{"id":408,"date":"2008-03-05T12:25:25","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/virtualtalmud\/2008\/03\/whats-wrong-with-hecksher-tzed.html"},"modified":"2008-03-05T12:25:25","modified_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:25:25","slug":"whats-wrong-with-hecksher-tzed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/virtualtalmud\/2008\/03\/whats-wrong-with-hecksher-tzed.html","title":{"rendered":"What’s Wrong with Hecksher Tzedek?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We took up the question of the Conservative Movement\u2019s Hecksher Tzedek<\/a> a few months back and I am glad Rabbi Grossman brought it up again<\/a>. At the time I was taken aback by the negative comments that some had posted opposing Hecksher Tzedek as an attempt to foist non-Jewish (ie, contemporary liberal American) values onto Jewish practice, as though Jewish practice were some timeless and monolithic institution that didn\u2019t respond to changing values and mores. One of the reasons Judaism is as rich, varied, and resonant as it is, is that Jews were constantly adapting to changing circumstances and surrounding culture, and their practices adapted with them. It\u2019s a point I\u2019ve made many times before on this blog<\/a>: Judaism is created by the Jewish people and evolves through time, rather than remaining static and fixed. Protesting that caring about the treatment of animals\u2013or workers, or the environment\u2013is somehow not a “Jewish” position is preposterous, especially because it doesn\u2019t involve contravening any existing laws. I don\u2019t see how one can possibly oppose the idea of this hecksher unless they have a vested interest in the current monopoly over kosher certification or believe that any innovation is wrong on its face.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We took up the question of the Conservative Movement\u2019s Hecksher Tzedek a few months back and I am glad Rabbi Grossman brought it up again. 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