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The complainer

When all you can see are carcasses, here is something wrong with you.

The complainer

Rabbi Kook and the workers' kitchen during the Nine Days

The administrators of the Jerusalem branch of the Poel Mizrachi needed to find nourishing meals, especially for the manual laborers.

Rabbi Kook and the workers' kitchen during the Nine Days

Finnish parliament committee votes to protect kosher slaughter

Constitutional committee deeply critical of animal welfare bill, describing it as a threat to religious freedom in Finland.

Finnish parliament committee votes to protect kosher slaughter

German antisemitism monitor slams AfD for motion banning kosher slaughter

Felix Klein calls AfD motion to ban religious slaughter in Germany ‘fundamental attack on Jewish life.’

Antisemitism monitor slams AfD motion banning kosher slaughter

Observant man suing Burger King Israel after accidentally eating cheeseburger

Burger King sued by man who assumed burger contained vegan cheese after seeing out of date sign saying location was kosher.

Man suing Burger King after accidentally eating cheeseburger

Los Angeles kosher ice cream shop's windows shattered

Brazen New Year's Day vandal also steals kosher ice cream store's cash register.

Kosher ice cream shop's windows shattered, cash register stolen

Kosher at the World Cup: Qatar authorities encouraged the Jewish initiative

Head of Alliance of Rabbis in the Islamic States says Jewish rights are honored in the Arab world - unlike of places in Western Europe.

Qatar authorities encouraged the Jewish initiative

Leaving USA for GOD

We no longer face an unfriendly administration. We face an unfriendly America. Op-ed.

Leaving USA for GOD

British politicians call on Finland not to ban kosher slaughter

Finland urged to amend animal welfare bill that would by technicality serve to ban religious slaughter.

British politicians call on Finland not to ban kosher slaughter

Ex-UK Northern Ireland Secretary: EU tried to block kosher products

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis alleges EU attempted to block kosher products from being exported to Northern Ireland.

Ex-Northern Ireland Secretary: EU tried to block kosher products

Airline sued for adding kosher stamp to foods without approval

JetBlue accused by Kof-K of adding ‘K’ hechsher to products without certification.

Airline sued for adding kosher stamp to foods without approval

Cost of kosher foods skyrockets in Great Britain

Prices in Britain for kosher foods have soared by over 25 percent in 2022, leaving many struggling to keep up with their needs.

Cost of kosher foods skyrockets in Great Britain

Major kosher conference focuses on intersection of Jewish law and technology

In Hungary, 100 European rabbis and kashrut organizations convene to address technological developments.

Major kosher conference focuses on Jewish law and technology

Where's your plate?

Our heritage is not something to downplay or conceal, our lives should be consciously filled with meaning.

Where's your plate?

Yeshiva Rabbi tells students to avoid dairy kitchens in IDF

The headmaster of Yeshivat Elon Moreh has instructed his students not to eat dairy food cooked in IDF kitchens.

Yeshiva Rabbi tells students to avoid dairy kitchens in IDF

'Catastrophe' in the IDF: Dairy cooking may be allowed again

Decades later, the IDF may lift a lengthy ban on dairy in base kitchens. Military Rabbis have warned against the move.

'Catastrophe' in the IDF: Dairy cooking may be allowed again

Rabbi David Stav: Abuse needs to be 'uprooted from our society'

Rabbi David Stav, chair of the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, says that the Chaim Walder case has been an "ugly hour."

Rabbi David Stav: Abuse needs to be 'uprooted from our society'

Eggs from a non-kosher bird

Birds of "unclean" species are out but what about the eggs of an allowed species that turns out to be non-kosherr?

Eggs from a non-kosher bird

EU Rabbis: Bans on kosher slaughter 'hounding out' Europe's Jews

Conference of European Rabbis says the latest Greek kosher slaughter ruling "sends a shudder down the spine of Jews throughout Europe."

EU Rabbis: Bans on kosher slaughter 'hounding out' Europe's Jews

British MPs move to limit kosher slaughter in the UK

As UK moves to ban "non-stunned" meat, kosher industry officials are working on a response with a halal food industry group.

British MPs move to limit kosher slaughter in the UK

Leading haredi rabbi asks: 'How can Jews make decrees against Jews?'

Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, leading haredi rabbi, questions how Israeli government can issue 'decrees' against Torah-observant Jews.

Leading rabbi asks: 'How can Jews make decrees against Jews?'

Minister uses parliamentary immunity to bring non-kosher wine into Knesset

Yesh Atid faction bids farewell to Minister Meir Cohen's assistant. Non-kosher wine brought in contravention of Knesset rules.

Minister uses immunity to bring non-kosher wine into Knesset

Court orders Michigan to provide inmates with kosher meals

Federal Court also rules inmates must be provided with holiday-specific kosher meals, not just kosher snacks from prison commissary.

Court orders Michigan to provide inmates with kosher meals

World Jewish Congress slams EU court ruling upholding religious slaughter ban

EU Court of Justice ruling allows Belgium – and by extension other EU states – to ban religious ritual slaughter without pre-stunning.

WJC slams EU court ruling upholding religious slaughter ban

Northern Ireland's Jews facing looming kosher food shortage

Post-Brexit trade issues between the UK and the EU are threatening to make it difficult for Northern Ireland's Jews to import kosher food.

Northern Ireland's Jews facing looming kosher food shortage

UK Jewish community worried about impact of new meat labelling laws on kosher products

Community confident government will protect kosher slaughtering but concerned kosher meat will end up with discriminatory labelling.

UK Jewish community worried about new meat labelling laws

Jewish couple kicked out of UK tearoom for requesting meal without non-kosher chicken

Restaurant owner tells couple to leave after they asked for cucumber as a replacement or offered to pay full price without the chicken.

UK Jewish couple kicked out of tearoom for kosher request

Australian kosher authority delists Ben & Jerry's ice cream

Kosher agency takes Ben & Jerry's off list of approved products, recommends a local alternative ice cream instead.

Australian kosher authority delists Ben & Jerry's ice cream

Kashering the spoils of Midian

Israel's first Chief Rabbi: 'The two steps in kashering the spoils parallel the two steps in possessing the Land of Israel.'

Kashering the spoils of Midian

Second Montreal kosher eatery target of arson attack

Following an arson attack on kosher Chez Benny Express on June 13, the nearby Montreal Kosher Bakery was targeted on Monday.

Second Montreal kosher eatery target of arson attack

Ohio HS football coach forces kosher player to eat pork as punishment

Player is forced to sit on chair in gym surrounded by teammates and eat a whole pepperoni pizza as punishment for missing previous practice.

Ohio HS football coach forces kosher player to eat pork

Teaching our children how to keep Kosher

There are so many different symbols and organizations! How do we teach our children what to do?

Teaching our children how to keep Kosher

Jewish Agency Head: Kosher slaughter ban is like outlawing Judaism

Jewish Agency head, Isaac Herzog, urges EU heads of state to drop kosher slaughter ban. “These are foundations of Jewish religious practice"

'Kosher slaughter ban is like outlawing Judaism'

COVID vaccine is kosher, manufacturers promise

No pork used in coronavirus vaccines produced by Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca.

COVID vaccine is kosher, manufacturers promise

World Jewish Congress condemns EU decision on ritual slaughter

WJC calls decision by EU court to allow countries to mandate stunning animals before slaughter an assault on freedom of religion.

World Jewish Congress: Jewish life in Europe under attack

EJA laments ECJ ruling on kosher slaughter in Belgium

“Bogus animal welfare claims are being used to penalize a practice that puts care and respect for animals at its very core."

EJA laments ECJ ruling on kosher slaughter in Belgium

'ECJ decision upholding ban on non-stun slaughter will be felt by Jews'

President of CER responds to European court's decision to uphold ban on non-stun slaughter in Belgian regions of Flanders and Wallonia.

'ECJ decision banning non-stun slaughter will be felt by Jews'

Meat, milk, and Aliyah" Parashat Re'eh

How long do we have to wait from meat to milk? And how long are we allowed to wait to make aliya?

Meat, milk, and Aliyah: Parashat Re'eh

Are penguins kosher?

Penguins are not on the Torah's list of non-kosher birds and don't resemble any of them. Why are they not kosher?

Are penguins kosher?

Los Angeles Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf stores are giving up their kosher certification

After 57 years, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf's LA-area stores give up their kosher certification.

LA's Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf drop kosher certification