Word: koshering
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After years of being the Ivy League's equivalent of soupy ice cream, Harvard Dining Services finally had high quality, high taste meals, along with frequent theme meals and kosher tables in several dining halls. And his enviormental crusade is worthy of praise...
...ordinance exempts the Jewish ritual slaughter techniques practiced by kosher butchers, because kosher slaughter methods are designed to prevent the animals' suffering while Santeria sacrifices are not. The issue of cruelty to animals, say the city officials, distinguishes rites deserving of protection from rites which the city can prohibit...
Muhammad has responded by publicly attacking Gates and trying to refute charges of anti-Semitism. "There are people who would call someone anti-Semitic for dropping a kosher sandwich on the floor," Muhammad told The Boston Globe...
Despite the oddity of animal sacrifice to most Americans, mainstream religious groups have weighed in to support the Lukumi Babalu Aye church. Jewish organizations fear that Hialeah's law might rule out kosher slaughtering. Christian groups like the Presbyterian Church and National Association of Evangelicals want to prevent the Supreme Court from further restricting religious rights. Complains attorney Oliver Thomas of the Baptist Joint Committee: "The American public has a hard time seeing beyond the dead chickens...
...encourages people who are trying to keep kosher," said Lowell resident Brian H. Grossman '94. "It gives people more choices in terms of what they can eat, because it's really difficult to keep kosher when you're served regular food...