Well, After reading the thread about the linux dinner, I might point out
several points which will help to choose resturant:
A. Kosher-keepers can always eat vegtables. I know you want the plate to
be kosher as well, but you are advised to open the Halacha and find out
that this is "Siag" that was added only in the recent years (do you really
think that in the second house time, when people were poor, they held two
plates sets?).
B. Non-Kosher-keepers - I'm a participant in several groups which act
against "Kfia Datit", and other related stuff (Hofesh, Da'at Emet, if it
rings a bell). I also boyocott as much as I can Kosher products, but those
who have "Badatz Stamp". If you want to boyocott Kosher stamp of the
State's Rabbis, fine with me, but I think that if the only kosher stamp is
from the "Rabanot Rashit" than this product is ok (though, I of course
prefer it to be non kosher, as it would lower the cost of the product).
The money paid for the state for Kosher stamps goes to the state, and not
to attack Chilonim, "Lehaczir otam betshuva", etc.
Orr Dunkelman,
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"Logic is in the eye of the logician" -Gloria Steinem
On Mon, 21 Aug 2000, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> At the risk of being sucked into this flame war, I'll put in my two cents.
>
> I do not hold with "davka" people. I don't think eating only non-kosher food
> is a healthy thing for your soul. I also happen to think that when a large
> group containing also people that cannot eat non-kosher is assembled, making
> sure that the food is kosher is basic politness, and cannot be waved.
>
> I can understand MosheZ on one point - this point is something called
> "consumer boycott". Basically - I see a behaviour that I deem wrong. I
> understand that this behaviour comes (like everything else) from financial
> reasons (i.e. - the fear of all the people that will not buy from me if I
> don't keep it kosher makes me go and make it kosher). I say "fine, I'll
> create a counter pressure group", and I boycott places that have a kosher
> certificate. Not because I have anything against kosher, or those places.
> Just because I want those places to understand that they have something to
> lose by doing what I see as giving in to blackmail (the fact that a place is
> open on Sabbath, for instance, bears no relation whats'oever to the question
> of whether the food is kosher. I have checked that with authorized people).
>
> Three points I would like made clear at this stage:
> A. This is not a consumer boycott I personally apply, just one I can
> understand.
> B. I don't think this applies in any way to a case in which the decision is
> made for a large group of people, especially if it is known that this group
> contains people who cannot eat non-kosher.
> C. I understand that even MosheZ doesn't claim that the place should be
> non-kosher, just that he will not attend under those circumstances. I am
> sure we can all grow to appretiate MosheZ insistance on the matter he
> believes in, but not change our decision as a result.
>
> Just my ~8 agorout worth
> Shachar
>
>
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