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Fast Forward Kosher at the Super Bowl? You’re Covered!
Jewish Super Bowl attendees will be able to find kosher food in the Superdome. A glatt kosher food cart under the supervision of the Louisiana Kosher Committee will be located on the fifth floor concourse, according to the Chabad.org website. In addition, two kosher New Orleans restaurants deliver to downtown New Orleans and its French…
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Food Using Food Scarcity to explain the Holocaust to Children
I just explained the Holocaust to my daughter through the lens of food scarcity and kashrut. I hadn’t planned to explain the Holocaust to my daughter at age 4. However, after listening to Leah Johnson’s (Yonson) story of Holocaust survival in the Forests of Belarus (with the Bielski Brothers – see Daniel Craig in the…
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Food Lawsuit Claiming Hebrew National Hot Dogs Not Kosher Dismissed
ConAgra Foods Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by consumers claiming the company’s Hebrew National hot dogs and other products are not kosher. U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank in St. Paul federal court ruled on Thursday that he does not have jurisdiction over a dispute that he described as “intrinsically religious in…
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Food ‘Cupcake Wars’ Goes Kosher This Weekend
If you are a fan of the Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars” and are into kosher baking, then there is an event for you. SweetUp, is holding a kosher cupcake bake-off at on February 3 in on Long Island at noted kosher baking supply center Breezy’s as a fundraiser for the Achiezer Five Towns Hurricane Relief…
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Food Poland Is Nearing Vote To Legalize Kosher Slaughter
The Polish government reportedly is consulting with trade unions on legislation to allow kosher and halal slaughter. The Polish Press Agency, PAP, reported Jan. 23 that a ministerial committee had given the trade unions copies of a draft amendment allowing ritual slaughter under the Polish Act on the Protection of Animals. The unions have until…
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Food Chefs Face Off in Battle To Reinvent Bubbe Fare
What would bubbe do? Infuse her matzo-ball soup with truffles and leeks? Prepare her brisket in red wine, then serve it on a puree of sweet potatoes, topped with pickled pearl onions and accompanied with a dollop of tzimmes? Probably not. But she may have eaten it — after all, a meal’s a meal —…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Union Sets Vote Amid Leadership Feud
The Orthodox Union has set a date to pick its next president in highly unusual contested elections. The umbrella group of Modern Orthodox synagogues and organizations, perhaps best known for running the largest kosher certification operation in the world, announced on Jan. 17 its board will convene at the Sheraton Hotel in New York on…
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Food The ABC’s of Amsterdam Burger Company
When a new kosher restaurant opens on the Upper West Side, word spreads like wildfire. Upon hearing that a new kosher burger place opened in my neighborhood, I was beyond thrilled. Not only was is right around the corner, but they deliver too! I ventured to Amsterdam Burger Company during its second week since opening….
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