YU Kashrut and Ethics Panel

Birnbaum, Jordanna.  “The Kosher Quandary.”  My Jewish Learning.  10 December 2008.

"Last night I attended The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashruth, which was the inaugural event of Yeshiva University’s new student organization TEIQU, A Torah Exploration of Ideas, Questions and Understanding."  Read more...

Vitello, Paul.  “Label Says Kosher; Ethics Suggest Otherwise.”  The New York Times.  10 December 2008.

"What it means to be kosher — the nub of a debate sparked in May by sweeping labor abuse charges against the Orthodox Jewish owners of the largest kosher meatpacking plant in the nation — was pondered Tuesday night in a panel discussion at Yeshiva University in Upper Manhattan, the academic nexus of Orthodox Judaism."  Read more...

Budabin McQuown, Nina.  “Ethical Kashrut Panel Impacts Thousands.”  The Jew and the Carrot.  11 December 2008.

"Tuesday night at Yeshiva University, a crowd of more than five hundred came to watch their best and brightest duke it out over the connection between kashrut and ethics…and by duke it out I mean have a calm and respectful conversation based on Torah and tradition. “These are the giants of the generation.” Ari Hart, a member of the Uri L’Tzedek leadership team, said of the panelists."  Read more...

Weiss, Anthony.  “Debate Highlights the Politics of Kosher Food, From Left, Right and Center.”  The Forward.  11 December 2008.

"In the Orthodox world, the arguments over kosher ritual, Jewish ethics and beleaguered kosher meat giant Agriprocessors have led to boycotts, name-calling and cries for investigations. But a recent evening at Yeshiva University featured a new element for the Orthodox world: an actual public debate."  Read more...

“Spurred by the AgriProcessors Controversy, Students Sponsor Panel on Morality and Kashrut.”  Yeshiva University News.  12 December 2008.  Video.

"A panel discussion on the role of ethics in Jewish dietary laws, entitled "The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashrut," drew hundreds of students and guests to Yeshiva University on Dec. 9."  Read more...

Baruh, Esther.  “Kashrut and Ethics Examined in First TEIQU Event.”  Yeshiva University Observer.  30 December 2008.

"The intersection between ethics and kashrut [Jewish dietary laws] was the focus of the December 9th inaugural event of TEIQU, a student-run organization devoted to developing opportunities for increased intellectual discourse and dialogue in the realm of Jewish academics, faith and community at Yeshiva University," as per their mission statement. TEIQU - an acronym for "A Torah Exploration of Ideas, Questions and Understanding" - was founded this academic year by Gilah Kletenik (SCW '09) and Simcha Gross (YC '10)."  Read more...