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Painting; scraping, wallpapering, brick and drywall repair, etc. Free Estimates Call CRAIG Eves. 547-4337 NICE JEWISH BARTENDER University of Michigan student, graduate of Uni- versity of Michigan Bar- tending School, available to tend your bar and assist at your parties. Call 626-1550 FOR YOUR PARTY OR SPECIAL OCCASION Clowns, juggling, puppets, magic, music, dance, bal- loon sculpture. 273-6716 Group Responds to Kash rut Controversy Editor, The Jewish News: The Detroit Jewish com- munity clearly feels that it has the right to demand convenient access to kosher products which meet all of the requirements of our tra- dition. Rabbinical supervi- sion is necessary for several reasons: First, consumers them- selves are unable to verify that products sold as kosher are, in fact, kosher. Second, many proprietors of kosher establishments (butchers, caterers, etc.) are not per- sonally observant and are not aware of all the re- quirements of Jewish law. Most importantly, self- enforcement is not suffi- cient, even with observant proprietors. Therefore, pro- per supervision is essential. The Council of Orthodox Rabbis is a community- based organization of 22 rabbis, representing the broad \ spectrum of synagogues and schools in the Orthodox community. As part of the wide range of rabbinical activities, the council provides the only authorized non-profit kosher supervision service in Michigan. ously a more strict and uniform enforcement of kosher requirements may cause some resis- tance from proprietors of kosher establishments. meat. However, the council has not forced its adoption upon those butchers who wish to sell un-kashered meat, as long as consumers are clearly informed what they are purchasing. that the council has been involved in price fixing are totally unfounded and malicious attempts by indi- viduals to undermine the work of the council. It is im- Because they are sensi- portant for the continued tive to the financial costs of well-being of the commu- the consumers, the council nity that kashrut supervi- takes several steps to help sion be kept in the hands of lower the prices of kosher a broad-based organization products. First, they sub- and out of reach of individu- sidize the cost of kosher als with a profit motive. supervision. Second, they The council has the sup- have worked to hold the line port of the general commu- on wholesale prices of nity in their efforts to im- kosher meat. Finally, they prove standards and to pro- have published lists of tect the interest of the products in the Koshergram kosher consumer. which can be purchased Rabbi Norman Kahn without supervision (this is Rabbi E. B. Freedman especially helpful during Dr. Philip Friedman Passover). Burton Cohen Preposterous allegations Dr. Bruce Phillips Recently the council discovered that some Jewish consumers had been purchasing un- kashered ground meat without realizing it could not be made kosher through the normal soak- ing and salting process. While the council had previously allowed butchers to sell such meat to non-Jewish cus- tomers, they- have de- cided that henceforth only kashered meat be ground for sale. Obvi- During recent years, the council has made a continual effort to ex- pand its services and to keep pace with the needs of the growing number of kashrut observant Jews in the Detroit community. In addition, the council has worked hard to de- velop an effective liaison with lay groups in- terested in protecting the rights of kosher consum- ers. Included in its new activi- ties are periodic publica- tions of Koshergram news- letters (which are distrib- uted in cooperation with the Merkaz), an enlarged pro- gram to help homemakers who wish to start keeping MOONDANCE kosher, and an expanded ef- One of the finest bands at fort to work with caterers reasonable rates. For and butchers to improve their kosher standards. audition scheduled call - With respect to kosher butcher shops, in particu- 772-2982 lar, the council has taken Our Classified Ads several effective steps to Get Fast Results protect the rights of kosher SPACE AGE consumers. Because it be- came apparent that many COMPUTER PICTURES Taken of your guests at Bar homemakers who Mitzvas, weddings, promo- genuinely wish to keep kosher lack the knowledge tional parties, etc. to kasher (soak and salt) Call 863-7736 for info their own meat, the council has strongly encouraged CARICATURES BY local butchers to provide JULIUS free kashering by observant mashgikhim (supervisors). 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