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Today is January 31, 2025 / /
FROM THE O/U: MEMORANDUM Date: Feb 1 2010 FROM: Rabbi C. Goldberg TO: RCs CC: Rabbi Genack Rabbi Elefant RE: OU Policy on Worms in Fish Rabbi Eli Gersten arranged a conference call for Rav Belsky and myself to discuss the current situation regarding the worms in wild salmon and other fish on Tuesday Jan Continue Reading »
Bagel, no lox? By Michael Orbach • THE JEWISH STAR Salmon Anisakis, a roundworm, typically does not grow to more than two centimeters long and about the width of a human hair, but the parasite may cause big problems for kosher fish lovers. Some charedi rabbonim in Israel as well as a number of their Continue Reading »
KOSHUS NEXOR Rabbi Ichweis Alles of Yeshivat Trumbinik recently announced that he will no longer allow students at his yeshiva to read any books. Saying that reading is zilzul zman (a waste of time), the rabbi said, “Hence forth, our students will not sully their young, impressionable minds with the worthless dribble of thousands of Continue Reading »
El Al’s publicity claims that it is “hachi babyit ba-olam- the most at home in the world.” We believe that motto really applies to the Dan Panorama Hotel in Jerusalem. Long time readers of this blog know that we always stay at the Dan P when we are in Jerusalem. It is our Israel home. Continue Reading »
Are rotten tomatoes going to be a thing of the past? Scientists in India said they have created genetically modified tomatoes that will stay fresh a full month longer than regular tomatoes, Sky News reported. Researchers said they modified the tomatoes by manipulating two enzymes involved in ripening the ubiquitous fruit, which allows them to Continue Reading »
Anheuser-Busch With mountains of deep-fried chicken wings and enough guacamole to turn you green, the Super Bowl is the day when diets die a cholesterol-choked death. But while your waist may balloon, who says you need to sport a matching beer belly too? This week marks the release of Anheuser-Busch’s Select 55, a light beer Continue Reading »
A secular court in Ashdod (Israel) ordered the town’s chief rabbi (Yosef Sheinin) to issue a kosher certificate to a business owned by a woman who was born Jewish but became a Jew for Jesus Needless to say, the reaction around the world has been a loud schrei gevald! Apparently this ruling signals the end Continue Reading »
This recipe comes from an old and dear friend. Let’s just call her Chef Rae. Here is a great dairy soup for those stay at home, cold weekend afternoons……….. Squash Apple Bisque. Serves 6-8 4 cups vegetable stock (not broth) 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, chopped 2 large tart apples, peeled and chopped (OR Continue Reading »
Frankly, we like KASHRUS CONSCIENCE, a service of the Kosher Information Bureau located in Sherman Oaks, CA. We find that it tends to stick to the halacha and not get caught up in the mindless politics of kashruth. Usually. Recently, we re-read the Kislev, 5770 issue and took note of the following in an article Continue Reading »
KOSHER FOOD AT JFK (STAR-K CERTIFICATION) Terminal 5 Jet Blue Terminal 4 El Al, Virgin Int’l Terminal 8 American In terminals 5 and 8, kosher food may be found under the name CIBO EXPRESS WITH BOX CHEF IT MUST SAY BOX CHEF ON THE LABEL. In terminal 4, you will find the kosher food place Continue Reading »
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