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December 24, 1999/15 Tevet 5760, Vol. 52, No.17
Letters to the EditorDecember 24, 1999
Kosher void bemoaned
Editor:My wife and I recently attended a conference in Scottsdale. As a religiously observant family, we checked in advance your Web-based community resource directory for local restaurants where we could obtain kosher food. To our severe disappointment, we discovered that the Phoenix/Scottsdale area is a virtual desert for Orthodox Jewish life. We would have been better prepared for our visit if your directory had prominently noted the kashrut status of the restaurants listed. I suppose that we should have been more suspicious since the local Jewish-style publication in Baltimore (the Baltimore Jewish Times) is similarly filled with non-kosher advertisements. We would encourage you to maintain a higher standard for your publication (both Web and print versions). Stephen J. Hirsch Baltimore Editor's note: Jewish News' annual Community Directory, in print and online, lists the few kosher food businesses in the Valley in its "Traditions" section, in which Jewish holidays, lifecycle events and rituals are discussed. The directory also provides listings for restaurant advertisers, as it does for professional services and other advertisers. Jewish News accepts advertising from kosher and non-kosher restaurants. McCain offers real change
Editor:Although the upcoming presidential election is still eleven months away, the campaigns in both parties are in full swing. We, the electorate, are the recipients of a plethora of promises, each designed to appeal and attract a number of us. However, history has taught us that most of these promises will ultimately be as empty as some of the rhetoric to which we are constantly exposed. One candidate, though, has spoken and continues to speak with a consistent voice. His message has remained the same regardless of his audience. Whether addressing his fellow citizens or colleagues on the floor of the United States Senate, John McCain has championed the cause of cleaner, more effective government through the implementation of campaign finance reform. We know in our hearts and minds he is right, and our support will allow his voice and message to resonate. Steve Geringer Mike Greenbaum Gene Schupak Irv Shuman Phoenix Hillel is cookin'
Editor:Hillel at Arizona State University is deeply grateful to Jewish News of Greater Phoenix and reporter Chris Garifo for the excellent coverage of Hillel's tsuris (troubles) over the cost of constructing our new kosher kitchen (Jewish News, Nov. 19). Responses to the story and our letter to Hillel friends have been warm and generous, and Hillel now has funds needed to pay for the additions required by the city of Tempe. There will be a celebration in January , and the kitchen will be ready to turn out the good food our ASU Jewish students enjoy when they return to campus for the new semester. Rabbi Barton Lee Hillel executive director Tempe |
