Tag: "kashrut"

Kosher Community Moving On From Twin City Poultry

Kosher Community Moving On From Twin City Poultry

What happens when Twin City Poultry, the one kosher distributor in the Twin Cities, closes? The community is still figuring out.

If This is Kosher…

If This is Kosher…

I saw an article about the Dutch Parliament trying to forbid kosher slaughter – a practice deeply ingrained in Jewish tradition – and I found myself siding with the Parliament.

What Does Building the Mishkan Have To Do With Kashrut?

What Does Building the Mishkan Have To Do With Kashrut?

An imaginary conversation with God on what kashrut, the Jewish dietary laws, have to do with the building of the mishkan.

Our Ancestors Were Slaves in Egypt and We Have to Eat What?!

Our Ancestors Were Slaves in Egypt and We Have to Eat What?!

Even those of us who don’t usually “do Jewish” do so on Passover. So what does that really mean? Rabbi Locketz of Bet Shalom weighs in.