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Still a lot of opposition, but this project keeps overcoming the barriers. I think we're going to get a kosher luxury hotel in Vegaaaaas! Eventually, anyway.

"A 42-story #hotel with a two-level #synagogue just west of Treasure Island is moving forward.

The non-gaming KDH Hotel, formerly known as the King David Hotel, was recommended for approval by the Paradise Town Advisory Board on Tuesday and is expected to be reviewed by the Clark County Commission on Jan. 8.

Developers expect #Jewish visitors will embrace the 486-room property with the onsite synagogue and #kosher meals available."

reviewjournal.com/business/tou

Las Vegas Review-Journal · Jewish-focused hotel project gets initial OK from Clark County boardBy Richard N. Velotta

“A huge part of the #Russian-speaking #Jewish community was robbed of its Jewish roots while living in the #SovietUnion,” Petrenko said. “The main goal of Limmud FSU is to gain it back.”

Limmud FSU festivals generally feature #kosher #food, #klezmer #music, Russian-language #comedy shows and a cheerful atmosphere.

“But this year it was different,” Petrenko observed. “We gathered under the very heavy shadow of the events of #Oct7. The whole community is heartbroken over the #hostages.”

Petrenko said Oct. 7 was a turning point for his family. His son Dan, 26, and his daughter Michal, 24, found themselves blocked on social media by non-Jewish friends in the weeks following.

“Our daughter said she didn’t feel safe in #Canada anymore and started to look for a job in #Israel, which she eventually found,” he said. “Hate has increased enormously in all countries where #Jews live, and Canada is no exception.”

jta.org/2024/12/11/global/anti

Jewish Telegraphic Agency · Antisemitism concerns loom large at Canadian gathering of Jews from former Soviet UnionBy Larry Luxner

"It is in the #SecondTemple period and particularly with the #Maccabean revolt against their hellenising oppressors that the #pig comes into its own as an object of defilement. The Stoic philospher Epictetus records that the tyrant Antiochus Epiphanes sacrifices a sow in the Temple and pours its blood over the altar in an act of desecration.

The Books of #Maccabees tell of the the heroism of the mother and her seven sons who choose a painful death rather publicly eat the pig’s meat offered to them by their rulers as a sign of submission. The elderly scholar Eleazar prefers to die rather than accept a ruse to save his life – his guards suggest they will give him another meat and he can pretend it is #swine.

Rosenblum explains that the pig came to be identified with Esau, father of the Edomites. The animal tries to mask its impurity by presenting itself as #kosher with its cloven hooves. Edom comes to stand for #Rome, destroyer of the Temple and persecutor of #Jews..."

thejc.com/judaism/how-the-pig-

www.thejc.com · How the pig became a bête noireBy Simon Rocker

“I am a proud #Ethiopian, #black #Jewish #woman, #Israeli now #NewYorker,” she says. “I embrace all those identities, and I try to bring them on a #menu so people understand who I am. And I'm trying to bring happiness on a plate – something optimistic to the world,” she says, referring to “chaotic” global events. “#Food is a wonderful gateway to opening people’s minds and understanding about other cultures or heritages.”

After #October7, Barhany decided to make Tsion #kosher certified and #vegan. The café had already suffered several attacks, including #swastikas daubed all over the exterior, threatening phone calls and #boycotts. Curiously, one #swastika on their awning remains visible."

thejc.com/lets-eat/meet-the-pr

www.thejc.com · Meet the proud Ethiopian Israeli New Yorker who was born to cookBy Elisa Bray

From the Nosher:
While their popularity spans continents, their shapes and styles differ by region. In Turkey they’re often formed into small pyramid-like pouches, sometimes baked and simmered, sometimes boiled, often topped with yogurt, and served in a tomato-based broth or sauce. On the other hand, the ancient Bukharian Jewish community in Central Asia are known for large intricately shaped manti, generously filled with meat and always steamed — never boiled. There’s also a dairy version of Bukharian manti that’s filled with cheese and served with yogurt.

Recipe: myjewishlearning.com/the-noshe

"#Kosher #cuisine is stepping into the #podcast world with GLATT, a fresh offering from Fleishigs Magazine in partnership with Kosher.com. As the podcast industry continues to boom, Shifra and Shlomo Klein—the powerhouse duo behind Fleishigs Magazine—saw an opportunity to broaden the reach of kosher culture."

stljewishlight.org/news/news-l

St. Louis Jewish Light · Secrets of the kosher kitchen: New GLATT podcast spills all on food, faith, and flavor! - St. Louis Jewish LightDiscover GLATT, the new kosher food podcast by Fleishigs Magazine, offering inspiring stories and expert kashrut insights.

Ever feel like you’re learning a new language and want to ask, ‘Is this kosher?’ 😄

Whether it’s figuring out the right grammar, or making sure that phrase actually means what you think it does, we’ve all been there!

Keep questioning, keep learning, come join me inside of my course, and soon you’ll be fluent in all things language-approved. 📝

Rubenstein opening his new bagel shop in #UVillage will drive the Einsteins Bagels there, already teetering towards unprofitability, out of business.

Why does that matter? Because the UVillage Einsteins is not just the only kosher bagel shop in the whole of Einstein's bagel company, but it's also the only #kosher bagel shop in Seattle.

"Andrew Rubinstein is coming back to #Seattle. Last week the bagel maker best known for founding Rubinstein #Bagels — and then walking away from it — announced that he’d signed a lease for a new #bagel shop in #UniversityVillage, which is bound to become one of the hottest destinations for Seattle’s many gluten fans."

This article is a little old but the shop is opening now-ish.

seattle.eater.com/2024/4/29/24

A pile of several blistery plain bagels.
Eater Seattle · Andrew Rubenstein’s Hey Bagel Is Coming to Seattle’s University VillageBy Harry Cheadle

People might know that there are countries where it is effectively impossible for Jews to live.

What less people know is that there are countries where Jews are not banned outright, or prevented from getting work permits by law, but are made to pay a "Jew Tax" in the form of preventing Jews from producing kosher meat, requiring them to buy foreign meat that is less available and costs a lot more.

Those countries are Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland, Estonia and Slovenia.

These countries have a "Jew Tax" which requires their Jewish citizens to buy food at higher prices.

Canada has now joined these countries.

When I was in school and people would ask "How could people pass laws against Jews?", the answer is this... by starting with making life more difficult for Jews, then like the frog in the pot, turning up the heat.

#Antisemitism #Canada #Denmark #Sweden #Estonia #Switzerland #Slovenia #Kosher

Canada has *effectively* made Kosher slaughter illegal in Canada:

nationalpost.com/news/canada/r

(and yes I'm using the National Post as the source because the article has the most detail)

We've seen these kinds of moves- additional loyalty pledges for Jews, "No Zionist" rules, have become a popular way to push out Jews without explicitly kicking them out in other countries, and it looks like Canada is going down the same path.

National Post | National PostThe Federal government is being taken to court over new rules requiring extensive cognitive tests for kosher slaughtered animals.
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@dolmen @littlemiao @dukepaaron

I was thinking about your question last week, about science.

I don't think science is part of kosher, but there is the wording in Kosher of "clean" and "unclean", non-Kosher food is basically unclean.

When you watch someone who adhere strictly to kosher rules examine their food- even food that should be kosher, to ensure it is kosher, you see how much work is involved:

youtube.com/watch?v=LYqpwiKE7F