Sixth Sense

It’s hard to believe, but Matzohs are already being baked for Passover, which is now little more than three months away. Yes, it’s early if you consider that in a leap year (like last year), Passover can fall at least two weeks later. People who are involved in the kosher food industry know that when Passover falls too

So what kind of year was it for kosher? A strange one. We all know what the cover story of this year’s kosher yearbook is: The rise and fall of the Rubashkins. But as much as they were a central part of the kosher story, the cover story for kosher is The Rise and Rise of Kosher Foods. The big story in this issue is that

So what kind of year was it for kosher? A strange one. We all know what the cover story of this year’s kosher yearbook is: The rise and fall of the Rubashkins. But as much as they were a central part of the kosher story, the cover story for kosher is The Rise and Rise of Kosher Foods. The big story in this issue is that

By the time you read this, bankruptcy trustee Joseph Sarachek may already be close to a deal for the sale of Agripricessors, of late rumored to be conducted by Quantum Partners of Boca Raton. So long as the $35 million bank debt is dispensed with, say the experts, a deal is possible. In the meantime, the bank has agreed to

By the time you read this, bankruptcy trustee Joseph Sarachek may already be close to a deal for the sale of Agripricessors, of late rumored to be conducted by Quantum Partners of Boca Raton. So long as the $35 million bank debt is dispensed with, say the experts, a deal is possible. In the meantime, the bank has agreed to

The funerals of the kashrus supervisors as well as the rabbi of the Chabad Center in Mumbai and his wife were both nothing short of gut-wrenching. The cries of “tata” (father) and “ima” (mother) made the heart sink as it drove home the enormity of the tragedy in Mumbai. Two rabbis who made a brief stop at the

The funerals of the kashrus supervisors as well as the rabbi of the Chabad Center in Mumbai and his wife were both nothing short of gut-wrenching. The cries of “tata” (father) and “ima” (mother) made the heart sink as it drove home the enormity of the tragedy in Mumbai. Two rabbis who made a brief stop at the

When I first heard the news of the attacks and hostage situation in Mumbai, my mind immediately wandered to other recent natural disasters and terrorists attacks where mashgichim (kashrus supervisors) were caught in harm’s way. Who would think of the notion that travelling to supervise a plant could possibly be a

When I first heard the news of the attacks and hostage situation in Mumbai, my mind immediately wandered to other recent natural disasters and terrorists attacks where mashgichim (kashrus supervisors) were caught in harm’s way. Who would think of the notion that travelling to supervise a plant could possibly be a

Here is a picture that I gathered of what life is like from people living in the Postville community these days: smiles are hard to come by as Postville’s Jewish community and even non-Jewish resident endure nightmarish conditions. The conversation, say residents, invariably turns to how much longer to hang on. A few