If the Dutch Parliament enacts a ban on religious animal slaughter, it could result in a dangerous domino effect on the freedom of religion throughout Europe, writes the president of the European Jewish Congress. More ▸
What put shechitah, or kosher slaughter, in the crosshairs in Holland was an unlikely convergence between animal rights activists and the country’s far-right, anti-Muslim movement. More ▸
To the Editor: Why is Rabbi Shafran spending so much time and effort on the issue of Magen Tzedek? Is he using Magen Tzedek as a weapon to rail against the Conservative movement instead of pressing his position that there is no real need for an agency such as the Magen Tzedek? Supposedly kashrut-endorsed organizations… More ▸
This summer’s planned rollout of the Conservative-backed seal of ethical kosher production coincides with an increase in the number of Conservative rabbis acting as kosher supervisors. More ▸
Mollie Katzen, author of the 1977 vegetarian bible, “The Moosewood Cookbook,” talks about the intersection between her kosher upbringing and her commitment to sustainable, healthy cooking. More ▸
A new Reform book on dietary practice marks a milestone in the movement’s embrace of the principles of kosher law. More ▸
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, called on Reform Jews to develop consciously Jewish and ethical food policies for themselves and their congregations, stopping short of embracing kashrut. More ▸
Israel’s chief rabbi wants to revoke kosher certificates from fruit and vegetable growers who use too much pesticide. More ▸
Tonight at 7PM, Yeshiva University will be hosting a panel entitled "Kosher Question: Are Ethics and Kashrut Inextricably Linked or Unconnected?" According the Yeshiva University News: Rabbis from major Orthodox organizations will address the role that ethics plays in Jewish dietary laws at “The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashrut” at Yeshiva University on Dec. 9…. More ▸
News brief below. Links to the AG’s criminal complaint and affidavit here. (JTA) – Following the filing of criminal charges against owners of the kosher meat producer Agriprocessors, the Orthodox Union says it will withdraw its kosher certification of the company within two weeks unelss new management is hired. “Within the coming days, or lets… More ▸
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