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Food Is This Site the Kosher Seamless?
Brace yourself: you can now browse kosher restaurants and order food right to your doorstep at the click of a few buttons. It might sound a bit like Grubhub or Seamless, but founder Morris Sued says his startup, which carries only kosher restaurants, “Is like going to a non-kosher supermarket versus a kosher supermarket. You…
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Fast Forward Danish Zoo Killings Denounced by Rabbi as Hypocritical Amid Slaughter Ban
A Danish zoo’s slaying of healthy animals proves that animal welfare concerns are a false justification for Denmark’s recent ban on ritual slaughter, a prominent European rabbi charged. Citing the need to make room for new animals and prevent inbreeding, the Copenhagen Zoo killed four healthy lions earlier this week and a healthy giraffe last…
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Food Battle for Kosher Lower East Side Ends — Sadly
After a prickly debate that nearly became a referendum on the Lower East Side’s Jewish character, a non-kosher diner will fill the space that once housed Noah’s Ark Deli, the neighborhood’s last full-service kosher restaurant. The owner of Comfort Diner, an 18-year-old Midtown restaurant, was awarded the lease for the space next to the Seward…
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Fast Forward Hungary Vows To Defend Jewish Rites
A Hungarian official said his government is committed to safeguarding religious freedoms, including circumcision and kosher slaughter. Ferenc Kumin, a government spokesman, delivered the assurances Monday at a news conference by Nir Natan, a representative of the Brussels-based European Jewish Association. “In the past couple of years there has been a surge of legislation in…
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Food Bacon-Flavored Ritz Crackers — Kosher!
(JTA) — Ritz has a new bacon-flavored cracker hitting shelves. But unlike most things bacon-related, this Nabisco product bears a kosher symbol. “There was much discussion over the decision about this product,” said Rabbi Moshe Elefant, COO of the Orthodox Union Kashrut Department. The box for the new Ritz cracker has the signature O.U.-Dairy certification…
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Fast Forward British Kosher Slaughter Group Complains About ‘Cruel’ Article
A British group that lobbies for kosher slaughter has filed a complaint against a newspaper with the country’s Press Complaints Commission. The complaint was filed Sunday by the group Shechita UK over a March 16 article published by The Mail on Sunday, Britain’s Jewish Chronicle reported Thursday. The article opened with the words: “Beef and…
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Food Don’t Worry, Ben’s Deli Is Staying Kosher
Keep calm: Ben’s Kosher Deli is not turning treyf. The owners of the iconic eatery on W. 38th Street in Manhattan’s Garment District were overwhelmed with panicked calls this week after Crain’s New York Business reported Ben’s is “pondering the unthinkable” and might “break with tradition to reduce costs” as it expands beyond the New…
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Food Tel Aviv’s 5 Best Kosher Restaurants
Blue Sky, a chef restaurant featuring Meir Adoni’s cuisine. Photo by David Bachar (Haaretz) — Diners who keep kosher have been increasingly demanding gourmet restaurants that meet their dietary requirements. The result has been a wave of excellent kosher restaurants. Following are the five best in Tel Aviv. Blue Sky: Chef Meir Adoni’s new restaurant…
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