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News Did Orthodox Union Water Down Kosher Standards To Keep Manischewitz Happy?
A rabbi who worked for the Orthodox Union, the world’s biggest kosher certifier, for 20 years is claiming in a lawsuit that the agency acquiesced to demands from Manischewitz, a client and the iconic matzo-maker, that it soften its standards. The O.U. let Manischewitz hire and pay for its own kosher inspector, a practice that…
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Food Teen Brothers On a Roll With Kosher Startup
As the interview drew to a close, the founder of the Bay Area’s latest kosher food startup checked notes on his cellphone to make sure he’d covered everything he wanted to discuss. At one point, he paused to take a call. A delivery of rice paper was late, stalling his operation. For a business owner,…
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Food Bacon Star of David — and All the Dish
Dish spent part of the weekend at NADA Art Fair, the younger, looser sibling of New York’s massive Frieze New York. Among the works on display: This bacon Star of David by New York artist Chloe Wise at the booth of Geneva’s Galerie S. Bertrand. Don’t panic; no pork was used in the creation of…
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The Schmooze ‘Sababa Snacks’ Seeks a Kosher Stamp for Its Medical Marijuana Edibles
With flavors such as molé spice-cacao-seeds, this gluten-free, vegan, soon-to-be certified kosher treat could easily be mistaken for the latest arrival in the Whole Foods snack aisle. Except for the fact that each fruit and nut cluster contains 20 milligram of THC — the active ingredient in marijuana. When creating “Sababa Snacks” — which are…
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The Schmooze Asians Fall for Manischewitz — Creating New Buzz for Much-Maligned Wine
Manischewitz wine, which is often mocked among Jews for its overly sweet taste, has found a new set of customers — Asian Americans. The kosher beverage, which apparently resembles a fermented grape drink from northern China, is becoming a household staple in Asian households across the country, according to the Wall Street Journal. Huy Trieu,…
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Fast Forward Montreal Police Seize 8,000 Bottles of Illegal Kosher-for-Passover Wine
MONTREAL —Police seized some 8,000 bottles of kosher wine in what appeared to be a Passover-related bootlegging bust at a Montreal synagogue. Two men were arrested at the Young Israel of Montreal synagogue on April 26, where police found 650 cases of kosher wine – from Israel, Australia, and the U.S. – in its basement….
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Food Last-Minute Seder Options and All the Dish
If you’re like some of us, you can be, um, spontaneous about Passover dining decisions. Luckily, you can still dash into two NYC locations for flourless items like macaroons, chocolate chip cookies, matzo quiche and salads. And if you’re truly indecisive, kosher-restaurant group Prime Hospitality is hosting Seders at two of its NYC eateries. Prime…
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Fast Forward Not Kosher: Lufthansa Ordered to Pay $1,400 for Meal Mishap
RIO DE JANEIRO – The German airline Lufthansa was ordered to pay nearly $1,400 for “moral damage” to a Brazilian Jewish passenger for not serving the kosher food he had requested when booking his round-trip ticket between Sao Paulo and Zurich. Passenger Isaac Kopfler, who was awarded the damages by a court in Sao Paulo…
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