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NEWS ABOUT: kosher

kosher stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Orthodox Jews have long been discouraged from searching the Internet due to rabbinical restrictions on viewing immodest content. No longer, Reuters reports. Enter Koogle—the name is a mashup of Google and a traditional Jewish noodle dish—a Hebrew-language search engine that filters out non-kosher content and appears to meet... More »

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Internet • kosher • search engine • rabbi • Orthodox Jews • Koogle

 Rabbi Seeks Boycott of 
 'Revolting' Mannequins

Stores could lose kosher certification

May 13, 09 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Israeli rabbi has called for a boycott of shops that display scantily clad mannequins, AFP reports. Mannequins and "obscene photographs" of models wearing swimsuits or underwear "elicit sorrow among the passers-by," said the rabbi. Stores in the northern city of Tiberias that keep their racy displays... More »

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Israel • kosher • boycott • retail stores • underwear • swimsuit • rabbi • mannequin • Tiberias


 Eco-Kosher 
 Jews Aim for 
 Sustainable 
 Sabbath 

Culinary consciousness 'gives taste to the text we study': advocate

May 9, 09 9:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new wave of “eco-kosher” Jews treats environmentalism as law, the Los Angeles Times reports. To strengthen their ties to their faith, culinarily conscious believers are hosting sustainable Sabbath dinners using homemade, locally grown foods. “Jewish tradition should heighten our awareness of the choices we’re making,”... More »

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environment • sustainable living • Jews • kosher • eco-friendly • seder

OPINION

Israel's Stance on Swine Flu Isn't Kosher

Renaming disease 'Mexico flu' shows lack of seriousness

Apr 28, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel has confirmed its first case of swine flu—but don't call it that, says the head of the country's health department. The minister, a member of one of the ultra-Orthodox parties in Benjamin Netanyahu's government, insisted yesterday that the infection should be referred to as "Mexico flu,"... More »

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Israel • kosher • outbreak • Israelis • Orthodox Jews • swine flu

(Newser) - The kosher alcohol scene has long been dominated by sweet Manishevitz, but that old standby is getting a run for its money as premium wines, and even hard liquor, are crossing the kosher barrier. Making kosher product has many restrictions, but entrepreneurs seem to think Jewish tipplers are in the... More »

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wine • Judaism • kosher • vodka • tequila • Passover • seder

Kosher Meat Supply Crippled After Iowa Immigration Raid

Packing plant, now bankrupt, accounted 60% of US market

Nov 13, 08 4:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Kosher meat prices are skyrocketing after the Iowa packing plant that supplied about 60% of the US market declared bankruptcy, USA Today reports, in the wake of a May immigration raid. Agriprocessors, in trouble even before the raid, stopped operating last week. “Stores like mine are struggling all over,... More »

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Iowa • bankruptcy • meat • kosher • illegal immigration • raid • ICE • Agriprocessors Inc • financial crisis • packing plant • deli

Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

Kosher spread too pricey for most producers

Apr 18, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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religion • kosher • Jewish • Passover • margarine • baking • cottonseed oil

'Kosher' Phones Block Porn

Rabbis sign off on no-call list in Israel

Feb 4, 08 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

'Eco-Kosher' Eating Joins Religion, Ethics

New rabbinical food certification will reflect expanding values

Jul 7, 07 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

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