South America's days of being a major supplier of kosher meat may be coming to an end, but just maybe...How retailers merchandise their Passover items can make a big difference in sales...Supermarkets sometimes step in to fill a void when an independent kosher grocer closes...In My Sixth Sense, I look at how Wal-Mart's efforts to become a major kosher grocer may have been temporarily thwarted in one community...An upscale glatt kosher restaurant on Rodeo Drive has closed...Israel is moving slowly into organic foods...Sara Cohen looks at kosher food for U.S. servicemen in Iraq and Afghanistan...Idele Ross has the story of dates headed for Wal-Mart that are kosher and Shmittah certified...Idele also has her Israel roundup with stories of soaring supermarket sales, Israel's winter beverage, and a winery adds Braille...Eda Kram in her New Product Showcase covers new kosher Choice gum.

Menachem Lubinsky
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