New York – First she had to find an organic cattle farm near Washington. Then a shochet, a person trained in kosher slaughtering, who was willing to do a freelance job. Then a kosher butcher to carve the beef into various cuts and other families from her synagogue to share it.
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All told, it took Devora Kimelman-Block of Silver Spring 10 months to obtain 450 pounds of meat that is local, grass-fed, organic and strictly kosher. Which is a lot of effort — and a lot of meat — for someone who keeps a kosher vegetarian household.
“Here I am, leading this meat thing, and we don’t even eat meat in our house,” she said.
The only way to make sense of Kimelman-Block’s effort is to understand that she is part of a budding movement, sometimes called “eco-kosher,” that combines traditional Jewish dietary laws with new concerns about industrial agriculture, global warming and fair treatment of workers. Eco-kosher, in turn, is part of the greening of American religion — the rapid infusion of environmental issues into the mainstream of religious life. [Washingtonpost]
Orthodox jews are the consumers of kosher products, so their opinion matters.
when conservative jews only eat kosher food their opinion will also be be heard.
since that is not going to happen they should stop telling orthodox how to spend their money.
Did you see the photo of her in that article? She obviously has no interest in anything Jewish.
Anyone with a hyphenated, feminist, last name like hers is suspicious from the outset.
Organic Glatt!?!
Strange. When was the last time you saw cattle eat anything but grass. It’s as organic as organic is!!!
“There is organic Glat meat readily available….”
“Wise Kosher has had organic meat for some time with excellent Hashgacha.”
Big companies that produce organic meat (like Wise) have a number of problems. Most cows are still raised in confinement & fed corn feed. Corn takes tons of gas to grow (fertilizer, tractors, transportation) & isn’t healthy for cows to eat. (Chicken can eat corn, but you’ve still got the confinement and the shipping problem). The local & the grass-fed means your food uses far less petroleum than your typical “industrial organic” meat. Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” is an exellent examination of some of these issues…
Vegetarianism is not Judaism. Judaism concerns itself with the concern of humanity over the animal kingdom, not vice versa.
This is part of the conservative movements hechsher tzedek program.
Wise Kosher has had organic meat for some time with excellent Hashgacha. (One of your fans!)
Why did it take 10 months?
There is organic Glat meat readily available….
I guess she doesn’t know how to use Google.
Vegetarianism (for non-health reasons) is hardly Orthodox.
Shabbos Kodesh… “Animal welfare” above human welfare…
And being vegetarian (for non-health reasons) is hardly Orthodox.
Shabbos Kodesh? “Animal welfare” above human welfare…
such mishigina mentchin!