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KOSHER STYLE MEANS IT IS TREFE!!

Posted on April 27, 2009

This story comes from Kosher Today: Worrisome Trend of More “Kosher Style” Passover Menus New York…Offering a Passover menu to patrons is good business, even if the food is just “kosher style” and not certified kosher. For years, Balducci’s has been offering the traditional Passover foods with the caveat that the food is not kosher. Continue Reading »

WE’RE BAAAAAAAAACK!

Posted on April 20, 2009

Apparently our ISP lost us over the end of yom tov and we could not post. We are sorry. On the other hand, we do hope that you at least missed us!!! Well, we are back in business and back on line. Thanks for your patience and understanding. Rabbi Jeffrey Rappoport

SO WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE??

Posted on April 14, 2009

One rabbi we know has suggested that the Queens Vaad and the Five Towns Vaad both be brought up on RICO charges. It seems that their technique sure does recall that of Tony Soprano. Read the article from yesterday again. Notice the line that they are not “Chas V’shalom” saying that Streits is not kosher. Continue Reading »

PESACH APPLE CAKE

Posted on March 12, 2009

Apple Cake This is like a coffee cake and can be served as dessert or a snack. CAKE: .. 3 eggs .. 3/4 cup sugar .. 1/3 cup oil .. 3/4 cup cake meal .. 5 apples, peeled & sliced (Granny Smiths are best) TOPPING: .. 1/3 cup chopped walnuts .. 1/2 cup sugar .. Continue Reading »

BACK AT THE DAN PANORAMA

Posted on March 5, 2009

So there we were back at the Dan Panorama for a short, ten day visit. Long time readers of this blog know that we always stay at the Dan P. As always, we got a warm welcome from all of our friends on the staff there. As always, our stay there was wonderful. Our room Continue Reading »

JUST TOO FUNNY

Posted on March 3, 2009

In proving yet again, that kashruth in the United States is in serious danger, we find the following in an article about the potential collapse of kashruth: “The U. S. Government INTERRED Shalom Rubashkin and is pursuing legal action against him. ………” We didn’t even know that the man had died. How sad. Oh, wait Continue Reading »

HERE WE GO AGAIN!

Posted on March 2, 2009

The newest issue of Kashrus Magazine, in an article about possible insect infestation of raisins, had this to say at one point in the article: “… A leading Brooklyn posek told his congregation that if foods were cooked or baked with raisins, they (editor’s note: ie, the food) may be eaten, but the raisins must Continue Reading »

“KOSHER” GPS

Posted on February 20, 2009

A fascinating story in today’s Jerusalem Post: Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau is about to give his official “blessing” to a new GPS available in Israel that is geared to the religious set. It lists thousands of kosher restaurants, mikvehs, shuls, tefillat haderech, a Hebrew calendar, and two versions of birkat hamazon. The device uses Continue Reading »

OOPS- A CORRECTION TO YESTERDAY’S PIECE

Posted on February 10, 2009

OOPS! We noticed that the delivery dates for Purim baskets were incorrect. We will be shipping Purim orders through March 5 in order to arrive on time. The ordering deadline is March 3, 2009. If you had difficulty using the purim09 discount code, that problem has been corrected as well. We apologize for the inconvenience. Continue Reading »

PRINT COPY OF THE KOSHER NEXUS NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE

Posted on January 28, 2009

So many people (but not the people on this blog) commented that they missed the old hard copy edition of the Kosher Nexus Newsletter, that we decided to bring it back!! Go to: www.utj.org and print it out for yourself. Many rabbis put it out in the shul foyer. If so, you are in luck. Continue Reading »