by Tony W. Cartledge | Jun 30, 2021 | Opinion
Jews aren’t allowed to eat pork, right? The command forbidding it is found in Leviticus 11:7 and Deuteronomy 14:8. Both note that even though the pig has “cloven hooves” like cattle or sheep, it doesn’t “chew the cud,” so it was considered unclean. Deuteronomy wasn’t... by Nicole Neroulias | Jan 6, 2011 | News
(RNS) Convicted businessman Sholom Rubashkin, former executive of the now-defunct Agriprocessors kosher meat plant, has filed an appeal in hopes of a new trial, or at least a reduced sentence. Rubashkin, 51, was found guilty in November 2009 on 86 counts of fraud... by Nicole Neroulias | Dec 28, 2010 | News
NEW YORK (RNS) What does it really mean for your Hebrew National hot dog to “answer to a higher authority?” For years, it’s meant a kosher certification that ensured Jewish (and non-Jewish) consumers were buying a product that met strict religious standards for...
