New York - Agudath Israel To Ban Hekhsher Tzedek

New York - Agudath Israel of America, one of the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish organizations, is set to come out against the Hekhsher Tzedek, a new kosher symbol floated by Conservative rabbis to verify compliance with ethical behavior in the treatment of animals and laborers. The organization’s highly respected Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah (Council of Torah Sages) is said to have authorized...