An inconvenient truth about ingredient quality in the kosher marketplace There’s an uncomfortable irony unfolding in the kosher food industry that deserves our attention. Many of us have grown up with a simple equation in our minds: heimishe brands equal better choices for Jewish families. These are “our” companies, often founded by observant Jews, marketed …

The Israel-Hamas War, a response to the massacres of Hamas on October 7, 2023, against civilians in towns on the southern border of the country, has tensions running very high. The fact that tensions are at a fever pitch is of little surprise though. The bodies of dead children, whether Israeli or Palestinian, are more …