Today is January 31, 2025 / /
Today is January 31, 2025 / /
FROM FAILED MESSIAH (VIA THE NEW YORK TIMES) Drought is decimating US farmers, especially cattle, goat and sheep growers. And barring a shift in government policy, that will eventually mean your food – already priced higher than ever – will go up in price even more. That could mean that kosher meat prices will skyrocket, Continue Reading »
A most fascinating article about hashgacha and kashruth in general appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Weds, March 20, 2013. At one point in the article, a Rabbi Tabibi says that he does not just wash the veggies, he checks them under a 60X microscope. He is quoted saying, “A tiny piece of dirt Continue Reading »
We just found out that last fall and winter, Nabisco had limited edition, special Oroes. For Halloween they had Candy Corn flavored Oreos. (OUD) For the so called holiday season, they had Gingerbread Man flavored Oreos. (OUD) Will they be back again? How did we ever miss them? Hmmm, maybe we should actually walk down Continue Reading »
Hacham Yehonatan Elazar Shalom rabbotay, I am proud to announce the launching of a new heksher–CKA (Caribbean Kashruth Authority). We will be issuing kashruth certification in the Caribbean and Central America. Our headquarters is based out of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo, led by myself and an advisory board of Hakhamim. I will let Continue Reading »
FROM THE NY DAILY NEWS Food More and more creative chefs and entrepreneurs are expanding the range and quality of kosher foods Restaurants like Pardes in Brooklyn and JSoHo in Manhattan turn out dishes made with lamb or veal ‘bacon’ By Michael Kaminer / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Kielbasa. Bacon cheeseburgers. Texas BBQ. Oy, this Continue Reading »
CLERMONT, Ky., March 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Building on its rich tradition and deep family roots, Jim Beam launches Jacob’s Ghost™, a new white whiskey that celebrates the “spirit” of founding distiller – Jacob Beam – by perfecting the white whiskey he first distilled more than two centuries ago. Aged for a year and versatile Continue Reading »
Once again, it is pleasure to remind you that from now until Pesach ends, we will answer your Pesach (or any other kosher questions as well). Email is answered as promptly as possible. operationpesach@utj.org OP@utj.org operationpassover@utj.org Last year we answered hundreds and hundreds of letters, and we do it with great pleasure. Let us hear Continue Reading »
Fight for Your Quinoa! by. R. Yosef Kanefsky This one is in our hands. Quinoa has been a breath of fresh culinary air in the non-kitniyot Pesach kitchen, and has restored dietary sanity to us Ashkenazim. But the kitniyot zealots are lurking. The OU, for example, is equivocating on quinoa’s non-kitniyot status . The battle Continue Reading »
FROM FAILED MESSIAH Led by Agudath Israel of America, haredim are finding it hard to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The law, which went into effect this year, is supposed to make school lunches healthier, and, according to a report in the Forward, allocates billions of dollars to make this possible. Continue Reading »
Yup, we have already seen the letters sent to retailers from kosher meat and chicken purveyors. Fairly large price increases have begun already. The usual reasons are cited- increased cost of grain, increased cost of fuel for transportation, increased need to hire more workers to meet the demand, etc. In fact the only reason the Continue Reading »
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