Today is January 31, 2025 / /
Today is January 31, 2025 / /
The following appeared on AOL: Decoding Food Ingredients By JUSTINE VAN DER LEUN Posted: 2009-07-22 Sodium Bisulfite Certain toilet bowl cleaners are almost 50 percent sodium bisulfite, and most commercial wines also contain it. When dissolved in water-based liquids, sodium bisulfite releases sulfur gas that kills bacteria, yeasts, molds, and fungi. It also prevents oxidation, Continue Reading »
On July 10, 2009, the Baltimore Jewish Times ran a phenomenal article about the politics of kashruth, especially as it pertains to Hebrew National, the notion of Glatt and the majority of the Glatt eating, Orthodox community. We take minor exception to one small comment in the article offered by Rabbi Genack of the OU, Continue Reading »
The UTJ maintains a test kitchen way down South in Austin, Texas. It is there that Chef Andrea Herrera comes up with so many of the recipes that we run from time to time. Andrea is a superior chef and an amazing baker, too. She is very artistic and we are always amazed at how Continue Reading »
Alan Adler had this to say about his company’s (ie, Streit’s) re-involvement with the Kof-K: “I do not believe that the major agencies were behind [the ban]. I don’t think they are morally inclined to engage in this kind of activity to drum up business. We have good working relationships with the national agencies. They Continue Reading »
This article comes from Kosher Today (June 15, 2009), the Editor’s column: Rushing to Judgment in the Streit’s Fiasco It was an unfortunate incident for the Streit family when it learned just several weeks before Passover that its Matzoh would not be acceptable in many of the stores supervised by the Vaad Harabbonim of Queens Continue Reading »
With these good wishes, we break for a few days. We hope you have a wonderful yom tov. There is an old folk tale that says that at midnight on Shavuot, the sky opens and in the vortex of the split a sefer torah appears. Wishes made at that moment, according to the tale, are 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 »
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 »
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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