Today is November 27, 2024 / /
Today is November 27, 2024 / /
We have eaten at Velka before, so it was nice to go there again. Three of us went and had a blast. We sat in the outside area. It was late afternoon, so the delightful Jerusalem breeze made it very comfortable. Service was quick and attentive. Our only complaint? We ordered a bottle of Evian Continue Reading »
We are off to Israel once again. Time for a grandchild fix! We are flying out today on El Al. Flying business class is definitely THE WAY to go! Sleeper seats, privacy lighting, food served on china, an open bar, attentive service- it all adds up to a wonderful experience. So, the next many posts Continue Reading »
HEY! QUEENS VAAD- PAY ATTENTION !! A very wise rabbi, a true scholar and brilliant halachist, asked the following question, and we pass it along to those Chelemers on the Queens Vaad: Is there ANY handmade shmurah matzah that we can eat? After all, NOT ONE OF THEM HAS A NATIONAL HASHGACHAH! Funny how that Continue Reading »
FROM THE PHILADELPHIA ENQUIRER Quinoa is a seed that’ll grow on you By Dianna Marder Inquirer Staff Writer Let us now praise quinoa, sacred crop of the Incas. The seed of a leafy plant grown for centuries in the Andes, quinoa (keen-wah) cooks like a grain and tastes like a nut. Known in scientific circles Continue Reading »
A very wise rabbi, a true scholar and brilliant halachist, asked the following question, and we pass it along to those Chelemers on the Queens Vaad: Is there ANY handmade shmurah matzah that we can eat? After all, NOT ONE OF THEM HAS A NATIONAL HASHGACHAH! Funny how that works, init?
FROM RABBI EIDLITZ on the left coast: Dr. Pepper is introducing a new flavor, Berry Bonkers, which is kosher and pareve. Effective immediately, corn tortillas manufactured by Walsroder Packaging Group, a.k.a. Bayer of Willowbrook, IL, are no longer certified by the cRc even when bearing the cRc on the label. In response to consumer questions, Continue Reading »
Industry group says bottled water may soon be off shelves in New York state Thursday, May 7, 2009 By Michael Lamendola (Contact) Gazette Reporter CAPITOL — Bottled water may disappear from store shelves across the state June 1 unless the expanded bottle bill law is changed, industry association officials said. The Bigger Better Bottle Bill, Continue Reading »
‘Eco-kosher’ Jews have an appetite for ethical eating Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times By Mary MacVean and Duke Helfand May 8, 2009 With Sabbath candles burning and 14 guests seated around her dinner table, Joanna Arch held up a cup of kosher red wine and chanted the kiddish kiddish prayer in Hebrew: “God blessed Continue Reading »
From Kosher Today Women Lauded as Kosher Supervisors Baltimore…by Raffi Rosenzweig…The Star-K Kashrus agency is planning its first ever training event for women as kosher supervisors (mashgichot). The major Baltimore, MD based agency currently runs a men’s seminar each year, although it is geared mostly to Rabbanim and the heads of kashrus agencies. The planned Continue Reading »
New York, NY – Consumers around the world are more wary of trying new consumer goods products when they sense the economy is slowing down. This is the finding of a recent Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods study on global consumer attitudes and behavior that covered 18 countries around the world. In fact, more than half Continue Reading »
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