Philissa Cramer

OU Kosher says it's working to ramp up production in other kosher plants ahead of High Holidays, warns bad actors will 'seek to make money by preying' on observant Jews

Elefant said OU Kosher was working to “find solutions for ramping up production at other plants” while warning that the crisis could fuel bad actors.

The fire has also interrupted a linchpin of kosher meat production, according to OU Kosher.

A major fire at one of the largest kosher meat processing plants in the United States is poised to increase the price of kosher meat.

Police in Toronto announced that they believe young adults are being hired and paid online to shoot at local synagogues. The announcement follows a string of arrests in connection with shootings at a range of targets in the Canadian city, including multiple synagogues. “What we know is bad actors are using criminal elements in our city to carry out these […]

A major fire at one of the largest kosher meat-processing plants in the United States is poised to increase the price of kosher meat ahead of the High Holidays, in addition to devastating the plant’s local community.

A major fire at one of the largest kosher meat processing plants in the United States is poised to increase the price of kosher meat ahead of the High Holidays, in addition to devastating the plant’s local community. Investigators in Postville, Iowa, said that the fire that devastated AgriStar Processing started accidentally in the facility’s laundry room. The fire, which […]

Starting in 2027, Americans can redirect up to $1,700 of their federal taxes through The Opportunity Fund to individual Jewish schools, which will use the money for scholarships

Is the purpose of the sermon to bring people together or to challenge them? For some rabbis, politics is verboten; others say talking about Israel is unavoidable – even if it risks upsetting their congregants

A year ago, Rabbi Joel Sisenwine entered the High Holidays feeling like his congregants were brittle and divided.