Archive | Halachic Perspectives RSS feed for this section

Pesach Checklist – What Every Traveler Should Do Before Leaving Home Prior to Passover Vacation

The following was originally published in the COR’s Pesach Guide 2013. Below is a list that addresses common scenarios for those people who are not staying home for the Pesach holiday. AT YOUR PRIMARY RESIDENCE: If leaving more than 30 days before Pesach (and not returning until after Pesach): No bedika required Must sell chametz and [...]

3 Comments Continue Reading →

EL AL Price Glitch: Jewish Ethics & Halachic Perspectives

Over the past few weeks, I have been hearing many points of view and articles regarding Jews taking advantage of a Jewish company's mistake in the EL AL price glitch ordeal earlier this month. I agree, that ethically or morally, this is a gray area considering that the tickets will surely cause the airline to [...]

8 Comments Continue Reading →

Kosher Restaurants and Travel in London

With the Jubilee celebrations in June, and the Olympics and Paralympics less than a week away, there has never been a better time to visit London. As a native Londoner here is a brief guide to where to eat and what to do during your stay, and where to find more information. Contributed by Nadia [...]

8 Comments Continue Reading →

Travel Conundrum: Violate Shabbat or Cause a Chilul Hashem?

This week’s (Sept 24, 2011) NY Times Magazine “Ethicist” article dealt with an inherently difficult Jewish Travel issue: potentially break Shabbat or cause a chilul Hashem (desicration of G-d’s name — or more practically: make Jews & Judaism look really bad)? The issue at hand was as follows: An 11:30am flight from NYC-Milwaukee (~2.25hr flight) [...]

4 Comments Continue Reading →

3 Reasons Why Kosher Restaurants Fail

I stumbled upon this great post by the blog, THE REBBETZIN’S HUSBAND (see below), that truly epitomizes the Kosher marketplace, which points out that consumers and owners of Kosher restaurants have a lot to work on. The reason I am posting this is because I truly believe that as Kosher consumers, we need to do [...]

5 Comments Continue Reading →

“A Kosher Konundrum” Video

Thank you Jew in the City / Allison Josephs for this great video about Kosher!

1 Comment Continue Reading →