Monroe Nash September 17, 1912 July 26, 1997 was an United States American businessman in the kosher food industry. He is credited with US Patent 3,108,882, Method for Preparing an Edible Fish Product for the jelly made from fish broth in which commercial gefilte fish varieties are packed. The patent was granted on October 29, 1963. ref http www.google.com patents?id lzxjAAAAEBAJ&dq 22monroe nash 22 Method for Preparing an Edible Fish Product , Patent number 3108882, Google Patents ref See also Gefilte fish Kashrut Kosher foods References references refimprove date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Nash, Monroe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1912 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH July 26, 1997 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Nash, Monroe Category 1912 births Category 1997 deaths US business bio 1910s stub ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 The gid hanasheh is the sciatic nerve that may not be eaten by Jews according to Halacha Jewish Law . The laws of prohibition regarding the gid hanasheh are found in Masechet Chullin Hullin Perek 7. Source The Torah Genesis, chapter 32 recounts that Jacob fought with an angel according to Rashi this was Esau s guardian angel who could not beat him. At the end of the fight, the angel moves a nerve in Jacob s leg causing him to limp. The verse then states Therefore the children of Israel Jacob do not eat the gid hanasheh until today. Removal The removal of the gid hanasheh and cheilev other forbidden fats is called nikkur . Since it is labor intensive to remove all the forbidden parts of the hind quarters of an animal, the entire hind quarters are usually sold to the non kosher market. See also Sciatic nerve &mdash non Hebrew terminology Category Kashrut he ... more details
The Tav HaYosher is a certification mark offered, free of charge, to Kashrut Kosher food establishments that meet a series of ethical criteria developed by the organization, Uri L Tzedek . Particularly, the Tav HaYosher confirms that an eating establishment with its seal pays minimum wage to all employees and overtime to those employees working more than 40 hours a week. It also ensures the establishment offers employees appropriate breaks as required by law, and provides a safe and abuse free working environment. Traditional agencies such as the Orthodox Union and Star K offer kosher certification known in Hebrew as a Hechsher , which confirms that the food meets the standards of kosher dietary law and can be eaten by those Jews who observe the laws of Kashrut . Many non Jews purchase kosher food, believing that the kosher certification implies that the food was produced to meet a higher ethical standard all around, not just in terms of Jewish law Halacha and Kashrut . ref Neal, June Sandra. http pqasb.pqarchiver.com courant access 981412301.html?dids 981412301 981412301&FMT ABS&FMTS ABS FT&type current&date Feb 05 2C 2006&author June Sandra Neal 3B consumercoach 40sbcglobal.net 3B&pub Hartford Courant&desc KOSHER S CHARISMA 3B NON JEWS ARE CONVERTING TO ITS STANDARDS 2C BUT DIETARY LAWS DON T MAKE IT ALL HEALTH FOOD&pqatl google Kosher s Charisma Non Jews Are Converting To Its Standards, But Dietary Laws Don t Make It All Health Food , Hartford Courant , February 5, 2006. Accessed June 18, 2010. ref Many kosher consumers were shocked to discover that Agriprocessors , a kosher slaughterhouse and meat processor in Postville, Iowa , had been Postville Raid raided by Federal authorities on May 12, 2009, where U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement had discovered breaches ranging from fraud to defiance of child labor laws to immigration violations. ref Beckerman, Gal. http ... s Ark Deli WebSite Kashrut Category Certification marks Category Kosher food ... more details
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cleanup date January 2009 Bishul Yisrael is a Hebrew language Hebrew term for one of the laws of kashrut in Judaism . The rule prohibits eating certain foods if they are cooked entirely by non Jews. ref cite web url http www.star k.org kashrus kk issues bishul.htm title Star K Kosher Certification Kosher Consumer publisher www.star k.org accessdate 2008 05 15 last first ref The term bishul Yisrael literally cooking of Israel i.e., by a Jew is the opposite of bishul akum , cooking of a non Jew , which the rule forbids. Akum is an acronym of Ovdey Kochavim U Mazalot , literally worshippers of stars and zodiac signs , but is actually a term for non Jews . ref cite web url http www.shemayisrael.co.il j keepingkosher chap1.html title Keeping Kosher in a Non Kosher World publisher www.shemayisrael.co.il accessdate 2008 05 15 last first archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080509064023 http www.shemayisrael.co.il j keepingkosher chap1.