Comments on: The OU sues an olive oil company

By: barak

barak — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 22:37:02 +0000

ill let the OILAM figure it out

By: mdlevine

mdlevine — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:36:03 +0000

Kitzur

“Do we really need Italian olive oil, or can’t we get by with domestic stuff?”

so… what about the yidden living in Italy, can’t they have DOMESTIC stuff with an imported O-U on it? Is the imported O-U a luxury?

By: naye kuk

naye kuk — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:55:00 +0000

barak do you mean crude oil heating oil or olive oil.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 05:13:11 +0000

barak
Are you suggesting that we abolish hechsherim?
Chas V’Sholom!

By: zach

zach — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:31:41 +0000

It is common knowledge (or should be) that extra virgin olive oil does not need a hechsher. Indeed, the CRC says that extra virgin olive oil can be used on Pesach without certification!

By: FayMemMemLamed

FayMemMemLamed — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:23:45 +0000

Barak

is that petrol or cooking? The non-certified cooking is just as expensive.

By: FayMemMemLamed

FayMemMemLamed — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:21:38 +0000

Hey Kitzur!

You are absolutly right! We should buy only American Products! Especially Lulavim, and Esrogim! Now those are real luxuries.
Do you know any sofrim in America writing STaM. It seems my local dealer only brings them in from Eretz Yisroel, I guess we’ll have to stop supporting the frum community there too!

Sriously, The issue at hand is not which Hashgacha goes where to certify what product. Kitzur, you should be applauding the OU for it’s action. Or do you need to be reminded about certain Monsey and Flatbush incidents which occured when the Hasgachas let their guard down? The OU ‘s suit is for our protection, as well as their own. The only thing that could come about by not vigorously gudaring its patented symbol is the Farshutzing it’s Shem Tov. now you wouldn’t like it if it happened to you, would you?

By: barak

barak — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:08:49 +0000

IN my humble opinion high the price of oil per gallon is due to hechsharim

By: chachamim

chachamim — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 02:26:39 +0000

kitzur_dot_net: a real real “yerei Shomaim” doesn’t have a computer.
and certainly doesnt spend time posting comments on blogs

By: susshow

susshow — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:52:32 +0000

Kitzur, you remind me of a Musser Shmuze that I heard when I was 13 and in Israel for the summer on a yeshiva/summer group. The guy, in Binei Birak talked about not eating a certain type of food, even if 100% Kosher.

With all of the things that we need to improve on in Klal Yisroel, I can GUARANTEE you that not using Olive oil is NOT one of them.
I appreciate your idea, but off the mark?