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  • April 2008

    • Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 18, 08 2:54 PM CDT

      Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

      Jewish families are facing a culinary crisis: a shortage of margarine that’s kosher for Passover. The lack of available stick margarine in particular is frustrating cooks who bake confections that offset the holiday’s ban on leavening, the Wall Street Journal reports. "There are so few really tasty things at Passover that when you find a great recipe and you can't find an ingredient, you despair," says one frustrated baker. More »

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      religion  • Jewish  • Passover  • kosher  • margarine  • baking

  • February 2008

    • 'Kosher' Phones Block Porn

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Feb 4, 08 5:37 PM CST

      'Kosher' Phones Block Porn

      Israel’s top phone company is betting that its most orthodox customers need less temptation in their lives. Bezeq Israel Telecom launched a “kosher” phone service yesterday that will block calls to and from “improper” numbers, such as porn lines. In true kosher fashion, Israel’s top rabbis have approved the restrictions, Reuters reports. More »

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      Israel  • pornography  • telecom industry  • Judaism  • kosher  • orthodoxy

  • July 2007

    • 'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 7, 07 11:56 AM CDT

      'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

      Ancient Jewish dietary laws meet contemporary concerns about how food is produced in what the Washington Post calls the "eco-kosher" movement. American Jews are increasingly concerned about  labor standards, treatment of animals, and ecological impact of what goes on their table, even if they don't keep kosher, and religious leaders are responding. More »

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      food  • religion  • ethics  • agriculture  • Jews  • meat  • organic food  • kosher

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