According to halacha, or traditional Jewish law, milk is only kosher if it comes from a kosher animal. One way to ensure that is the case is to consume only milk produced in a facility where Jews ...

Orthodox Union, most recognizable rabbinical certifier in the country, says phones won't stop ringing since a halt to certain inspections called the status of dairy into question ...

In Parshat Shemini, the Torah delineates the types of animals, birds, fish, and grasshoppers that are kosher. Animals must have split hooves and chew their cud, and fish must have fins and scales.

According to halacha, or traditional Jewish law, milk is only kosher if it comes from a kosher animal. One way to ensure that is the case is to consume only milk produced in a facility where Jews ...

The Talmud, Bechorot 6b asks how we know that milk from a kosher animal is kosher. Israel is “Eretz zavat chalav u’devash”, “A Land flowing with milk and honey.” If milk was not ...

Happy Pesach, or Passover! The week-long Jewish holiday began on Saturday and will last through this Sunday, April 20, which is Easter Sunday for Christians and Catholics. And during Passover, the ...

In this week’s parsha we read about the kosher and non-kosher animals. Everyone knows which animals are permissible to offer as sacrifices in the Beit HaMikdash – cattle, sheep, goats ...

This playful and fast paced animation summarises the attitudes of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism towards the consumption of animal products. Introducing the rules of Kosher and Halal ...

As soon as news broke that the Food and Drug Administration was suspending federal testing of commercially produced milk, the Orthodox Union’s hotline lit up. The flood of inquiries was “off ...

The Orthodox Union reported “off the hook” calls after revelations this week that federal testing of milk was being suspended. As soon as news broke this week that the Food and Drug ...