Comments on: Steaks for the Poor? http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Ilana-Davita http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6809 Ilana-Davita Mon, 19 May 2008 06:29:07 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6809 Thanks for the link. Thanks for the link.

]]> By: shev http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6713 shev Wed, 14 May 2008 12:16:38 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6713 Yes, if AgriProcessors goes under, it might be harder to afford steaks. Perhaps Masbia will be able to fulfil the mitzvah of tzedakah wihtout sacrificing the mitzvah prohibiting cruelty to animals, the halachot that delineate business ethics, or the mitzvah to observe the rules of the country you live in... This is obviously not to judge Masbia, which is worthy of great praise; let's just acknowledge the real cost of a mitzvah that relies on cheap food. Yes, if AgriProcessors goes under, it might be harder to afford steaks. Perhaps Masbia will be able to fulfil the mitzvah of tzedakah wihtout sacrificing the mitzvah prohibiting cruelty to animals, the halachot that delineate business ethics, or the mitzvah to observe the rules of the country you live in…

This is obviously not to judge Masbia, which is worthy of great praise; let’s just acknowledge the real cost of a mitzvah that relies on cheap food.

]]> By: Robin http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6708 Robin Wed, 14 May 2008 05:45:23 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6708 This Israeli version of this is Carmei HaIr in Jerusalem. Not only does it function as a restaurant, but business people come for lunch there and then pay what they want. This makes it even more of an integrated setting. The restaurant is located right near the shuk (Machane Yehuda). It is a very special place. http://carmeihair.org.il/ This Israeli version of this is Carmei HaIr in Jerusalem. Not only does it function as a restaurant, but business people come for lunch there and then pay what they want. This makes it even more of an integrated setting.

The restaurant is located right near the shuk (Machane Yehuda). It is a very special place. http://carmeihair.org.il/

]]> By: Michael Croland http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6706 Michael Croland Wed, 14 May 2008 03:16:46 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/steaks-for-the-poor/#comment-6706 If kosher meat prices go up -- as seems pretty likely -- in the wake of AgriProcessors' latest woes, it might be difficult for these folks to afford the steaks ... If kosher meat prices go up — as seems pretty likely — in the wake of AgriProcessors’ latest woes, it might be difficult for these folks to afford the steaks …

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