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As Passover approaches, longtime OU kosher supervisor sounds alarm on Manischewitz
Three days before the beginning of Passover, Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, a veteran mashgiach (kosher supervisor) for the Orthodox Union (OU), filed a lawsuit against Manischewitz and the OU, saying he can no longer stand behind the kosher status of the Manischewitz products he has supervised for 20 years, including its Passover matzos.
Obama mosque visit sends message of standing for religious diversity
An Orthodox Union official said a visit by President Barack Obama to a Baltimore mosque was an appropriate message embracing diversity.
U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Israel and religious hypocrisy
Last week, along with the enlightened world, we celebrated the dramatic ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Orthodox groups brace for consequences of same-sex marriage ruling
The name that keeps coming up when Orthodox Jewish groups consider the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court decision extending same-sex marriage rights to all states has little to do with Jews or gays.
Kosher oversight welcomed
The Rabbinical Council of California (RCC), a local nonprofit consortium of Orthodox rabbis, has brought in two national kosher organizations to review the restaurants in Los Angeles under its supervision.
RCC: Don’t Throw Out the Baby With the Bathwater
On Sunday March 24, the RCC received video footage alleging kashrus violations at Doheny Kosher Meats, a store under its supervision.
OU, JFNA slam Obama plan to reduce deduction rate
Two national Jewish organizations criticized a provision in the Obama administration’s federal budget proposal that would reduce the tax deductibility rate of charitable donations.
New Traditional Haggadot Reflect Freedom
Why is this Passover different than all other Passovers? On most Passovers, it is the liberal Jewish denominations that seek to reinterpret the holiday traditions, often viewing them through the prism of contemporary struggles for civil rights and environmental preservation.
Agriprocessors names new CEO
The hiring of Bernard Feldman of Long Island as the kosher meat producer\’s new chief executive keeps the company in the good graces of the Orthodox Union, which said last week it would withdraw its kosher supervision if new management wasn\’t hired within two weeks.