Matzoh Scandal in Crown Heights
“A handmade matzo factory in Brooklyn is facing questions over whether some of the ritual flatbread it produced is kosher enough for observant Jews to use at Passover seders,” the NY Sun reports. “At issue is whether a former employee at Lubavitch Matzo Bakery, which each week produces thousands of pounds of round shmura’ matzo,…
“A handmade matzo factory in Brooklyn is facing questions over whether some of the ritual flatbread it produced is kosher enough for observant Jews to use at Passover seders,” the NY Sun reports. “At issue is whether a former employee at Lubavitch Matzo Bakery, which each week produces thousands of pounds of round shmura’ matzo, is Jewish.” The employee was laid off two weeks ago, and Rabbi Zalman Osdoba, rabbinical coordinator of Crown Heights Kosher certification, thinks she’s probably Jewish, though he’s not 100% sure… but it might not matter anyway. Some rabbis say that matzo used during Passover seders must be rolled by Jews, but other rabbis believe that the religion of the matzo maker doesn’t affect the kosher-ness of the finished product.
Kosher Questions Arise Over Matzo [NY Sun]
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Great example of using religon as a cover to sanction discrimination.
The carrying of rules to extreme, by ultra orthododx Jews, evangelical Christians, or fundamentalist Muslims, just provides a good illustration of the stupidity of waisting your time with such superstitious nonsense.
Yes, while reading this I was overcome by the silliness of it all. With all due respect to my Orthodox brothers, this is ridiculous!
Honestly, don’t these people ahve other things to worry about? The number of rules Hasids and Orthodox must follow are dizzying. Perhaps the Lubavitchers will open an FBI file on the woman in question.