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HAIN CELESTIAL BUYS EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY

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HAIN CELESTIAL BUYS EMPIRE KOSHER POULTRY

Posted on April 20, 2015

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 CHOCOLATE CANDIES

Posted on April 16, 2015

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 »

KOSHER GRAB AND GO ITEMS AVAILABLE AT SOME 7-ELEVEN MARKETS

Posted on April 14, 2015

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 »

PASSOVER FAQ FOR THIS YEAR

Posted on March 30, 2015

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 »

OU LIST OF ITEMS NEEDING NO KP CERTIFICATION

Posted on March 27, 2015

https://oukosher.org/content/uploads/sites/2/2015/03/do_not_require_OUP.pdf?utm_source=SilverpopMailing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Parshat%20Ki%20Tisa%202015%20Final&utm_content=&spMailingID=11683056&spUserID=MjM3MTAxNjUwOTMS1&spJobID=463236491&spReportId=NDYzMjM2NDkxS0 PESACH FAQ: 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 Continue Reading »

5775 FAQ FOR PESACH

Posted on March 26, 2015

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 AND FACTS

Posted on March 25, 2015

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 »

PESACH EDITION OF THE KOSHER NEXUS NEWSLETTER FOR 2015

Posted on March 23, 2015

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 FEINSTEIN (OBM) ON PEANUTS ON PESACH

Posted on March 20, 2015

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 »

KOSHER POT COOKIES???

Posted on March 19, 2015

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 »