orthodox Union CEO Allen Fagin told the New York Daily…
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Yiddish World Chart-Topper ‘Despacito’ Goes Yiddish
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. No matter where you travelled this summer, you were bound to hear Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi’s reggaeton hit “Despacito.” The Spanish-language chart-topper has become one of the most popular songs in history; its music video has been watched 3 billion times on YouTube, and the song…
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Fast Forward Kosher Medical Marijuana Approved In Canada, Just In Time For High Holidays
The first kosher certification for medical marijuana in Canada has been awarded to a Quebec company, the Canadian Jewish News reported Tuesday. The Ottawa Vaad HaKashrut certification agency will place its mark on cannabis buds, powders and oils produced by the Hydropothecary Corporation of Gatineau. The agency’s director, Rabbi Levy Teitlebaum, praised his organization’s joint…
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Recipes Rosh Hashanah Recipes And Reveries From Joy Of Kosher’s Jamie Geller
This is the fourth in a series of columns by Jamie Geller exclusively for the Forward. I was totally Sephardi in a past life and Chasidish in another life — yes, I believe in past lives and can talk about that later; the music, the flavors, the warmth, simply speak to my soul. My neshama…
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