Who's Afraid of Impossible Pork?

Episode 74 October 26, 2021 00:29:35
Who's Afraid of Impossible Pork?
Identity/Crisis (OLD FEED)
Who's Afraid of Impossible Pork?

Oct 26 2021 | 00:29:35

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Show Notes

In mid-October, the OU officially rejected certification of Impossible Pork, causing a flurry of contention from kosher-keeping consumers. What does it mean for rabbis to declare a product of 100% kosher ingredients treif based on name and taste alone?

In this episode, Yehuda Kurtzer sits down with our very own producer, David Zvi Kalman, to explore the origins of this rationale and discuss the ethical factors that weave through Jewish dietary law as the climate crisis careens us toward an uncertain future of sustainable protein.

David’s opinion piece on the subject can be found here.

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