Read more kosher stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4607/kosher.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:54:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61904/jews-eat-up-kosher-koogle-search-engine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOrthodox Jews have long been discouraged from searching the Internet due to rabbinical restrictions on viewing immodest content. No longer, Reuters reports. Enter Koogle—the name is a mashup of Google and a traditional Jewish noodle dish—a Hebrew-language search engine that filters out non-kosher content and appears to meet...http://www.newser.com/story/61904/jews-eat-up-kosher-koogle-search-engine.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 13:34:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58897/rabbi-seeks-boycott-of-revolting-mannequins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Israeli rabbi has called for a boycott of shops that display scantily clad mannequins, AFP reports. Mannequins and "obscene photographs" of models wearing swimsuits or underwear "elicit sorrow among the passers-by," said the rabbi. Stores in the northern city of Tiberias that keep their racy displays will lose their...http://www.newser.com/story/58897/rabbi-seeks-boycott-of-revolting-mannequins.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 14:21:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58452/eco-kosher-jews-aim-for-sustainable-sabbath.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA new wave of “eco-kosher” Jews treats environmentalism as law, the Los Angeles Times reports. To strengthen their ties to their faith, culinarily conscious believers are hosting sustainable Sabbath dinners using homemade, locally grown foods. “Jewish tradition should heighten our awareness of the choices we’re making,” said one devotee. Another...http://www.newser.com/story/58452/eco-kosher-jews-aim-for-sustainable-sabbath.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 May 2009 9:52:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57407/israels-stance-on-swine-flu-isnt-kosher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael has confirmed its first case of swine flu—but don't call it that, says the head of the country's health department. The minister, a member of one of the ultra-Orthodox parties in Benjamin Netanyahu's government, insisted yesterday that the infection should be referred to as "Mexico flu," since pork...http://www.newser.com/story/57407/israels-stance-on-swine-flu-isnt-kosher.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Apr 2009 7:23:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55297/kosher-tequila-passover-choices-widen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe kosher alcohol scene has long been dominated by sweet Manishevitz, but that old standby is getting a run for its money as premium wines, and even hard liquor, are crossing the kosher barrier. Making kosher product has many restrictions, but entrepreneurs seem to think Jewish tipplers are in the...http://www.newser.com/story/55297/kosher-tequila-passover-choices-widen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 04 Apr 2009 17:47:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/42626/kosher-meat-supply-crippled-after-iowa-immigration-raid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKosher meat prices are skyrocketing after the Iowa packing plant that supplied about 60% of the US market declared bankruptcy, USA Today reports, in the wake of a May immigration raid. Agriprocessors, in trouble even before the raid, stopped operating last week. “Stores like mine are struggling all over,” said...http://www.newser.com/story/42626/kosher-meat-supply-crippled-after-iowa-immigration-raid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Nov 2008 16:43:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/24956/margarine-shortage-stymies-passover-bakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJewish families are facing a culinary crisis: a shortage of margarine that’s kosher for Passover. The lack of available stick margarine in particular is frustrating cooks who bake confections that offset the holiday’s ban on leavening, the Wall Street Journal reports. "There are so few really tasty things at Passover...http://www.newser.com/story/24956/margarine-shortage-stymies-passover-bakers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 18 Apr 2008 14:54:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/18141/kosher-phones-block-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael’s top phone company is betting that its most orthodox customers need less temptation in their lives. Bezeq Israel Telecom launched a “kosher” phone service yesterday that will block calls to and from “improper” numbers, such as porn lines. In true kosher fashion, Israel’s top rabbis have approved the restrictions,...http://www.newser.com/story/18141/kosher-phones-block-porn.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 Feb 2008 17:37:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/3954/eco-kosher-eating-joins-religion-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAncient Jewish dietary laws meet contemporary concerns about how food is produced in what the Washington Post calls the "eco-kosher" movement. American Jews are increasingly concerned about labor standards, treatment of animals, and ecological impact of what goes on their table, even if they don't keep kosher, and religious leaders...http://www.newser.com/story/3954/eco-kosher-eating-joins-religion-ethics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Jul 2007 11:56:08 CDT