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Food Donating That Kosher Food? Not So Fast
Kosher and halal meals going to food pantries must be tracked and labeled as such under a new federal law. An amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act enacted last week mandates the tracking and labeling by the Department of Agriculture. The department currently purchases kosher and halal foods but does not…
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Food The Fight for a Kosher Lower East Side
Last fall the kosher restaurant Noah’s Ark on Grand Street closed its doors without much fanfare. But the shutter marked the end of an era — it was the last kosher restaurant on the Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Once home to the legendary Ratner’s, Crown Delicatessen, Shmulke Bernstein’s, and The Garden Cafeteria the neighborhood that…
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Food The Battle for .Kosher in Cyberspace
For months, top kosher certifiers have been battling over control of the word “kosher” in cyberspace. Now, the Internet’s organizing body — ICANN or the Internet Corporations for Assigned Names and Numbers for the uninitiated — has ruled that OK Kosher will own the rights to administer all dot-kosher web addresses. Some of the Chabad-affiliated…
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The Schmooze Was Marius the Giraffe Kosher?
Getty Images It seems the lions at the Copenhagen Zoo enjoyed a little kosher treat this weekend. Yes folks, that’s right: Marius the giraffe was kosher. The 18-month-old giraffe was euthanized on Sunday because of a duty to avoid inbreeding. Reuters reported that Marius was given his favourite breakfast of rye bread and then shot….
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News Sochi Gets Ready To Host Jews With Kosher Food and 3 Synagogues
(JTA) — Soft sand and turquoise beaches make Sochi a lovely holiday destination, but this coastal Russian city is less than ideal for providing religious services to thousands of Jewish tourists. With few native Jews and only one resident rabbi, the Black Sea resort of 400,000 residents would seem ill-equipped to handle the tens of…
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Food Orthodox Push for Kosher Army Meals
Agudath Israel of America asked the Pentagon to restore kosher field meals. The Orthodox umbrella group on Monday said that the Defense Logistics Agency had solicited a bid in April for kosher and halal “meals ready to eat,” but had recast the solicitation last month to include only halal, which adhere to Muslim religious precepts….
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Food $6 For a Knish? Welcome to the Super Bowl
If you have tickets for the Super Bowl at the MetLife Stadium this Sunday, and you’re planning to munch on some kosher snacks while watching the battle between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, you’d better bring some extra cash: This stuff’s not cheap. As the Forward reported, this year’s event is likely to…
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The Schmooze Not a Fan of Bruno Mars? Tune in to The Kosher Super Bowl Halftime Show
Those not too fond of the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Bruno Mars may be excited to learn that a Jewish radio network will be hosting its own alternative halftime show — a “kosher” one. The Nachum Segal Network has announced that it will be airing an alternative show featuring Jewish stars Lenny Solomon, Shlock…
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