Proposal to ban Israeli products roils a Brooklyn members-only grocery
Park Slope Food Coop battle spills into politics and pulpits ahead of long-brewing boycott vote
Organic
The Latest
-
Culture -
Fast Forward Israeli Biotech Firm Trying To Print Organs For Transplants
Israeli biotech firm CollPlant is trying to patent a technology that that could eventually lead to the three-dimensional printing of hearts, kidneys and other vital human tissues. CollPlant, based in Ness Ziona, has filed a patent application in the United States for its “bio-ink” – made of a proprietary plant product that mimics the qualities…
-
Food My Trader Joe’s Love Affair
Perusing the aisles of a grocery store has always meant more to me than simply stocking my kitchen with essentials for the week. It was never a basic experience for me (milk: check; eggs: check; yogurt: check; vegetables: check). Rather, when you have a strong appreciation for ingredients, as I do, your grocery store trips…
-
Food Nothing But Family Comes Between The Bread
You could say Jon Eisen got his on-the-job training early. At Between the Bread, the legendary Manhattan eatery and catering company founded by his mother, Ricky Eisen, in 1979, Eisen said he would always do his Hebrew school homework “on one of the café tables, in front of customers.” Chefs would pull him into the…
-
Fast Forward Jewish Butchers Hawk Kosher Heritage Chickens
— Heritage chickens raised under humane conditions are now available for consumers who observe the laws of kashrut. The Jewish Initiative for Animals, or JIFA, has partnered with two kosher meat providers – KOL Foods and Grow and Behold – to bring over 1,000 heritage chickens to kosher processing plants. The chickens are available for purchase online….
-
Community Discover 10 Farm Candy Delights in NYC’s South Street Seaport
Picking my ten favorite products at Farm Candy is like asking a kid to pick out only one piece of candy at It’s Sugar. When children read our sign and come running excitedly into the store, they quickly learn we are not a “candy store,’ but a store that creates candy from the earth, products…
-
Food Finding God in a Carrot Field
A surprising religious journey awaited Shira Wolf in the rolling fields of this sustainable farm in Danby, Connecticut. I’m a nice Jewish girl. I’ve lived in New York City, gone to synagogue, and attended modern Orthodox Jewish day schools my whole life. Which is why it struck many of my friends and fellow community members…
-
Food Amy’s Kitchen Tries Organic Fast Food
Frozen food is just the beginning: Amy’s Kitchen will be serving up fresh fare at a new fast food joint. When I reach the frozen food aisle at the supermarket, I immediately look for Amy’s Kitchen products. So I was ecstatic to hear the good news: The food producer famous for its homemade, organic, and…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Opinion New York’s Israel Day parade was a shanda — but not because of Mamdani
- 2
Opinion Israeli and diaspora Jews live in different realities. The Israel Day parade proved it
- 3
Opinion Trump’s humiliation of Netanyahu marks a sea change in the US-Israel relationship
- 4
News National Council of Jewish Women ejects LA chapter, other affiliates cut ties amid historic reboot
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Majority of House Democrats vote to defeat Lebanon war powers measure
-
Fast Forward After years of hostile relations with Israel, Slovenia’s new prime minister signals diplomatic reset
-
Opinion Israel gives in to the politics of debasement
-
Looking Forward My irrational, possibly problematic obsession with an $85 yarmulke