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Conservative Rabbi Fights Kosher Law

Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue signed into law a bill repealing the "unconstitutional Kosher Food Labeling Act." Full Story

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confused
May 24, 2010 12:30 pm

Conservative don’t eat kosher! what do they care if people who only eat kosher run the kosher biz?

Similar issues in the Land of Oz
May 23, 2010 3:42 pm

Read about the controversy about new food labelling laws in Australia
http://ajnwatch.blogspot.com/2010/05/should-ora-be-official-arbiter-of.html

#4 Nothing to worry about
May 23, 2010 3:10 pm

Do you remember how Duncan Hines changed the recipe for their cake mix to make it all dairy, and within a few months changed it all back because the kosher customers demanded pareve? Do not underestimate the kosher consumer base.

What legally defines "kosher"?
May 23, 2010 10:00 am

Can a goy decide what he considers “kosher” and give such legal “hashgocha”? And if for some odd reason (since it would be discriminatory to insist that) it must be someone from the Jewish people (which itself raises the question – what legally defines someone as “Jewish” – does it include Jews for J? One with only a Jewish father? One who “feels” Jewish? Or members of Islam who consider themself “true” Jews?), can an athiest (Jewish, of course) decide his standard of “kosher”? If anyone can legally call anything “kosher”, then yes, why not a Conservative or Reform heretic?… Read more »

Mixed feelings on new Georgia kashrus law.
May 23, 2010 7:33 am

The new law is fine in that it specifies where the hashgachah is coming from;however, it’s less than desirable in that those who accept less than Orthodox kashrus will now have the option of eating questionably kosher items that were previously not permitted to carry a “Kosher” label.From our perspective I’m not sure I would have wished this option be available to the Jewishly undereducated public. This gallus is a real mess…

Bad news
May 23, 2010 6:34 am

If you pay attention to the maketing surveys you will find that food companies get hashgacha because the non-kosher crowd including goyim think that kosher means a higher standard. In other words for the majority of consumers they don’t care which certification is on the package or even if it is really kosher, as long as it says kosher. As long as only orthodox was recognized, we who do care, could have a huge range of products to choose from. What I believe that this law does is now make it possible for a Reform or conservative rabbi to approach,… Read more »

It's all Kosher now
May 23, 2010 5:24 am

All states would be wise in adopting such a law, and we would then have no fear of the Tzedek Kashrus label gaining legal endorsement. Also would be precedent to keeping shchita and mila out of the mischievous reach of “less than Orthodox” hands.

he's got a point
May 23, 2010 4:18 am

As much as it confuses myself and every other kosher consumer the government should not stop him from being mashgiach on his restaurants. America is all about giving consumers the choices not having the government make our choices for us (bloombergs soda, salt and fat laws aside).

I do think that it should be mandated that he mark his (and all conservative) products clearly as conservative kosher.

Kosher
May 23, 2010 2:55 am

Well I’m glad that’s all cleared up..
To quote Jewish children’s entertainer David Grover, “Whether you’re Reform, Conservative or Orthodox, we like gefilte fish, chopped liver and we all like lox.”

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