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 05 09 ref This rule is part of a set of takkanah decrees instituted by the rabbis of the Talmud to prevent interfaith marriage intermarriage s with non Jews. ref name Bishul Akum at koltorah.org http koltorah.org ravj 12 16 20Bishul 20Akum.htm Bishul Akum at koltorah.org ref The purpose of the rule is explicitly to inhibit socializing with non Jews. The prohibition of bishul akum applies to a formal meal prepared exclusively by non Jews, even if the situation was one which had no other kosher food problems. ref http www.oukosher.org index.php articles single 14 OU Kosher Playing with Fire, by R. Yaakov Luban ref The prohibition applies only if the food is prepared exclusively by non Jews. ref http www.chabad.org library article cdo aid 475726 jewish Is a non Jew permitted to turn on the oven.htm Is a non Jew permitted to turn on the oven or stove? Kosher Q&A ref A small amount ... Kashrut Cholov Yisroel Pas Yisroel Kosher wine Kashrut Category Hebrew words and phrases Category ... more details
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Infobox South African subplace censuscode 77409094 name Fordsburg latd 26 latm 12 lats 24 longd 28 longm 1 longs 24 Fordsburg is a Suburbs of Johannesburg suburb of Johannesburg , South Africa . It is located in Region 8 Johannesburg Region 8 . update after 2011 02 16 Fordsburg is a residential suburb, although housing numerous shops and factories. Today, Fordsburg is a major centre of Indian South Africans Indian and Pakistani South African culture, with large number of halal restaurants. The Oriental Plaza , located in Fordsburg, was created by the Apartheid government as a large shopping centre for Indian owned shops, and is a major attraction in Fordsburg. From the earliest days of Johannesburg, the suburb housed a large Jewish South Africans Jewish community with the Fordsburg Mayfair Hebrew Congregation established in 1893 http www.abaa.org books 274417234.html as well as associated institutions such as a Kashrut Permitted and forbidden animals Kosher butchery , Chevra Kadisha , Tzedakah In practice welfare organisation s and Bet midrash . http upetd.up.ac.za thesis available etd 09212005 092700 unrestricted 04chapter4.pdf References reflist External links http web.archive.org web 20061007214938 http www.joburg.org.za citichat 2004 nov15 citichat.stm A history and overview of Johannesburg s western inner city, including Fordsburg Region 8 Category Johannesburg Region 8 Category Suburbs of Johannesburg Category Islam in South Africa Category Jews and Judaism in South Africa Johannesburg stub ... more details
File ThisIsMyGod.jpg thumb right 1sr edition publ. Doubleday publisher Doubleday This is My God is a non fiction book by Herman Wouk , first published in 1959. The book summarizes many key aspects of Judaism and is intended for both a Jewish and non Jewish audience. The author, who served in the United States Navy and is a Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, writes from a Modern Orthodox Judaism Modern Orthodox perspective. Key topics Jewish history Shabbat High Holy Days Minor Holy Days 9th of Av , Purim , Hanukkah Jewish Prayer Kashrut Dietary laws Torah Talmud Orthodox Judaism Reform Judaism Israel Zionism . Zionism is a single long action, of snatching great masses of people out of the path of sure extinction. ref This is My God , page 264, first edition 1959 , published by Doubleday, Garden City. ref References reflist Additional Source This is my God 1988 by Herman Wouk. ISBN 0316955078 This edition is published by Little, Brown, and Company. DEFAULTSORT This Is My God The Jewish Way Of Life Category 1959 books Category Books about Judaism Category Modern Orthodox Judaism ... more details
