New York, NY – A federal judge in New York is dealing with a case of rabbinical law — whether a vendor can sell kosher food during Mets games on the Jewish Sabbath.
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Kosher Sports Inc. says its contract allows it to offer its food at every game, the New York Daily News reported. The New Jersey-based company blames Mets’ management for the ban on sales between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday.
Leo Klein, a lawyer for Kosher Foods, was nervous about possible prejudice from Magistrate Judge Andrew Carter. He said he saw the judge wearing a Mets cap during the lunch break — and then he came into the courtroom with a blue and orange tie, the team colors.
“There’s no need for concern about that,” the judge said.
With the Mets’ first Friday night home game slated for April 8, it remains unclear whether fans will be able to purchase kosher franks, sausages, knishes, pretzels, peanuts and hamburgers.
Kosher Sports Inc. claims it is entitled to serve the glatt kosher fare at every game under a 10-year deal with the ballclub.
The firm claims Mets management barred them from selling on the Sabbath.
Kosher Sports contends there’s nothing unorthodox about selling its food on the Sabbath and said it shelled out plenty of cash to meet the religious requirements.
The New Jersey-based vendor is seeking at least $1 million in damages for breach of contract.
Read full article in NY Daily News
Is the company owned by a Jew?
What does the Kashrus agency have to say about this? This story has been going on and on, yet no one has heard from the hashgocha.
It’s an upside down world. The (non-Jewish) management of the Mets is making an effort to comply with Halacha. And the “Jewish” vendor is sui9ng to have their fare dished out on the Sabbath. But, it’s all Dollars and Cents.
Is it better to mechalel shabbos and eat treif too?
I presume that the Mets are not “trying to comply with Halacha” but are instead attempting to interpret a contract as not applying to Saturdays, so that they can get additional money by selling the rights to Saturday games to someone else.
This case from what I understand is about a contract that the Mets have not honored. They are trying to make this a kashrus issue. This company has a very good reputation for adhering to the highest standards of kashrus. Don’t be fooled by this misdirection play.
And if he will be open shabbos will the frum people buy from them during the week? Doesn’t make sense to me. Who will buy from shabbos? I assume his prices are higher then the non kosher concessions in any case.
when i was there about half the crowd purchasing were non jews. This is because they are priced exactly the same all the other concession stands.
The owners of the Mets, the Wilpons, are Jewish.
This is about the Mets understanding the needs of the jewish community and the owners trying to make money. When I iyh go to citifield I wont but from them in protest and will let them know too.
Was there a mashgiach there??
Personally, I would assume that ALL food served at a baseball or football game is treif meletchila – unless it was proved otherwise by a valid and recognized te’udat hechsher.
And another thing: even though it is possible to buy the tickets in advance, and so not be mechalel shabbat in that respect, which FFF (frum football fan) would buy anything during shabbat?
They are currently closed which is why they are suing. Star K has done nothing wrong yet because they are closed. they are suing for the right to open. at which point im sure they will lose their hechsher.