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Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Religion / Judaism

Israeli Startup Aims to Market Lab-Produced Chicken Within Three Years

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

SuperMeat meat is produced by growing cells that have been extracted from a ‘real’ chicken and cultivated in the lab.

Jewish / NY / Politics / Islamists / On Campus / Education / Religion

Assemblyman Werpin Wants Public Schools to Serve Kosher, Halal

By JNi.Media

Kosher airline meals are the most expensive type of airline meal served, costing nearly twice as much as standard meals, and offered at no additional cost.

News Briefs / Europe / Judaism

Polish Court Rules Ban on Shechitah Unconstitutional

By JTA

The ban was ruled unconstitutional by the narrowest of margins in a 5-4 vote.

NY / Politics / News Briefs / On Campus / Education / Religion

Muslims Want Halal Food in NYC Schools - Kosher Not Option

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

NYC council members proposed legislation requiring NYC public schools offer Islamic-compliant food.

News Briefs / Europe / Judaism

Danish Jewish Leader Disputes Report of Ban on Kosher Slaughter

By JTA

The president of Denmark’s Jewish community has disputed a government minister’s claims that new regulations would outlaw all kosher slaughter in the country. “We find this an odd statement,” Finn Schwarz, the community’s president, told JTA on Thursday about statements made earlier in the week by Agriculture Minister Dan Jorgensen to the Ritzau news agency. […]

Jewish / US / News Briefs

New Law Mandates Proper Labeling for Kosher Foods Going to Pantries

By JTA

Kosher and halal meals going to food pantries must be tracked and labeled as such under a new federal law. An amendment to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act enacted last week mandates the tracking and labeling by the Department of Agriculture. The department currently purchases kosher and halal foods but does not […]

US / News Briefs / Judaism

Agudah Presses U.S. Military on Kosher Field Meals

By JTA

Agudath Israel of America has asked the Pentagon to restore kosher field meals and charged that the Defense Logistics Agency had solicited a bid in April for kosher and halal “meals ready to eat,” but had recast the solicitation last month to include only halal, which adhere to Muslim religious precepts. “As things stand now, […]

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Europe

Amsterdam Falafel Joint Takes Israelis for a Non-Kosher Ride

By JTA

By the time they end up at Baba’s Grillroom in central Amsterdam, Israeli tourists tend to be somewhat distracted. Situated near the famous Rembrandt Square, this popular and veteran falafel eatery is literally surrounded by pot-selling coffee shops that help make Amsterdam one of the top holiday destinations for Israelis — and especially for the […]

Politics / Global / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism

Quebec to Tighten Regulations on kosher, Halal Meat Production

By JTA

Quebec’s agricultural minister is looking to tighten regulations for kosher and halal meat production. “We want the slaughter to happen in the most complete conditions of hygiene and cleanliness,” Quebec Minister of Agriculture François Gendron said, in comments reported by Montreal radio station CJAD last week. The minister said he would announce a plan for […]

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism / European Union

Council of Europe Says Ritual Circumcision Won’t Be Banned

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Sometimes anti-Semitism is its own best antidote because it makes its sewage makers look as ignorant as they are. After a Council of Europe body said circumcision violates human rights, its leader rejected the idea.

News Briefs

Jewish, Muslim Leaders Unite to Fight Polish Ritual Slaughter Ban

By JTA

The directors of the Jewish Community Center of Krakow and the Krakow Islamic Center are joining forces to fight Poland’s ban on Jewish and Muslim ritual slaughter. Jonathan Ornstein, the JCC’s executive director, and Dr. Hayssam Obeidat, director of the Islamic Center, issued a joint open letter Tuesday saying their “communities stand united and call […]

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / Religion

French Senator Receives Death Threats over Anti-Shechitah Stance

By JTA

A French senator said she will complain to police over death threats she received after proposing special labels for halal and kosher meat. Sylvie Goy-Chavent of the centrist UDI party will lodge a complaint with police over the threats and online “calls for civil war and a call for the Israeli government to attack France,” […]

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism / European Union

Poland Rejects ‘Shechitah’ Kosher Slaughter

By JTA

Campaigning against ritual slaughter on the grounds of “animal rights’ is a popular tactic to make lives difficult for Jews and Muslims. Take Poland, for example.

Jewish / News Briefs / Europe / Religion

French School to Muslims and Jews: Let Them Eat Pork!

By JTA

A French public school has stopped offering alternatives to pork in its cafeteria for its Jewish and Muslim pupils, and official said their solution is to be vegetarians. The alternative meats were removed last week to lower the overhead of running the cafeteria of the elementary school of Arveyres, a small town near Bordeaux in […]

News Briefs

French Muslim Vote May Bring Down President

By Jewish Press News Desk

Imams and Islamic associations are encouraging French Muslims to go to the polls in Sunday’s presidential race, and make a difference. One million strong, they are likely to make enough of a difference to unseat President Nicolas Sarkozy. Muslim officials are careful not to officially endorse either of the runners in the second election round, […]

Analysis

Britain: Muslim 'Cultural Sensitivity' Runs Amok

By Soeren Kern

A survey of recent events in Britain suggests that religious accommodation has given way to cultural submission. Before we know it, the 2012 London Olympics will be rescheduled because it clashes with Ramadan.

Global

French PM: Jews, Muslims Should Reconsider 'Ancestral Traditions' of Kashrut, Halal

By Jewish Press Staff Writer

Francois Fillon: Jews and Muslims should reconsider "ancestral traditions...We live in a modern society."

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VII

By Ruchama Feuerman

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