Eating Bambi (recipe included)
Rob Eshman
August 6, 2008
Most of the anti-Semitic mail I get these days doesn\’t concern Israel, Hollywood or even the threat of a nuclear war in the Middle East — it\’s about meat.
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Food
Orthodox rabbis: Agriprocessors Iowa kosher plant passes muster
Ben Harris
August 5, 2008
A group of Orthodox rabbis gave Agriprocessors a clean bill of health after a visit sponsored by the owners of the embattled kosher meat-packing plant
Agriprocessors tries to clean up its act
Sue Fishkoff
August 5, 2008
Nearly three months after a federal raid and six weeks before the busy High Holidays season, a tour of Agriprocessors shows the company is attracting new workers and trying to clean up its act
Iowa Labor Commissioner prosecutes Agriprocessors on 57 counts
Jewish Journal
August 5, 2008
The Iowa Labor Commissioner\’s Office has sent dozens of alleged violations against Agriprocessors to the state attorney general for prosecution
Conservatives release guidelines for ethical kashrut certification
Ben Harris
August 4, 2008
The Conservative movement released a policy statement and guidelines for its much-anticipated ethical kashrut certification, outlining the social justice standards companies are expected to meet if their foodstuffs are to qualify for the designation
Hot pot dinner bonds two very different ‘believers’ in China
Alison Klayman
July 31, 2008
Hot pot meals are popular in China and a double problem for kosher vegetarians.
Agriprocessors raid slammed at Congressional hearings
Ben Harris
July 29, 2008
Witnesses at recent congressional hearings described the federal immigration raid on the country\’s largest kosher plant as a travesty of justice, a national disgrace and an ambush
Demonstrators march in Iowa to support Agriprocessors workers
Jewish Journal
July 28, 2008
More than 900 people, mainly Jews and Catholics, called for immigration reform Sunday and urged support for the nearly 400 undocumented workers arrested in the immigration raid two months ago at Agriprocessors, the nation’s largest kosher meat plant
Ancient sources yield health and diet wisdom
Jewish Journal
July 23, 2008
Diet books don\’t often include approbations from rabbis, but they\’re appropriate for \”The Life-Transforming Diet,\” a structured eating plan based on the writings of physician and Torah scholar Maimonides.
VIDEO: Joan Nathan, the real Sara Lee and America’s favorite cheesecake
Jewish Journal
July 22, 2008
The namesake of the famous company Sara Lee discusses her father\’s early expeierments with cheesecake and how he decided to name the company he founded after her. From Jewish Cooking In America with Joan Nathan.
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