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Conceived by the rabbi of a Conservative congregation, and now endorsed by that movement's rabbinic arm, the "Hekhsher" 's promoters insist that it is not really a hekhsher, or kashrus certification, at all.
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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Conceived by the rabbi of a Conservative congregation, and now endorsed by that movement's rabbinic arm, the "Hekhsher" 's promoters insist that it is not really a hekhsher, or kashrus certification, at all.
Your Moral Leader 2008
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Conceived by the rabbi of a Conservative congregation, and now endorsed by that movement's rabbinic arm, the "Hekhsher" 's promoters insist that it is not really a hekhsher, or kashrus certification, at all.
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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It points to the facts that "Hekhsher Tzedek" is inexplicably aimed only at producers of kosher food and no other merchants or institutions, and that it includes elements that are decidedly beyond halachic mandates as evidence that the larger goal of the new "Hekhsher" is a redefinition of the term kosher.
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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Hekhsher Tzedek has been endorsed by a consortium of organizations dedicated to social justice, including HAZON and MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.
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The Commission of Inquiry is weighing whether or not to call for a “Tsedek Hekhsher,” combining the Hebrew word for justice with the traditional term for kosher certification.
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If the "Hekhsher Tzedek" is simply interested in ensuring that producers of kosher food comply with the requirements of Jewish law, why incorporate these types of extra-halachic factors into the certification?
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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The Conservative movement, most of whose constituents do not keep kosher, is attempting with its "Hekhsher Tzedek" a subtle redefinition of the concept of kashrus.
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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The "Hekhsher Tzedek" is simply the latest manifestation of Conservative leaders 'tradition of exchanging Divine mandates for contemporary constructs.
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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If its purpose is simply to assure consumers that the companies they patronize conduct themselves in accord with social justice ideals, why limit the "Hekhsher Tzedek" to kosher food producers?
YESHIVA WORLD NEWS 2008
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