Kosher Meats – What is Kosher and Why?

There is a wide range of meat producing animals that are considered kosher.  In the most basic interpretation an animal is kosher if it is cloven hoofed and chews its cud.  That would mean that cows, deer, and goats are all candidates to produce kosher meats.  It also means that some cloven hoofed animals such as pigs are not because …

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Overturn the World On July 2, 1965 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began its work for women’s equality, enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which among other things prohibited employment discrimination within labor unions. This week, we take a glimpse even farther back, to the turn of the century, to the roots of […] The …

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Overturn the World On July 2, 1965 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began its work for women’s equality, enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which among other things prohibited employment discrimination within labor unions. This week, we take a glimpse even farther back, to the turn of the century, to the roots of […] The …

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Six Varieties of Kosher Ice Cream Produced in Russia Just in time for summer, a Russian ice cream company produced a special kosher line of the frozen dessert. The Stavropol-based company approached the kosher department of the Russian Chief Rabbinate headed by Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar about launching a production line that would be acceptable to Jewish dietary laws. Chabad-Lubavitch …

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EJA Mobilizes Against Polish Ban on Shchita Following last Friday’s decision made by the Polish Parliament (Sejm) essentially banning all Kosher butchering from taking place in the country, General Director of the European Jewish Association (EJA), Rabbi Menachem Margolin has conducted a series of intensive talks with polish leaders and representatives in the E.U Parliament. Rabbi Margolin urged President Komorowski …

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Overturn the World On July 2, 1965 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) began its work for women’s equality, enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which among other things prohibited employment discrimination within labor unions. This week, we take a glimpse even farther back, to the turn of the century, to the roots of […] The …

Kosher Wines – What Makes Wine Kosher or Non Kosher?

Wine has been around for thousands of years and has been a significant part of many religions for almost as long.  Wine was widely used in Israel in Judaism until the Muslim took Israel and decreed it to be a Muslim state.  The Jewish population worldwide has continued to use kosher wines both for religious occasions and for enjoyment.  It …

Kosher Recipes – Kosher Recipes Made Easy

Kosher food preparation can be a little bit tricky at times, considering all of the things that must be done to keep it “kosher”.  While it can be tricky, there are a lot of recipes out there to help you do it more simply than if you were trying to adapt non-kosher recipes and make kosher recipes out of them.  …

Kosher Meat – Why Eat Kosher?

People eat kosher meat for a lot of different reasons.  If you are Jewish chances are you ate kosher at certain holidays or at certain family members.  As a child you might not have even thought about what kosher meant, it was just a term that you heard your relatives use.  In fact, the word has even become a slang …

kosher meats –what is kosher and why

Kosher Meats – What is Kosher and Why? There is a wide range of meat producing animals that are considered kosher.  In the most basic interpretation an animal is kosher if it is cloven hoofed and chews its cud.  That would mean that cows, deer, and goats are all candidates to produce kosher meats.  It also means that some cloven …