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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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Fast Forward 130,000 Poles Call for Referendum To Protect Kosher Slaughter
More than 130,000 Polish voters have signed a petition calling for a public referendum on an amendment that would legalize Jewish ritual slaughter, or shechitah, in Poland. The petition, circulated by the National Council of Agricultural Chambers, or KRIR, was submitted last week to the Chancellery of Polish Parliament, or Sejm. The parliament has two…
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Fast Forward Britain’s Top Veterinarian Backs Kosher Slaughter Ban
The president-elect of the British Veterinary Association called for a ban on slaughtering cattle without first stunning it, which in effect would outlaw traditional kosher slaughter. In an interview with the Times, John Blackwell called for prohibiting kosher and halal slaughter because it causes pain to the animal for “five or six seconds,” according to…
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Food Is Holy Schnitzel Lower East Side’s Kosher Savior?
Kosher shops and restaurants once dotted the streets of the Lower East Side. Now, a small campaign is working to bring a kosher restaurant back to the neighborhood. Photo: Wikicommons A front-runner has emerged in the fight to replace Noah’s Ark Deli, the last full-service kosher restaurant on the Lower East Side. As the Forward…
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Food What To Watch at San Francisco’s Jewish Food Film Fest
If you’re very squeamish, or if you believe that Jews should eat only kosher food, then the film “Meat Hooked!” is not for you. Otherwise, you’ll find it an interesting cinematic study on the renaissance of the art of (non-kosher) butchering. Filmgoers will have a chance to catch a screening of the 2012 documentary as…
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