Women Kosher Supervisors on the Rise, Earning Respect

Sue Fishkoff

The mashgiach, or kosher supervisor, is the foot soldier of the kosher food industry. Thousands of them travel the world to inspect factories, kitchens, tanker trucks, slaughterhouses, bakeries, butchers and supermarkets, overseeing meal preparation for hotels, Jewish schools, synagogues and summer camps.

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JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel would accept a complete freeze on settlement building for a limited amount of time, The New York Times reported.

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PRAGUE - Gypsies attending an international conference on the Holocaust said Monday the suffering they endured at the hands of Nazis during World War II has never been fully recognized.

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