The Hain Celestial Group announced its acquisition of the remaining 80 percent of Empire Kosher Poultry’s parent company, EK Holdings, for $57.6 million, not including debt. Hain Celestial gained a 19 percent interest in Empire, when Hain Pure Protein Corporation purchased Empire brand Kosher Valley, which supplies certified kosher, antibiotic-free, vegetarian-fed, and humanely raised chicken Continue Reading »
Little Secrets Shakes Up Bite-sized Candy Category In the 90 years since chocolate candy was introduced to the masses, America’s love affair with the sweet confection has continued to grow and evolve. Chocolate sales in 2014 topped $19 billion, and the category is poised for additional growth in 2015. While mainstream chocolate companies continue to Continue Reading »
New in any 7-Eleven market, fresh Kosher ‘grab-n-go’ items are now available for purchase at 3 south shore Long Island 7-Eleven stores. The 3 locations include 2 in the 5 Towns, and 1 in Oceanside (scroll down for map of locations). The meals are made fresh daily and delivered very early each morning, 6 days Continue Reading »
PESACH FOR DUMMIES, PROFESSIONALS AND THE REST OF US, TOO PASSOVER FAQ- UPDATED FOR 5775 Every year, the number of questions we receive at our Operation Pesah email service continues to grow and grow. We are most pleased to note this increase as it points to a heightened level of awareness and observance of the Continue Reading »
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PESACH FOR DUMMIES, PROFESSIONALS AND THE REST OF US, TOO PASSOVER FAQ- UPDATED FOR 5775 Every year, the number of questions we receive at our Operation Pesah email service continues to grow and grow. We are most pleased to note this increase as it points to a heightened level of awareness and observance of the Continue Reading »
PESACH: MYTHS & FACTS Most Jews will tell you that their favorite holiday is Pesach. Most Jews will also tell you that the holiday they most dislike having to prepare is Pesach. While it is true that the work involved in preparing for Pesach is tremendous, the rewards for doing it well track straight to Continue Reading »
THE KOSHER FOR PESAH NEWSLETTER A Publication of The Union for Traditional Judaism Send your questions to operationpesach@utj.org PASSOVER -5775/2015 Shalom and welcome to our Passover newsletter. In this special edition, you will find a wealth of information for Passover. We all hope that this issue will help you with everything from preparing your home Continue Reading »
Rav Moshe’s discussion of peanuts – which he spells phonetically with hebrew charcters – can be found in Iggrot Moshe OC 111:63. He reasons that kitniyot is a minhag and a minhag should not be stretched to ban things never intended to be banned – like peanuts, which were not really a commonly eaten food Continue Reading »
The burning bush is about to be joined by the burning kush. A company from Colorado is working with rabbis in New York on a plan to start selling legal, edible marijuana products that are certified kosher, The Post has learned. The pot concoctions would give new meaning to the “high holidays” if they are Continue Reading »
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