Comments on: The Kosher Slurpee List http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:20:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Craig Brown http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-15096 Craig Brown Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:47:40 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-15096 Hey bud. You should be all over this. Check it out…some dudes are trying to get chugging a slurpee made into an official sport. and even having a world cup. Sportsslurping.com or become a fan on facebook. I think they are called the O.S.O.S. Hey bud. You should be all over this. Check it out…some dudes are trying to get chugging a slurpee made into an official sport. and even having a world cup.

Sportsslurping.com or become a fan on facebook. I think they are called the O.S.O.S.

]]> By: Simcha Daniel Burstyn http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-9709 Simcha Daniel Burstyn Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:01:08 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-9709 LOL! ROTFWL!! MUST HAVE SUGAR!!! LOL! ROTFWL!! MUST HAVE SUGAR!!!

]]> By: judi http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-7347 judi Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:36:28 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-7347 As the in-house mashgiach, I've devised a formula that takes the number of grams of sugar per ml into account when deciding if something is kosher or not. Which does not bode well for Slurpees. As the in-house mashgiach, I’ve devised a formula that takes the number of grams of sugar per ml into account when deciding if something is kosher or not. Which does not bode well for Slurpees.

]]> By: Kerr http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-7324 Kerr Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:39:00 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-7324 Some people need meat*, Schlomo; no one needs a Slurpee. Except me, now that I've read this. I haven't tasted one in years, despite living right next door to a 7-11, but suddenly I've got a craving?! Rabbi Mordechai, we know who you really work for! (*or rather, it's a choice between meat, expensive B12 injections or sublingual supplements which are probably also animal byproducts, or eventual neurological damage.) Some people need meat*, Schlomo; no one needs a Slurpee.

Except me, now that I’ve read this. I haven’t tasted one in years, despite living right next door to a 7-11, but suddenly I’ve got a craving?! Rabbi Mordechai, we know who you really work for!

(*or rather, it’s a choice between meat, expensive B12 injections or sublingual supplements which are probably also animal byproducts, or eventual neurological damage.)

]]> By: Larry Lennhoff http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-7267 Larry Lennhoff Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:37:57 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-7267 At one time the question of what to certify as kosher was a live issue. As recently as the 1990s, when a chareidi rabbi in Israel was asked to certify a brand of bubble gum he asked "And why do Jews need to eat this?" In contemporary America on the other hand, the OU proudly proclaims they will give (well, accept money for) certification for products that don't need certification at all - laundry detergents, toilet cleaners, plastic plates, whatever. As long as the customer (the purchasing company) is willing to pay ... At one time the question of what to certify as kosher was a live issue. As recently as the 1990s, when a chareidi rabbi in Israel was asked to certify a brand of bubble gum he asked “And why do Jews need to eat this?”

In contemporary America on the other hand, the OU proudly proclaims they will give (well, accept money for) certification for products that don’t need certification at all – laundry detergents, toilet cleaners, plastic plates, whatever. As long as the customer (the purchasing company) is willing to pay …

]]> By: Schlomo http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-7262 Schlomo Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:41:19 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-7262 While I whole-heartedly agree with your logic, Rabbi, there are things that pose much more imminent dangers to both personal and national health - the consumption of meat, eggs, and milk (which a majority of Ashkenazim are allergic to, even barring other considerations) that remain perfectly kosher. Kashrut is all too often, in fact, used to hide behind to avoid thinking about making better food choices - at least that's been my experience as someone who moved from observing omnivorous kashrut to a vegan diet. While I whole-heartedly agree with your logic, Rabbi, there are things that pose much more imminent dangers to both personal and national health – the consumption of meat, eggs, and milk (which a majority of Ashkenazim are allergic to, even barring other considerations) that remain perfectly kosher. Kashrut is all too often, in fact, used to hide behind to avoid thinking about making better food choices – at least that’s been my experience as someone who moved from observing omnivorous kashrut to a vegan diet.

]]> By: Hillary http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/comment-page-1#comment-7261 Hillary Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:13:51 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/the-kosher-slurpee-list/#comment-7261 Hehe this is too cute! I love it. Hehe this is too cute! I love it.

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