January 17, 2008

I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

The Washington Post seems to have a bit of a misunderstanding as to what cholov yisrael means; from an otherwise positive review of Siena's Pizza in Rockville:

And as some of the faux meats contain lactose, they are not entirely cholov Israel -- that is, they combine meat and dairy -- so purely kosher diners should check with the staff.

I wish that's what cholov yisrael really meant, you know, for all of us who don't keep cholov yisrael (I know, I know, there really isn't anything that's *not* cholov yisrael acoording to R. Moshe, etc....it's just a joke).

Two points if you get the reference from the title of this post.

And for the record, at press time, Siena's is 100% kosher and under the supervision of the Capitol-K.

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Comments

Inconceivable!

Posted by: The Enforcer at January 17, 2008 9:41 AM

That is a really old review! It doesn't include any of my faves - the salmon caesar and any of the Mexican stuff!

Posted by: The Enforcer at January 17, 2008 9:44 AM

Also the comment about the wash basin is a bit strange, and may indicate that the reporter assumed there wasn't any soap and water available inside the bathrooms, and was trying to get across a bit of an ick-factor.
On lunch outings with work colleagues to kosher restaurants, I've gotten comments from people surprised to see the washing stations. Before that I wouldn't have noticed how strange it seems to some people.

Posted by: J at January 17, 2008 3:54 PM

I sent a comment in to the WP several years ago telling them what the sink was, and that there were adequate restrooms. No correction of course.

Isn't the title from The Princess Bride?

And I FINALLY got and read all 7 HP books. Now I can start reading your other blog without being afraid I'll spoil the ending. :-)

Posted by: JDMDad at January 17, 2008 4:26 PM

If they combine MEAT and dairy then is is not FAUX meat!

Posted by: Andy at January 17, 2008 5:10 PM

my bet is that she wasn't sure what 'cholov yisrael' is so she asked a chabad rabbi, who said that stam chalav is not 'purely kosher'.
i don't think she just made it up. ppl. who don't know usually ask questions.

Posted by: adderabbi at January 18, 2008 2:41 AM

At least chabad rabbi's are willing to step out of a jewish comfort zone and go to crazy places to teach jews about their religion and mitzvot. I don't see any comfortable jews in Silver Spring or Baltimore doing that.

Posted by: Andy at January 18, 2008 8:45 AM

As far as I can tell from the banner for the article up on the browser window, this was a piece about Halal restaurants in Rockville. Maybe that's why it wasn't chalav yisrael -- for the Halal eaters, there IS no yisrael.

Posted by: Attila (Pillage Idiot) at January 23, 2008 10:14 AM