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News 57% of Us Eat Pork and 9 Other Things About American Jews
(JTA) — Do you experience feelings of peace and well-being at least once a week? Did God write the Torah? Do you eat bacon? If these questions seem a little personal, don’t fret. They’re all part of a new Pew Research Center survey on American religion released Tuesday that shows moderate declines in religious beliefs and…
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Breaking News Federal Prisons Scratch Pork Off Menu for Inmates
Pork is officially off the menu at U.S. federal prisons. With the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1, the 206,000 inmates housed in 122 federal penitentiaries are no longer being served pork products. Edmond Ross, a spokesman for the Bureau of Prisons, told The Washington Post on Friday that “pork has been…
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Food Russia’s Kosher Food Giant Aims for Halal Empire
Pinhas Slobodkin, center, with staff at a Moscow event serving kosher food in 2014. (JTA) — At Russia’s largest kosher food factory, owner Pinhas Slobodnik welcomes his Muslim workers with a greeting in Arabic that he pronounces in a thick Russian accent. Some 120 workers, most from the predominantly Muslim republics of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, are…
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Food Making Wine at the End of the World
Simon Back, who is among the fourth generation to helm Backsberg Wines & Estates, stands on his deck in Paarl, South Africa, raising a glass of Merlot with his merlot vineyards behind him. When there is very little between you and the Antarctic, making wine is a challenge. When there are relatively few Jews, making…
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Breaking News Dartmouth Orthodox Students Want Stricter Kosher Rules
Orthodox students at Dartmouth College are pressing the school to provide kosher food that adheres to a higher standard. More than 500 students at the Ivy League school in Hanover, New Hampshire, have signed a petition urging the college to use a more stringent supervising agency for its kosher cafeteria, according to Valley News, a…
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Food Bullets and Bagels and All the Weekly Dish
We’re almost afraid to write about — a gun-and-nosh club founded by L.A. mohel Fred Kogen — but we’ll report and you decide. “Our premise is that there are Jews who either enjoy shooting sports or who have an interest in trying to shoot a firearm, but may feel overwhelmed or intimidated,” declares the group’s…
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Food Zaro’s Ham and Cheese, Revisited
On Tuesday, the Forward reported that a Jewish website called OnlySimchas had posted an item about ham-and-cheese sandwiches sold at in New York’s Penn Station. OnlySimchas raised concerns that a kosher certification on Zaro’s wall could confuse passers-by about whether the bakery and its wares were, in fact, kosher. “It is still unclear whether the…
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Food At Tuscany’s Only Kosher Winery, Owners Can’t Touch the Chianti
Terra di Seta is the only fully kosher winery in the Tuscan wine-making region of Chianti. Its goal is to produce kosher wines that match the quality of local wines produced there for centuries. JTA – Up a windy road in the tranquil Tuscan hills, down a gravel path and past acres of grapevines, a…
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