Our Correspondent writes:
After staging a valiant fight for a long time, Doheny has caved into right wing pressure and become Glatt. That means regular (“Stam”) Kosher meat – the stuff most of our grandparents and great grandparents grew up with in Europe (when they could afford meat) is no longer available at Doheny.
Notch it up to another victory for the right wing sects of our religion and another blow to Modern (Centrist) Orthodoxy.
How ironic that it seemingly happened in a week when the Torah portion expressly prohibits both adding to and subtracting from G-d’s commandments (in that order). And how sad it is that we live in times when “adding to” the yoke is not seen as a violation of the law but an enhancement.
About Luke Ford
Raised a Seventh-Day Adventist at Avondale College in Australia, Luke Ford moved to California in 1977.
He graduated from Placer High School in 1984, reported the news at KAHI/KHYL radio for three years, attended Sierra College and UCLA, was largely bedridden by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for six years, and converted to Judaism in 1993. From 1997-2007, Luke made his living from blogging.
Living by Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com), he now teaches the Alexander Technique (moving the way the body likes to move). Lessons cost $100 each and last about 45 minutes.
In 2011, Luke completed a three-year teaching course at the Alexander Training Institute of Los Angeles.
His personal Alexander Technique website is Alexander90210.com.
Luke is the author of five books, including:
» The Producers: Profiles in Frustration
» Yesterday’s News Tomorrow: Inside American Jewish Journalism