distinguish Central Rabbinical Congress The Chicago Rabbinical Council or cRc is the largest regional Orthodox rabbi nical organization in America, located in Chicago , Illinois . The cRc is a not for profit offering a wide variety of Jewish services including kosher product supervision and kosher certification. Kosher certification is available around the world and throughout the year, including Passover supervision. The cRc is also involved in community relations, funeral standards legislative issues, singles programming, youth education, and other activities benefiting the Jewish and general communities. The cRc provides a beth din , a court of rabbis who are experts in Jewish law. In addition to dealing in the area of Jewish divorce, the Jewish court deals with Jewish adoption, conversion, certification of Jewish status, cases of mediation, and legal disputes. The CRC s beth din and kashrus services are used by many other Midwestern United States midwestern and South Central United States south central United States Judaism Jewish communities. Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz is the long time Av Beit Din of the cRc. External links http www.crcweb.org The CRC s official website Jewish org stub Kashrut Category Orthodox Judaism in the United States Category Rabbinical organizations Category Jews and Judaism in Chicago, Illinois Category Kosher food certification organizations ... more details
Where What When is a monthly Jew ish periodical in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Established in 1985, its content is directed to the wide spectrum of Baltimore s Jewish population, and it has an approximate readership of 40,000. ref name About http www.wherewhatwhen.com about.asp About Us , Baltimore Where What When . Retrieved October 12, 2006. ref The magazine is circulated by mail and by newsstand throughout Maryland and Washington D.C. including, Baltimore , Silver Spring, Maryland Silver Spring and Rockville, Maryland Rockville . ref name About http www.wherewhatwhen.com about.asp About Us , Baltimore Where What When . Retrieved October 12, 2006. ref Articles cover topics such as Jewish schools, Israel , advice, stories, Kashrut kosher recipes, Baltimore politics, Jewish singles and Jewish holiday s. It maintains a website with an archive of all the articles published since September 2005. ref name Website http www.wherewhatwhen.com Website , Baltimore Where What When website . Retrieved October 12, 2006. ref Notes references External links http www.wherewhatwhen.com official website Category Jewish magazines published in the United States Category Jews and Judaism in Baltimore, Maryland c ... more details
out of date date March 2012 The Conference of European Rabbis is the primary Orthodox Jewish Orthodox rabbinical alliance in Europe. It was founded in 1956 on the initiative of British Chief Rabbi Sir Israel Brodie , and its current executive director is Aba Dunner . All the then chief Rabbis from around Europe joined the organization, and attended its first conference in Amsterdam . It is run by a standing committee of 25 members which meets twice a year. There is a convention of the entire organisation once every two years to which all Chief Rabbis and congregational Rabbis in Europe are invited. The conference is designed to facilitate communities with problems concerning Kashrut , Religious conversion conversion , divorce , recruitment of Rabbis and other issues. The CER has also recently established a department that deals with the building of mikveh s. The current president is Chief Rabbi of France , Joseph Sitruk , and the associate president is British Chief Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Sacks . Other senior officials include Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt , the Rabbi of Moscow. External links http www.cer online.org en about.asp Conference of European Rabbis Website DEFAULTSORT Conference Of European Rabbis Category Rabbinical organizations Jewish org stub yi ... more details
Jacob Nasirov is a prominent Bukharan Jews Bukharian rabbi residing in Jamaica Estates, Queens , New York. His family originated in Bukhara and immigrated to Afghanistan in 1932. He was born in 1944 and at age 5, his family made aliyah to Israel. After serving in the Israel Defense Forces and working for few years, in 1980 he was called to serve as the rabbi of Anshei Shalom synagogue, the only Afghan Jewish congregation in the United States. Nasirov oversees the kashrut of restaurants, provides free circumcisions , and until recently, kept ties with the Zablon Simintov last remaining Jew in Afghanistan . He is a member of the Bukharian Rabbinical Council. Source Lee, Felicia R. Coping Afghan Jews Look Back in Sorrow New York Times Dec. 30, 2001 Pomerance, Rachel Because Jews are news, feuding Afghans make CNN Jewish Telegraphic Agency Dec. 14, 2001 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Nasirov, Jacob ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1944 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Nasirov, Jacob Category 1944 births Category Living people Category Bukharan Jews Category Afghan Orthodox Jews Category Bukharan rabbis Category American Orthodox rabbis Category 20th century rabbis Category 21st century rabbis Category People from Queens US rabbi stub ... more details
