‘God is Cool With Cannabis,’ Says Orthodox Jewish Cannabis Expert
According to Sarah Zadok, the use of medical cannabis among those who need it is not only permitted under Jewish law but also a mitzvah (commandment).
Polish Kosher Meat Bill is Anti-Semitic in Intent and Outcome, Says Anti-Semitism Scholar
The bill specifically forbids the slaughtering of animals in an ‘unnatural state,’ making it virtually impossible to do a proper shechitah.
PHOTOS: Biblical Scripture Comes Alive in Feast of Ancient Exotic Curiosities
The “Feast of Exotic Curiosities” served rare and strange delicacies which the Bible says are kosher, but which have been largely lost to Jewish cuisine.
Second Temple Jerusalemites Kept Strictly Kosher, New Excavations Find
After three years of exhaustive research, archaeologists studying ancient garbage at the City of David know quite a lot about about the diet of Biblical Jerusalemites, and one thing they they can say for sure: they kept strictly kosher.
Belgian Region Outlaws Kosher Slaughter
The Parliament of the Wallonia Region of Belgium outlawed kosher slaughter on Friday, passing a law banning all slaughter without stunning, for animals and fowl.
Marine Le Pen Announces She Would Ban Kosher Slaughter in France
While campaigning at a meat market near Paris, Marine Le Pen, the right-wing candidate in the ongoing French presidential elections, announced that, if elected, she would ban ritual slaughtering of animals.
IDF Buys 61 Tons of Matzah, 52 Tons of Chicken to Feed Soldiers on Passover
Israel’s army provides every soldier not only with kosher food all year round but also special ‘kosher for Passover’ food for the holiday.
A Kosher Kitchen in the White House? Yup! [VIDEO]
Every year, for one night preceding its annual Hanukkah party, the White House kitchen becomes 100 percent kosher.
PHOTOS: With Manna From Heaven, Biblical Feast Revives Ancient Foods
The first annual Biblical dinner, hosted by the Museum of Biblical Natural History, offered a unique opportunity to eat a Biblical feast fit for patriarchs.
U.S. House Passes Religious Freedom Bill Protecting Circumcision, Ritual Slaughter
“The world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of international religious freedom,” U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.), author of the bill, said in a statement.
