Today: Forum On Ethics And Kashrut In Light Of The Agriprocessors Scandal

From an email I received. Keep in mind that the event will also be streamed live at  http://www.mogulus.com/yeshiva_university

RABBIS OF ALL MAJOR ORTHODOX ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS THE "KOSHER QUANDRY: ETHICS AND KASHRUT" IN LIGHT OF AGRIPROCESSORS SCANDAL TUESDAY, DEC. 9 AT YESHIVA UNIVERSITY

In light of the ongoing Agriprocessors scandal that has rocked the kosher meat industry and the Orthodox community, Rabbi Avi Shafran, director of public affairs for Agudath Israel of America, Rabbi Menachem Genack, rabbinic administrator and CEO of the Orthodox Union's Kashrut Division and rosh yeshiva at Yeshiva University's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, Rabbi Basil Herring, executive vice president of the Rabbinical Council of America, and Shmuly Yanklowitz, co-founder and director of Uri L'Tzedek, will engage in a candid conversation on the interplay between ethics and kashrut at a program on Tuesday, December 9, at 7 p.m. in Weissberg Commons on Yeshiva University's main campus, 2495 Amsterdam Ave. at 184^th St., New York.

The program – "The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashrut" – serves as the launch event for the new student-run organization at YU called TEIQU, A Torah Exploration of Ideas, Questions, and Understanding.  The organization is devoted to nurturing intellectual dialogue on campus surrounding Jewish matters of import. 

The panelists will explain their views and insights on the kosher quandary, address recent developments and share their prescriptions for action. 

Who:  Rabbis of All Major Orthodox Organizations

What:  "The Kosher Quandary: Ethics and Kashrut

When:    Tuesday, December 9, 2008;  7 p.m.

Where: Weissberg Commons, Yeshiva University

            2495 Amsterdam Ave. at 184^th St. 

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