Haroun Yashayaei is the chairman of the board of the Tehran Jewish Committee and leader of Iran s Jewish community. ref http www.kosherdelight.com IranKashrutAuthorities.shtml The Jewish Community of Tehran, Iran Kashrut Authorities in Iran and Around the World ref ref http www.iranjewish.com News e 22 1.htm Report of Iranian President s visit from Yousef Abad Synagogue, Tehran Iran Jewish ref On January 26, 2006, Yashayaei s letter to the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , concerning his Holocaust denial comments, brought about worldwide media attention including an intervew with Der Spiegel . ref http www.rferl.org featuresarticle 2006 02 fb25e81f bce9 4291 acdb cf2c5c69fe92.html Iran Jewish Leader Criticizes President For Holocaust Denial Radio Free Europe ref ref http www.dailytimes.com.pk default.asp?page 2006 5C01 5C30 5Cstory 30 1 2006 pg4 23 Iran s Jews uneasy over Holocaust denier Ahmadinejad Daily Times ref ref http www.monthlyreview.org mrzine aam030507.html On the Jewish Presence in Iranian History Monthly Review ref ref http www.spiegel.de international spiegel 0,1518,455172,00.html TEHRAN S JEWISH COMMUNITY REACTS A Shameful Convention SPIEGEL Magazine ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Yashayaei, Haroun ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Yashayaei, Haroun Category Iranian Jews Category Tehran Jewish Committee Category Living people Category Year of birth missing living people ceb H run Yashayaei tl H run Yashayaei ... more details
Nikkur is the process of making an animal kosher by removing chelev forbidden fats and the gid hanasheh sciatic nerve . ref http oukosher.shelomodobkin.com index.php common article whats the truth about inikkur achoraim i What s the truth about Nikkur Achoraim ref It is much easier to perform nikkur on the front part of the animal. It is also easier to perform on non domestic animals such as deer as the cheilev does not need to be removed from such animals. Since it is difficult to perform nikkur on the hind part of domestic animals, the entire hind part is usually sold to the non Jewish market. This tradition goes back for centuries. ref http www.kashrut.com articles nikkur Nikkur achoraim ref While many Muslims do accept that today e.g. in the Middle East based on Quranic permissibility of food from people of the book , not all Muslim communities accept Kosher slaughtered meat, including those hindquarters as halal e.g. Indian subcontinent . ref http www.halalpak.com index.php?option com content&task view&id 35&Itemid 1 HalalPAK comparison between halal and kosher ref On the other hand, in countries like Israel, specially trained men are hired to prepare the hindquarters for sale as kosher. references External links http religion.atspace.com Judaismfood03blood.htm Laws of Judaism concerning eating fat from the Torah and Maimonides Code of Jewish Law Category Kashrut Category Meat industry judaism stub food stub ... more details
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File Uriel Davidi.jpg thumb Hacham Uriel Davidi 1922 2006 Hacham Uriel Davidi Khansari 1922 December 24, 2006 was a famous Jewish Jud o Khunsari religious leader and theologian , who was born in Khansar city Khansar Iran and died in the Neve Yaakov section of Jerusalem , Israel , where he had spent the last 12 years of is life. ref name persian chief rabbi cite web url http www.persianrabbi.com content view 160 48 title The Story of Hacham Uriel last Yitzchaki first Chaim publisher PersianRabbi.com originally published in Mishpacha Magazine accessdate November 18, 2008 ref He was descended from a long line of rabbis who preceded him in leading the Jewish community in Iran. Born to Hacham Meir Davidi, he continued the tradition of a learned scholar and after moving to Tehran, became a more prominent community leader in his own rite. In the late 1970s, Davidi along with the late chief rabbi, Hacham Yedidia Shofet made annual visits to the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi , as representatives of the Jewish community. In 1979, shortly after the Islamic revolution, Davidi and Shofet along with a few other members of the Jewish community of Tehran met with the new leadership of the Islamic Republic in order to preserve the rights of the Jewish community. Hacham Uriel Davidi served as the chief rabbi of Iran after Hacham Shofet left, from 1980 to 1994. On January 17, 1994, he moved to Jerusalem , Israel . One of his sons is Rabbi Nissim Davidi, the Kashrut Administrator of the Rabbinical Council of California in Los Angeles , California ref name Son as part of RCC cite web url http thesensitivebaker.com pdfs RCC certificate.pdf title Rabbi Nissim Davidi listed on the letterhead as Kashrut Administrator last Davidi first Nissim ref ref name Son as part of the RCC cite web url http www.rccvaad.org contact.html title Contact information for RCC last Davidi first Nissim ref . He is also certified mohel like his father and paternal grandfather were before him. ref name Son as Mohel c ... more details
