I think, sir, you can eat none of this homely meat.
Should the Jewish world lay off Agriprocessors? I don’t think so:
Agriprocessors certainly deserves it day in court. But something stinks in the state of Iowa, and it’s not too early for kosher consumers to demand higher standards from everyone associated with the industry. At stake is the integrity of kashrut itself - and the credibility of any Jew who quotes the Torah on justice.
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July 17th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Andrew - I disagree with your assessment. I don’t think that it requires a court of law to determine that Agriprocessors was engaged in practices that are unethical at best. Kashrut should be based on ethical practices as well as legal ones. If we assume that they have not broken any U.S. or Iowa laws, then the only way that Agriprocessors will change their unethical practices is if they recognize that they are being held to a higher standard. The threat of a boycott should make all Kosher food purveyors sit up and take notice that such behavior will not be tolerated by the Kosher-consuming community
July 20th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Couldn’t agree more. Write on!
July 21st, 2008 at 8:04 am
Derek:
Re-read my column and I think you’ll agree we’re on the same page.