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Food Zaro’s Kosher Certification Rescinded
Last year, the Forward reported on a brouhaha around ham-and-cheese sandwiches sold at a Zaro’s bakery location in New York — which was certified kosher. Zaro’s didn’t appreciate the coverage, to the extent that an attorney reached out to us to “clarify.” The story got a coda last week; YeahThatsKosher reports that Zaro’s has “lost…
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Fast Forward Britain’s ‘Titanics’ Kosher Deli Sinks Under Financial Pressure
Titanics, a historic kosher deli in Manchester, England, has met the same fate as its namesake: It’s gone under. The last branch of the store, the oldest kosher delicatessen in Manchester — named for the ill-fated liner because its founder survived the famous shipwreck — was recently forced to close its doors. “It is a very…
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Community Disturbed by Inhumane Kosher Slaughter? Here Are Four Things You Can Do.
I am a shochet. A shochet is a trained and certified practitioner of kosher slaughter (shechita). I am also an individual who cares deeply about animal welfare. My interest led me to help co-found The Jewish Initiative for Animals, an innovative new faith based animal welfare organization, and serve as their Kosher Meat and Animal…
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Fast Forward Keeping Kosher May Impose High Economic Price on All of Israel
Behind Israel’s food and tourism industries thrives a parallel economy run by rabbis and a legion of inspectors whose business it is to make sure everything is kosher. Since most Israelis prefer knowing their food is prepared according to Jewish custom, hotels, restaurants and manufacturers have little choice but to go along with the arrangement…
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News Undercover Investigation Reveals ‘Incredibly Disturbing’ Kosher Slaughter in South America
In the last decade, scandals involving kosher slaughter have led to dramatic improvements in the industry. But both the U.S. and Israel continue to import beef certified as glatt kosher that is slaughtered in ways that animal welfare experts condemn as inhumane and cruel. Kosher meat production plants in the South American nations of Uruguay,…
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Food Kosher Food Coming to U.N. Cafeterias
(JTA) — The United Nations will begin serving kosher food in its cafeterias. The decision to introduce kosher food to the United Nations eateries on Monday comes less than a month after Israeli Ambassador to the U.N. Danny Danon wrote to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calling for the change, pointing out that there are…
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Opinion The Super Important November 8 Vote That Nobody’s Talking About
On November 8, all eyes are on the presidential election. To many of us it feels like the most consequential choice, with the starkest consequences, of any in our lifetime. As the CEO of a non-profit, I have no official view on our choice, other than the hope that Americans vote wisely. But there is…
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Food 4 Hot Chefs to Reveal What Modern Israeli Food Is All About
Of all the scrumptious-sounding events on the roster for this year’s New York City Wine & Food Festival (NYCWFF), which runs October 13-16, the dinner that immediately caught my eye was — surprise! — . Okay, that’s probably not such a surprise. Hosted by Eden Grinshpan of the Food Network’s Chopped Canada and the Cooking…
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