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over
...1 for dinner and you're
out to lose your mind.
As if it wasn't enough
at your hairdresser — of
urse you had to get your
it done before the Big
ent — decided
u needed a new
ok and gave you
ANGS. (Thank
eavens you were
le to glue them
place with
ray gel.)
Now you learn Mr.
[andsome loves salsa and
elgian truffle brownies.
nd you were going to
erve chicken. Get real!
ou've got to get those del-
acies, and they have to
e kosher.
At last, the answer is
ere.
Denver, Colo., is home to
e first kosher gourmet
)od mail order company.
5's called KosherWest Ltd.
nd it offers everything
orri sourdough pancake
iix to "Wicked Wild West
hili Mix" to tomato-basil
alad dressing.
The most recent catalog

contains more than 110
products.
KosherWest founder Ira
Meyer says his foods aren't
just kosher — they're also
low in fat, cholesterol,
sugar and salt. They con-
tain few or no preserva-

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tives, additives, stabilizers
and coloring agents.
"Our products have ex-
traordinary taste and tex-
ture and are made from
the finest premium ingre-
dients," he says. "They will
add flair to every meal."
Mr. Meyer is a graduate
of the Culinary Institute of
America. He has 17 years'
experience as a chef and
restaurant consultant at
several of New York's
finest restaurants, includ-
ing the Russian Tea Room
and the Cafe des Artistes.
For a free catalog, call
KosherWest at 1-800-779-
1425.

hai Lifeline has cre-
ated an internation-
al registry to coordi-
nate recitations from Te-
hillim (the Book of Psalms)
to help the sick recover.
The service will send
names to volunteers in
Jewish communities
around the world who reg-
ularly recite Tehillim on
behalf of seriously ill indi-
viduals.
Those wishing to add a
name to the list for whom
Tehillim are said should
first contact Chai Lifeline
at 48 W. 25th St., New
York, N.Y., 10010. Volun-
teers interested in reciting
Tehillim also may write
Chai Lifeline.

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EV YORKER.

lne Burger, No Cheese,
Ind Hold The Fries

T

el Aviv (JTA) —
Preparations are
under way to intro-
tuce the Big Mac in Israel,
►ut McDonald's has insist-
that it be allowed to
fliport French fries or
lave Israeli farmers grow
new strain of potatoes to
eet the fast-food compa-
iy's strict standards.
McDonald's, the
nternational chain
ith more than
3,000 restaurants in
5 countries, has
tarted issuing fran-
hises to local business
en throughout Israel.
But the chain, head-
uartered in Illinois, refus-
es to use locally grown
potatoes for their French
ries, claiming the Israeli
pud uses more oil in the
rying process and is twice

as expensive as the Rus-
sett Burbank strain used
in America.
Until now, the Ministry
of Agriculture has barred
the import of frozen
French fries. Yet according
to recent reports, it may
bow to pressure by the
Ministry of Commerce and
Industry to make an ex-
ception for limited
amounts.
The U.S. Embassy
also has urged the
government to allow
the imports.
McDonald's also is
investigating the possibili-
ty of persuading local
farmers to grow a strain of
potatoes that would meet
the company's standard for
frying, could be frozen
locally, and be purchased
at the right price.

A Kiss Is Not
Just A Kiss

number of Jewish
groups are protest-
ng the cover of the
latest edition of New
Yorker magazine (above).
In an editor's note, artist
Art Spiegelman (of Maus
fame) says his work was
sparked by the recent trou-
bles between blacks and
Jews in the Crown Heights
section of Brooklyn.
"This metaphoric em-
brace is my Valentine card
to New York, a wish for
the reconciliation of seem-
ingly unbridgeable differ-
ences in the form of a sym-
bolic kiss," he writes.

he Hebrew Union
College-Jewish
Institute of Religion
has created a new series
called Torah Tapes, offer-
ing Jewish study on cas
sette tapes.
Produced by Rabbi
Gary Bretton-Granatoor,
director of the Union of
American Hebrew Con-
gregati.ons' department of
interreligious affairs;
Rabbi Kerry Olitzky,
director of the HUC-JIR
School of Education.in
New York; and former
Detroiter. and UAHC Vice
President Rabbi Daniel
Syme, each cassette cov-
ers two or three weekly
Torah portions.
On every tape, one of a

select group of teachers
offers personal insights
on the weekly Torah
reading. Among those
making presentations are
Rabbi Norman Cohen,
professor of lAidrash at
HUC-JIR in New York
and former Detroiter
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner
of Congregation Beth-El
in Sudbury, Mass.
Torah Tapes are avail-
able for Genesis and Ex-
odus and cost $15 each,
with $1.50 postage and
handling, an extra 50
cents postage and han-
dling for each additional
cassette ordered. To
order, write the UAHC
Press at 838 Fifth Ave.,
New York, NX. 10021.

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Sherut La'am Masorti
Seeks Volunteers In Israel

B

eginning in August,
the Masorti Move-
ment (Conservative
Jewry in Israel) will offer a
new program in coopera-
tion with KOACH, the col-
lege outreach pro-
gram, and Sherut
La'am, a profes-
sional internship
program that .___
places young adult volun-
teers in Israel.
Through Sherut La'am
Masorti, individuals will
be able to serve in Israel
for six months or one year.
The program includes a
four-month ulpan at Kib-

butz Yavneh, volunteer
work, seminars and tours.
Volunteer work will be
closely related to each per-
son's professional training.
Participants must be
college graduates
affiliated with the
Conservative
move.ment and be
between the ages
of 21 and 25. All volun-
teers are expected to work
30 to 35 hours a week.
For information, contact
Dani Ben-Zvi, the Con-
servative movement's
shaliach (emissary) at
(212) 533-7800, ext. 2510.

Temple To Host Jews For Jesus

temple in Florida is
set to host the local
hapter of Jews for
Jesus to join in a "Break-
fast with the Rabbi," par-
ticipate in the morning
service, discuss their point
of view and worship with
the congregation.
The Minneapolis Ameri-
can Jewish World reports
that Rabbi Edward Meline
of Temple Emanu-El in

Fort Lauderdale said he
invited the group because
"the Jews for Jesus move-
ment has been around for
1,900 years now and it's
about time we as Jews get
to know this growing
movement." He said he
was interested to learn
why "Jews for Jesus at-
tracts young Jews and my
temple cannot do the
same."

