JustASC

This week in the New Jersey Jewish News:

• The Wright stuff: New Jersey Jews on Obama and his pastor.
• Anne Frank meets Annie: William Paterson University stages a musical comedy (that’s right) about the Secret Annex and Anne’s overlooked sister.
• Katchor’s rising star: An interview with a comics “genius.”
• Just say moo: Labor activists call on the O.U. to get tough with kosher slaughterhouses:

Many rabbis have told us that multiple issues come into play when determining whether a product is kosher. It is not just a question of the ritual slaughter of an animal, that vegetables are free of bugs and parasites, or whether wine has been boiled. Whether products are safe, animals treated well, and workers treated fairly and safely are all issues that can impact whether a product can be considered kosher.

If kosher authorities waive their responsibility to investigate such matters, it nonetheless does not release them from the obligation to act when information from such experts becomes public knowledge. The OU has an obligation to the kosher consumer, the Jewish community, and the general public to act. It has an obligation to protect the image of kashrut.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 at 4:32 pm and is filed under JustASC. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.