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This is what I wrote to Morrison Bowmore. I wrote a similar letter to Pernod Ricard.
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I am writing to express my support of your products, and my thanks for the large number of kosher certified and approved alcoholic beverages that Morrison Bowmore produces. Unfortunately, Auchentoshan is temporarily or permanently unavailable in my area, but I understand it is certified or approved by a reliable British kosher supervision authority, and as the issues regarding kosher status of whisky are very complex, we kosher consumers truly appreciate this certification.
Unfortunately, a misguided group of Jews who are guided mostly by a desire for publicity, are boycotting your products because of some remote connection to a region in Scotland where the local government is boycotting Israel. We understand full well that Morrison Bowmore and its distilleries have no connection to this boycott of Israel and we know better than to counter-boycott innocent businesses, especially those that produce products we can enjoy according to our dietary laws. We also understand that your employees in that region may or may not support the boycott or even know what their local council has done regarding Israel.
The original proponent of the boycott is an anonymous blogger. The group that has followed his folly is one that belongs to a Judaic movement that is considered excommunicated by those who truly believe in and practice Judaism, and the majority of kosher consumers treats this group with extreme disdain.
They do not speak for the worldwide observant Jewish community, and at the end of each thrice-daily prayer service, we say of such people: “They will say something, and it will not come to pass.”
I am truly ashamed at the actions of these misguided fellow Jews, and knowing how small a market we are in any case, I hope that their absurd boycott does not cause Morrison Bowmore any financial loss or moral damage. I am sure that the boycott will be over soon when those individuals and groups behind it find a new cause celebre so that they can get attention.
Sincerely,
(my real name)
And yes, I do follow something close to the Satmar shitta, (or original Reb Amram Bloy NK which is NOT the Ku Klutz Kartel of today) but not based on the three oaths. The difference between me and Satmar is that I would have liked to have seen Rav Kook’s vision work out, but we know it was a pipe dream (if we even know what he really held and who he really was) and we now have to focus on saving the land and people of Israel from the tuma that the state has wrought.