Our lead story again revolves around Agriprocessors, this time under attack by the Union Agri's employees, but customers seem to be on to the Union's antics...We don't normally cover openings and closings of kosher restaurants, but when there is so much news in a short time, we thought we'd cover all the new developments...I finally sat down to reflect on what I learned at Kosherfest and thought I'd share it with you...An importer of Israeli foods seems to be getting it right as he becomes a two-time winner, writes feature editor Sarah Cohen...Question: Which is the largest kosher market, Israel or the U.S.? Well, it depends...New York's Jewish poor received a big boost from Kosherfest...Idele Ross has the encouraging word for Israeli food manufacturers as Israelis seem to be buying homegrown products...If nothing else, kosher seems to be bringing many Muslims and Jews together...Eda Kram in her New Product Showcase covers the big winner at Kosherfest...Happy Thanksgiving.

Menachem Lubinsky
Editor-in-Chief