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Rd. 14 Mile & Orchard Lake Rd. 32115 John R Madison Place Btw. 13 and 14 Mile 855-0122 589-3033 Hours: Monday thru Saturday: 10:00-9:00, Sunday 12:00-5:00 18 FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1989 Kosher Water Assured For This Passover Prices good thru April 22 14 Mile 13 Mile T hanks to the recent decision by former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, strictly obser- vant Israelis won't be thirsty during Passover. Rabbi Yosef averted this danger by ruling that the waters of Lake Kinneret, from which Israel draws much of its drinking water, are kosher for Passover because they contain only "infinitesimal quantities" of bread (used by some fisher- man as bait). Now that their supply of H2 O is secure, Orthodox Israelis can turn to the ques- tion of finding wine that is equally kosher for Passover. This is no simple matter, for there are many competing rabbinical bodies issuing kashrut certificates. The most important of them are the religious councils in each and every community which, though generally following the policies of the state- supported Chief Rabbinate, nevertheless retain con- siderable autonomy where kashrut regulations are con- cerned. Then there are also a score of independent ultra- Orthodox groups which follow their own, generally more stringent, guidelines in this sphere. Whether they like it or not, Israeli firms must take the kashrut factor into considera- tion when marketing their goods and services. Other- wise, they will lose access to many important outlets. Government bodies like the army, for example, must, by law, serve kosher food, and even privately controlled supermarket chains will or- dinarily refuse to carry non- kosher products. Most manufacturers, im- porters and distributors open- ly resent the fact that kashrut supervision, particularly if carried out by several dif- ferent bodies, adds substan- tially to their costs (because they pay, directly or indirect- ly, for the rabbinical super- visors). But others emphasize its positive side. In a recent symposium on the religious consumer, Rafi Wilmersdorf, marketing manager of the Osem Food Company, said that "the observance of kashrut regulations should be regarded as another ser- vice to the public, one which can help us win customers." Speaking at the 'same sym- posium, Rabbi Mordechai Piron — former chief chaplain of the Israel Defense Forces and now chief rabbi of the Zurich Jewish community — declared that kashrut cer- tification can promote Israeli exports not only among Jews, but also among non-Jews "who regard it as an indica- tion that the product in ques- tion is clean and of high quality?' Rabbi Piron likewise pointed out that Europe has a large Moselm population, the members of which are apt to seek out kosher goods, if sold at a competitive price, because their "kashrut rules" are similar to those of the Jews. At this' time of year, of course, obsevant Jews require a whole range of products that are not only kosher, but kosher for Passover. Thus, re- cent issues of Orthodox newspapers carried informa- tion about many foodstuffs, cleaning materials, medicines and other things that carry kosher-for-Passover cer- tificates. One weekly even ran an ad for a walter filter, to be attached to the kitchen spigot, which was characteriz- ed as "the only one guaranteed to be kosher for use during Passover." So even if a few specks of bread somehow make their way from Lake Kinneret to an Orthodox family's water supply, this device will ensure that they aren't inadvertent- ly swallowed during Passover. ❑ NEWS I Judge Issues Get Ruling Chicago (JTA) — An Illinois judge has ruled that a Jewish man whose wife became a ba'alat teshuvah must grant her a get, Jewish divorce decree, as well as a secular divorce, even though he is not Orthodox. The judge said they entered into an Orthodox wedding contract (ketubah) at their Reconstructionist wed- ding ceremony. Courts in New York, New Jersey, Ohio and Minnesota have made decisions in similar cases. New York and New Jersey rulings have ordered men to grant a get on the grounds that they had entered into a contract. In Minnesota and Ohio, however, judges have refused to order the granting of the get. -1 •4 -I