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November 30, 2001/Kislev 15, 5762, Vol. 54, No. 12
Letters to the EditorNovember 30, 2001
Foie gras is forbiddenEditorKaty McLaughlin's "With Food Like This, Who Needs Treif?" (Jewish News, Nov. 23), left a bad taste in my mouth. Duck and goose liver pâté, also called foie gras, is made by shoving metal pipes down the throats of geese and ducks three times a day and pumping seven pounds of corn mush into their stomachs. Many birds die when their stomachs burst or when their necks are gouged by the pipes. The survivors are killed and their livers are turned into the pate. As Judaism forbids cruelty to animals, force-fed livers are obviously not kosher. Why are you printing an article that endorses a non-kosher product? By printing the article, you are also endorsing the cruel nature of this process. As Jews and as human beings, we should denounce the cruelty of animals, or else what good are the ethical laws that we are supposed to live by? Karen Boehmer Phoenix School makes stridesEditor:It is time for the Jewish Community of Phoenix to offer thanks for the newest addition to the Phoenix community: The Jess Schwartz Jewish Community High School. The school should be commended for the high standards it has set for itself in secular and Judaic studies. The school should also be recognized for its athletic achievements. In its first semester, it has opened its athletic program to Jewish students in the community at large. Both the girls' volleyball team and the boys' flag football team have just completed their first competitive seasons, and basketball is now underway. Jeffrey Loeb Phoenix
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