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Today is January 31, 2025 / /
The following piece of bottom of the birdcage worthy reporting appeared in YESHIVA WORLD NEWS. That any educated person could write such pablum and believe his own logorhea is amazing. Read it and weep. This editorial would be funny were it not such a disgraceful example of all that is wrong in a certain segment Continue Reading »
Tuesday, Sept 9, 2008 JTA ran this breaking news story: Following the filing of criminal charges against Agriprocessors, the Orthodox Union may withdraw its kosher certification of the company. On Tuesday, the O.U. announced it would withdraw certification from the kosher meat company, the nation’s largest, unless new management is hired. The announcement came just Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY- TUESDAY, 9/2/08 Brooklyn still the nation’s kosher center for many shoppers Brooklyn, NY…Lisa, a mother of four, travelled from Philadelphia to Brooklyn to visit the new Pomegranate store in Midwood and left with a trunkload of kosher goodies, including some flavored gluten crackers for her diabetic husband. In the parking lot were Continue Reading »
TEQUILA COUNTRY By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY ZAPOTLANEJO, Mexico — Here in the heart of Mexico’s tequila country, where every town has a distillery and the air smells like sweet fermenting molasses, a sign proudly marks the entrance to Miguel Ramírez’s farm: “Rancho Ramírez: Producer of Agaves.” But behind the fence, the blue agave plants, Continue Reading »
From JTA: PETA slams N.Y. kapporos ritual Published: 08/25/2008 An animal rights group is calling for a New York state investigation into kapporos in Brooklyn. For the second year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has complained about the High Holidays ritual of swinging a chicken over one’s head, a sin transference ceremony. In Continue Reading »
Some Fruit Juices Decrease Drug Benefits FROM AOL (Aug. 20) – Drinking certain types of fruit juice may negate the benefits of some drugs prescribed for serious medical conditions, according to study results announced this week. Medications for heart disease, cancer and organ transplant rejection and infection could lose their impact if taken with grapefruit, Continue Reading »
•Oreo Fudge Rings Brands: Oreo Products: Fudge Rings Company: Kraft Foods- East Hanover, NJ Issue: Oreo Cookies are certified OU kosher. Nabisco is introducing a new variety of Oreo brand Cookies, Oreo Fudge Rings, which are currently not certified kosher. Please note that the Oreo Fudge Rings label does not bear the OU symbol.
This story appeared in this week’s edition of Kosher Today: Kosher Paris in decline as more Jews leave Paris…One of Europe’s busiest kosher strips is slowly succumbing to decline. At one point, the rue des Rosiers was a kosher haven with many bakeries, restaurants, and food stores. But of late, some of the stores have Continue Reading »
A non kosher pasta sauce company has just announced pasta sauce in a microwavable bag. The product is being touted as saving time and energy. You just pop the bag in the microwave and poof! ninety seconds later you have hot sauce ready to pour over your pasta. Imagine the time savings!! No more dragging Continue Reading »
From QSR Newsletter Menu Labeling Could Help Adults Lose Weight 2008-08-14 — According to a paper released today by the University of California’s Center for Weight and Health, new research shows that California adults could avoid gaining 2.7 pounds a year if calories were posted on fast-food menu boards statewide. The analysis combines findings from Continue Reading »
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