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Is Elk Meat Kosher?

Yes, elk is a kosher species. JTA reported in July 2008 that yes, you can purchase kosher slaughtered and processed elk meat.Here a recipe for elk steaks.Kosher elk coming to storesElk meat is about to become available to kosher consumers.Noah’s Ark Processors in South Dakota, which sells kosher meat under the Solomon’s Finest Glatt Kosher label, is expecting to slaughter its first ...

Is Drake Jewish?

Yes, hip hop artist Drake is a Jew. The Canadian, former child actor with the number one (rap) album appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show where he discussed his Jewishness and compared it with Jewish reggae hip hop artist Matisyahu.Now, Drake is not as good a Jew as Matisyahu, according to Matisyahu as reported by the HipHopWired blog which reported (Jewish ...

Is David Yerushalmi Jewish?

Yes, David Yerushalmi is a Jew. According to an email by him published in Mother Jones, he is an Orthodox, practicing Jew. He says, “My parents are Russian Jewish immigrants who came to this country …in the 20th century.” Yerushalmi is an attorney and a right wing political activist.The article in Mother Jones is quite negative and accusatory from the ...

Is David Pogue Jewish?

No we don’t think that New York Times writer David Pogue is a Jew.David Pogue, Yale ’85, is the weekly personal-technology columnist for the New York Times and an award-winning tech correspondent. With 3 million books in print, he is also one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. He wrote or co-wrote seven books in the “for Dummies” series.He is ...

Is David Letterman Jewish?

No, CBS Late Show host comedian David Letterman is not a Jew.When he was young his mother, who is of German descent, worked as a church secretary for the Second Presbyterian Church of Indianapolis.Letterman is not a particularly religious man. He was married in March 2009 in a civil courthouse ceremony in Choteau, Montana.Read More: @ tvzee.blogspot.comReaders found more information by ...

Is Chelsea Clinton Jewish?

Is Chelsea Clinton Jewish? Not yet, as far as we can tell, Chelsea is not yet a Jew. The daughter of secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton is planning to marry a Jew, Marc Mezvinsky, on Saturday, July 31 (yes it is Shabbat, not usually a time for a Jewish wedding). It appears that the couple ...

Is Carlos Slim Helú Jewish?

No, Carlos Slim Helú is not a Jew. He is of Lebanese origins and a Maronite Catholic by religion.This Mexican businessman and philanthropist made his fortune in the telecommunications industry and other ventures such as retailing, construction, banking, insurance, railroads and mining.Carlos is said to be the richest man in the world. Slim’s wealth was estimated at $53.5 billion by Forbes (2010).Helú ...

Is Brooklyn Literary?

For generations — long before it became fashionable — Brooklyn has taken in writers fleeing from Manhattan’s steep rents and steeper pretensions. In the first sentence of “Sophie’s Choice” (1979), William Styron’s narrator, Stingo, turns out his pockets and says, “In those days cheap apartments were almost impossible to find in Manhattan, so I had to move to Brooklyn.”It’s been ...

Is Benjamin Millepied Jewish?

Is Benjamin Millepied Jewish? That seems to be the question of the day. Natalie Portman, who starred in “Black Swan” along with three other Jewish actresses all playing ballerinas (Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder and Barbara Hershey), will marry Benjamin Millepied and have his baby.Perez Hilton broke the news earlier today that not only is Natalie Portman now engaged to marry ...

Is Ben Bernanke Jewish?

Yes, Ben Shalom Bernanke is a Jew.He was named “Person of the Year” for 2009 by Time magazine, which said about him, “He didn’t just reshape U.S. monetary policy; he led an effort to save the world economy.”Bernanke has been Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve since February 1, 2006.Bernanke was born December 13, 1953, in ...

Is Bel Kaufman Jewish?

Yes, Bel Kaufman is a Jew, the granddaughter of Sholom Aleichem, author of Up the Down Staircase, and is 100 years old. Happy Birthday!At 100, Still a Teacher, and a JokesterBel Kaufman, author of “Up the Down Staircase,” the seminal book on the hardships and joys of teaching in New York City, celebrated her 100th birthday.By JOSEPH BERGERAt 100 years ...

Is Beinart Wrong?

By the time you read this, the Great Debate may already have taken place. No matter. The issues will be around long after the hall at the Kraft Center at Columbia empties on Wednesday evening, May 2nd.One of the contenders davens at an Orthodox shul. He is not the one for whom most of our readers will be rooting. Peter ...