Word: kashruth
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...revival of religious observances in the U.S.. Jews are regaining their interest in the Jewish dietary law, generally known as kashruth. Rabbis report a flood of inquiries from housewives and requests from food manufacturers for rabbinical supervision. Many national brands are adding kosher products to their lines,, e.g., Heinz. Beechnut, Brillo, Curtiss Candy Co. (which now has a kosher O.K. for its Baby Ruth and Butterfmger bars...
Many a bimah (pulpit) of New York synagogs vibrated with Rabbinical wrath last Friday evening. The Kashruth Association, guild of ritual food inspectors, met during the week in anger. Some 6,500 kosher butcher shops feared for their supplies. Half as many kosher delicatessen stores were worried about their spicy provender; householders in The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn chirped excitedly. All because of horrid disclosures of racketeering in the city's kosher food markets (see p. 15). The Kashruth Association called conditions in the kosher chicken markets "a blot upon the good name of the Jew." The Kashruth...