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Infobox religious building building name Kol Zimrah infobox width image image size caption map type map size map caption location Upper West Side , Manhattan , New York geo latitude longitude religious affiliation Judaism rite region province territory prefecture sector district cercle municipality consecration year status functional status Active heritage designation leadership website url kolzimrah.info architecture architect architecture type architecture style general contractor facade direction groundbreaking year completed construction cost specifications capacity length width width nave height max dome quantity dome height outer dome height inner dome dia outer dome dia inner minaret quantity minaret height spire quantity spire height materials nrhp added refnum designated Kol Zimrah is an independent minyan independent minyan or chavurah founded in 2002, based in New York City and meeting primarily on Manhattan s Upper West Side . Its motto is meaningful prayer through music . ref name Michaelson2003 Jay Michaelson, http www.forward.com articles 7093 A Prayer Group of Their Own , The Forward , November 14, 2003. ref The congregation meets regularly for Friday night services which combine Hebrew language liturgy with musical instruments and singing. ref name Michaelson2003 It does not identify itself with any of the established Jewish religious movements , and has a style of prayer that does not fit neatly into the styles associated with any of them. ref http www.zeek.net 801roundtable D.I.Y. Judaism A Roundtable on the Independent Minyan Phenomenon , Zeek , Spring Summer 2007, p. 25. ref Like other chavurot , Kol Zimrah has no rabbi or other professional leadership, and is run completely by volunteers. It uses a two table system at its potluck dinners one table with vegetarian food, and one table with vegetarian food in which all ingredients have kashrut certification in order to accommodate different standards of kashrut in a pluralistic community. ref Sue ... more details
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A kosher restaurant is an establishment that serves food that complies with Jewish dietary laws kashrut . These businesses, which also include diner s, caf s, pizzeria s, Fast food restaurant fast food , and cafeteria s, and are frequently in listings together with kosher bakery bakeries , butcher s, catering caterers , and other similar places, differ from kosher style establishments in that they operate under Hechsher rabbinical supervision , which requires that the laws of kashrut, as well as certain other Jewish laws, must be observed. Such locations must be closed during Shabbat and Yom Tov Jewish holidays if under Jewish ownership. ref http en.wikipedia.org skins 1.5 common images button media.png ref In most cases, the location is limited to serving exclusively either dairy or meat foods. But some types of establishments, such as delicatessen s, frequently serve both, kept in separate areas. Kosher restaurants exist in many cities that have Jewish communities. In cities with large Jewish populations, the choices in kosher dining available may be quite large. In the United States, New York City has the highest number of kosher restaurants, and in Canada, Toronto has the most. In New York, some well known Citation needed date April 2010 restaurants include Talia s Steakhouse & Bar, The Prime Grill, Solo, Le Marais, Basil, Clubhouse, Kolbeh, and the recently opened Prime KO. Montreal , Canada, with about 100,000 Jews, also has several kosher restaurants which include the award ... when ordered in advance. Controversies With kashrut being a very sensitive issue, there have been many .... Civil enforcement of Kosher laws Main Civil laws regarding Kashrut In some U.S. states and other jurisdictions ... is simply to allow the establishment to disclose its own kashrut standards, with the governmental authority then scrutinizing whether the establishment in fact lives by the kashrut standards it discloses ... & Kosher Restaurants & markets in the U.S, Canada, UK, & Israel. References Reflist Kashrut Category ... more details
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