"Our agro-food system knowingly shortens the lives of the poorest in our communities." -Dr. Peter Walker

8.07.2008

Yasher Koach for Dark Meat

Among the myriad Agriprocessors news and blog stories of the week, including 57 child labor violations, is Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld's op-ed in the NYTimes linking the upcoming holiday of Tisha B'av and the horrors of Agriprocessors. Herzfeld, the Rabbi of the Orthodox congregation at the National Synagogue, includes specific recommendations for what the Orthodox Union needs to do in order to begin improving the situation. Yasher Koach to Rabbi Herzfeld. Jewschool and The Jew and the Carrot report.

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