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HE’BREW BEER ANNOUNCES REJEWVENATOR BEER

Posted on June 20, 2008

DOPPELBOCK, SHMOPPELBOCK…HE’BREW BEER PITCHED THE YEAST OF MONKS! Shmaltz Brewing Launches REJEWVENATOR, Limited Edition, Fig-Infused, Harvest to Harvest “Chosen” Seasonal San Francisco, New York, Beyond! – May 6, 2008 America’s smallest, biggest and most award-winning Jewish beer company, Shmaltz Brewing Company celebrates its second decade of delicious beer and delicious shtick with the special release Continue Reading »

TALLY HO- CRUSHA’S A NO GO

Posted on June 19, 2008

The following info comes from the London Beit Din. If you will be in England this summer, this is good info to have: The following products, three of which are listed as Parev on page 79-80 of THE REALLY JEWISH FOOD GUIDE 2008, are now Not Kosher: Crusha No Added Sugar Raspberry Crusha No Added Continue Reading »

GREAT ARTICLE BY RABBI RISKIN

Posted on June 18, 2008

From the Jerusalem Post, June 15,2008 edition: My favorite night of the year has always been the night of Shavuot, when I go from hill to hill of the seven hills of my beloved city of Efrat, giving Torah study class after Torah study class until the early-morning daybreak service. During my nocturnal walk I Continue Reading »

JEWISH CAMPS RETURN MEAT TO AGRI

Posted on June 16, 2008

FROM JTA Published: 06/12/2008 A group of Midwestern Jewish camps returned a shipment of kosher meat from the embattled slaughterhouse Agriprocessors. Camp Ramah Wisconsin received a shipment that a source said was two years past its expiration date. Camp Interlaken, a JCC camp in Wisconsin, received meat dated “late last year,” according to operations director Continue Reading »

THE SHAME OF THE CHAREIDI

Posted on June 13, 2008

The following post has nothing to do with Kashruth per se. But it does have to do with kavod habriot. We got the story off of Ynet, and it angered us so we reprint it here: Ynet reports: ‘Modesty patrol’ suspected of spilling acid on teenage girl Religious tensions at boiling point in Beitar Illite Continue Reading »

BRENT AND SAM’S ORGANIC COOKIES

Posted on June 12, 2008

Yup, they made the leap into the organic loop. Hip Hip Hooray! You just gotta love a company that makes a super delish cookie and then improves on the whole thing by going organic! We are in cookie heaven! Just the thought of those delectable treats is enough to start us salivating! Certified OU-D, the Continue Reading »

POSSIBLE BOYCOTT OF AGRI. BY NAME BRAND PEOPLE

Posted on June 11, 2008

This was in the JTA on June 5th: Several prominent Jews signed on to a boycott threat against the kosher meatpacker Agriprocessors. Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Ruth Messinger and Rabbi Avi Weiss are among the 1,000 signers of a petition organized by Uri L’tzedek, according to its co-director, Shmuly Yanklowitz. “We believe we have the right Continue Reading »

THE RCA ON AGRIPROCESSORS

Posted on June 6, 2008

The following article appeared in the JTA on 6/4/08 An Orthodox rabbinical group urged consumers not to rush to judgment regarding claims against the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States. In a statement released more than three weeks after federal authorities arrested nearly 400 employees of Agriprocessors, the Rabbinical Council of America said it Continue Reading »

WHO’S KIDDING?

Posted on June 5, 2008

In this week’s Kosher Today newsletter, an article about the aftermath of the Federal raid at AgriProcessors claims that there has been no significant drop in sales by the company. Quoting an anonymous source, the article said, “Retailers say that they do not expect the Agri raid to have an impact on the rapidly growing Continue Reading »

GREAT BLUEBERRY SAUCE FOR YOUR BLINTZES

Posted on June 4, 2008

Here is a very simple recipe for a really great bueberry sauce. The sauce is perfect served over cheese blintzes. 4 1/2 cups fresh blueberries (from 5 half-pint containers, picked over) 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch In large saucepan, combine 3 cups blueberries, sugar, and cornstarch. Set over moderately low heat and stir Continue Reading »