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HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY

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HAVE A GOOD HOLIDAY

Posted on December 21, 2007

See those words up there on today’s title? We hate them! We grew up in New England where they took their holidays quite seriously. Today, people wish each other a good holiday even before Thanksgiving! Did we not get the memo? What could be offensive about wishing someone a good Thanksgiving? Have a happy holiday Continue Reading »

LIES THE UNION TOLD US or HOLY DUPLICITY BATMAN!!

Posted on December 20, 2007

This just in from Kosher Today………. REQUIRED READING FOR ALL OF US! Union that Hounded Agri Rebuffed by Federal Appeals Court New York… The Union that had called thousands of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn and elsewhere with a fictitious claim (confirmed by USDA officials) that food produced by Agriprocessors in Postville, IA was unsafe was Continue Reading »

KRISPY KREME- IS IT OR IS IT NOT?

Posted on December 19, 2007

This just in from Kosher NY- Kosher Bites …we have some more news to share about the Penn Station Krispy Kreme. Although the donuts are no longer baked on site, Penn Station Krispy Kreme now gets its donuts from a Krispy Kreme in Connecticut. The Connecticut store is located at 1440 Boston Post Road in Continue Reading »

HANUKAH HAM??????

Posted on December 13, 2007

The article below is from this week’s Kosher Today online newsletter. We saw the photo they mention in the article and we thought it was a fake. How tragic to learn that it was real! This one is a “must read.” **************** Kosher Food Industry Balducci’s ‘Ham for Chanukah’ Part of Ongoing Deception New York… Continue Reading »

PEPSICO AND STRAUSS GROUP ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE

Posted on December 12, 2007

PepsiCo and Strauss Group Announce North American Joint Venture Monday December 10, 5:30 am ET Sabra Joint Venture Highlights Frito-Lay North America’s Commitment to Fresh Dips and Spreads and Expands Its Role in Providing Healthier Snack Options PURCHASE, N.Y., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ — PepsiCo and Strauss Group announced today the signing of an agreement to Continue Reading »

HANUKAH MEMORIES

Posted on December 11, 2007

We have a lot of brothers and sisters- all told there are six of us. For our parents, the dominant Jewish cultural standard of a gift each night of Hanukah was a bit of a stretch. Times were tough, money was tight, and you can tell where this is going. Our mother tried to put Continue Reading »

A LITTLE PERSPECTIVE ON THE PRICE OF OIL

Posted on December 10, 2007

AOL posted this and we thought it worth passing along………. ‘C’ note-per-barrel oil doesn’t scare me Posted Dec 4th 2007 11:34AM by Tom Barlow Filed under: Starbucks (SBUX), Coca-Cola (KO), Advanced Micro Dev (AMD), Oil $100 oil. Will this be the iceberg that rips open the prow of our economy? Perhaps I have an odd Continue Reading »

MATZA MATZA MAN……..

Posted on December 5, 2007

From this week’s edition of Kosher Today comes this timely and important article: Fear of Matzoh Shortages this Passover Abate New York… Soon after the sale of R.A.B. Foods became public, industry sources were predicting a Matzoh shortage this coming Passover. There were rumors that a newly constructed Matzoh operation in the R.A.B. Newark plant Continue Reading »

CRAYOLA HANUKKAH COOKIE KIT

Posted on December 4, 2007

Crayola Hanukkah Cookie Kit distributed by Brand Castle, certified by the Star-K, lists dairy items in the ingredient panel. The item is, in fact, Pareve. The ingredient list is incorrect. Star-K Kosher Certification Baltimore, MD 410-484-4110 410-653-9294 – fax www.star-k.org

HERE WE GO AGAIN…

Posted on November 28, 2007

This bit from the RCC just came in via Rabbi Eidlitz’s email updates. “Vegetables – Frozen – we are in full enforcement of our Bodek only policy for frozen broccoli, cauliflower and spinach. Though there was resistance to the change, it died down quickly. We contacted Bodek to discuss the high price of the product Continue Reading »