Word: kosher
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...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...
...should Jews observe kashruth? Says Rabbi Leonard Oschry of Chicago's Hebrew Theological College, who is leading a campaign for more kosher households: "By observing it, I make my whole life holy; it is a daily reminder of my Jewishness." Said a Jewish housewife: "You can't really be a good Jew if you don't keep a kosher house...
...Kosher meat is more expensive, too. Its slaughter must be rabbinically supervised and conducted according to a set ritual pattern that stresses humaneness. The animal's throat must be cut, says Israel's Chief Rabbi Herzog, "with a single swift and uninterrupted sweep of the knife . . . The knife must be minutely examined by a specific method before killing . . . twelve times by the nail and by the flesh of the finger ... It must also be examined after the killing, and if any unevenness, roughness or the minutest indentation is found, the beast is regarded as having been improperly slaughtered...
Nothing Wishy-Washy. Second reason for the high cost of kosher meat: butcher shops, also supervised by rabbis, must scrupulously trim fat from, all meat. "The Jewish housewife is very particular," says Jack Price, a director of the Chicago Kosher Butchers Association. "She doesn't care about price. She will haggle about the looks of the meat, and make the butcher cut this and that until she is satisfied...
...France travelers are treated with true Gallic grace, and the stewards provide something for everybody - straw slippers and chopsticks on flights to Japan, kosher and Moslem diets for Near East travelers, fine and fattening French foods on the blue-ribbon routes. Last year alone, Air France served 500,000 bottles of wine aloft, including champagne, provided on request in lieu of breakfast orange juice on some de luxe runs...