Posts Tagged: kosher
Why Do We Keep Kosher?
After dealing with the sacrificial system, and the roles that priests play within it, the Torah turns to the laws of kashrut. More specifically, the...
Illinois Governor Vetoes Bill Requiring Public Facilities to Serve Kosher, Halal Meals
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) has vetoed a bill that would have mandated public facilities to provide halal and kosher meals to students, inmates, hospital...
Kosherpalooza Food Festival Attracts Thousands With Live Demos and Competitions: ‘Doesn’t Get Bigger Than This’
More than 100 vendors and a crowd of nearly 4,000 people descended on a suburban New Jersey town on Wednesday for a massive, first-of-its-kind interactive...
Eating the Golden Calf
Eating plays a very important part in Jewish rituals. Once upon a time, eating sacrifices in the Temple was the centerpiece of Jewish communal life....
‘Lobstergate’ and Non-Kosher Coercion
JNS.org - In the midst of countrywide fury over two deadly serious issues -- the killing of an Ethiopian Israeli teenager by a police officer...
If Pork Is Kosher, Has the Messiah Arrived?
The latest kashrut scandal to hit the news is not what you might expect. A couple of weeks ago, in an interview in Israel’s widest-read daily...
The Drumbeat Against Jewish Ritual in Europe Sounds Once More
JNS.org - This past week, Jewish ritual observance came under attack in both Belgium and Norway. While there is nothing suggesting that the respective moves against...
New York Times Touts Senator Schumer’s Recipe for Pork Meatloaf
The New York Times is touting Senator Charles Schumer’s recipe for “a meatloaf of beef, veal and pork surrounded by pieces of barbecued chicken.” The front page of...
Ivanka Trump Shares Snapshot of Kosher Inauguration Cake Featuring Mini Donald
President-elect Donald Trump's Jewish daughter, Ivanka, posted a picture on Instagram of a Kosher inauguration cake, featuring a miniature figure of her father standing in...
Keeping Kosher, Eating Healthily
Not a week goes by without a new fad diet hitting the headlines. Each promises countless health benefits and longevity, while guaranteeing sustainable weight loss, and each...
A Journey to Judaism and a First Passover
It wasn't just what we learned -- it was also what we saw and felt at a Chabad Shabbaton in May 1987 that convinced my husband Zev...
Netherlands to Implement Stricter Rules on Halal, Kosher Slaughter to Reduce ‘Negative Effects on Animals’
The Netherlands is moving to implement stricter rules overseeing the religious slaughter of animals for meat consumption by observant Jews and Muslims, the Dutch Economic Affairs Ministry announced this...
Is Vegetarian Food Kosher?
On October 26, CNBC published this story: Clear Food, a branch of Clear Labs, a company that analyzes food at a molecular level to determine the quality...
Jewish Law Provides Vision and Detail
Our parsha (Bible portion) takes us through a bewildering transition. Until now in Shemot (Exodus), we have been carried along by the sweep and drama...
