Let’s Kibbitz: On Eating Ethically But Not Kosherly
I want to eat ethically, but not kosherly. Is that okay? And if it’s okay, why do I feel so much guilt?
Tag: "Kosher"
Noshin’: Israeli Jew Stirs Up Controversy with Pork Cookbook
This week, Israeli Jew and retired cardiologist Dr. Eli Landau is launching Israel’s first ever cookbook for pork. You’ve got to admit that an Israeli willing to publish a cookbook on pork has guts.
Noshin’: Eating My Heart Out
A few of the amazing nuggets I thought were worth sharing from the Hazon Food Conference 2009 in Monterrey, California. The 4-day event focused on sustainable agriculture, Jewish ethics, environmentalism, and really delicious meals.
Noshin’: The Twin Cities’ Best Pareve Desserts
With the festive season approaching, it seemed the perfect time to highlight some pareve (dairy-free) dessert options available across the Twin Cities. While most of these places won’t call their offerings “pareve,” the advent of a growing vegan population has created a wealth of options for those of us who are looking for dairy-free goods for other reasons (like not mixing meat and milk). This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I hope it’ll get you started.
Nov 19, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
Noshin’: Social Justice and Kashrut, a Heksher Tzedek Discussion with Rabbi Morris Allen
Every week, I get up here and rattle on about eating, cooking, and partaking in the smorgasbord that is Judaism, and although I’ve touched on kashrut briefly a small handful of times, we’ve never had a legitimate discussion. I’d like that to change.
Oct 29, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
Noshin’: Praying and fasting culinarily during the High Holy Days
During this most sacred of weeks (OK, sacred ten days), we oscillate between copious eating and no eating at all. Chances are, if you’re reading this, you enjoy your food more than the average bear. If you need some tips on fasting, Google provides no shortage.
Sep 24, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
Send a New Year’s message to the new kosher meat suppliers in Iowa
Jewish Community Action is asking you—the TC Jewfolk community—to send a New Year’s message to the new owners of the kosher meat plant in Postville, Iowa.
Announcing Noshin’: for Jews who love to eat
I offer you Noshin’: TC Jewfolk’s kosher equivalent of Food Network. Each Thursday, I’ll share a recipe for Friday dinner, restaurant reviews and food finds, or other current foodie news, all with a Jewish spin.
Sep 02, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Changes on U.S. Army base after attack on Jewish soldier
Last fall, a Jewish soldier named Michael Handman who was stationed at Fort Benning in Georgia was beaten severely by a fellow soldier and discriminated against in training by two drill sergeants, one of whom called him “Juden,” the German word for Jew, and the other who told the soldier to remove his Kippah when [...]
Aug 19, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Subway at the J: sandwich shop is the largest Kosher U.S. restaurant chain
The largest kosher U.S. restaurant chain is quite a shocker. Subway, the “Eat Fresh” sandwich chain with 22,000 non-kosher stores around the country, is at the top of the list for kosher restaurant chains in this country, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, with 9 kosher sandwich shops in bustling Jewish hubs like the local [...]
