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A Quarrel Over What Is Kosher

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BREAKING! SOGLOWEK OFFERS $40 MIL FOR AGRIPROCESSORS

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Potential Buyers Showing Interest In Agriprocessors?

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Video Of YU Ethics And Kashrut Panel

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How The Rubashkins Changed The Way Jews Eat In America, Part 1

Nathaniel Popper of the Forward has written…

Is Agriprocessors' Trustee Telling The Truth?

I think he is. But I also think he parses his words – to the court, to former Agriprocessors workers, and to the public – very…

Lt. Gov. Dodges Heat At Postville Meeting

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The Fall Of The House Of Rubashkin

Elizabeth Dwoskin of the Village Voice has a hot off the press feature on Agriprocessors and the Rubashkin family. The Fall Of The House Of Rubashkin…

BREAKING! BANKRUPTCY JUDGE APPROVES UP TO $2.5 MILLION EMERGENCY FINANCING – BANK, AGRIPROCESSORS' TRUSTEE REACH DEAL ON "STOP GAP" MEASURE TO RESUME LIMITED PRODUCTION

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Trustee Calls Repossession Of Agriprocessors' Trucks "illegal," Names Men Who Will Run Company Once It "Reopens"

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EXCLUSIVE: Agriprocessors' Florida Distributorship Operating Despite Bankruptcy

I'm told by a very reliable source that Agriprocessors' Miami-based distributorship is operating, even though…

25 Years Of Crime: An Agriprocessors - Rubashkin Family Timeline

Blogging over at the Daily Kos, Lynda Waddington has written and posted a detailed…

US Attorney For The Eastern District Of NY Calls For Agriprocessors Bankruptcy Move To Iowa – Numerous Iowa-Based Criminal, Civil, Regulatory Cases Cited

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Agriprocessors' Trustee Wants To Restart Production "As Soon As Possible"

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Rubashkin Attorney Says Agriprocessors Will Be Sold – "Very Soon, The Company Will Be Out Of Rubashkin Hands"

I don't fully buy this. Why?

BREAKING! Official Statement From Agriprocessors Management Regarding Paychecks, Production

Jeff Abbas of KPVL Postville Radio arranged an interview with Menachem Brook…

Rubashkin Brings In Heavyweight Former Department Of Homeland Security, ICE Head Counsel – Baruch Weiss Argues For Rubashkin Bail

Now where would the Rubashkins get the money to hire…

BREAKING! Rubashkin Bail Hearing Over – Ruling Expected Tomorrow

According to the Clerk of the Court's office, the hearing is over for today and Judge Scoles…

Should Sholom M. Rubashkin Be Released On Bail?

A call has gone out across the Chabad world for letters urging the court to grant bail for Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin.

The bail hearing takes place tomorrow.

What follows is my letter to the court:

Feds Investigate Agriprocessors' Cattle Dealings

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Who Is Agriprocessors' Court Appointed Receiver?

He appears to be…

Agriprocessors Claims To Have "Struck Deal" – Bank To Allow Collateral To Be Used To Pay Workers And "Immediate" Bills – Plant May Reopen Later This Week

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Agriprocessors' Workers and Jewish Law

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Sholom M. Rubashkin Held Until At Least Wednesday – May be Denied Bail Until Trial

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MONEY LAUNDERING: Agriprocessors Diverted Millions Of Dollars Meant To Secure Loan To "Torah Education Fund," Other Private Accounts

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Rabbi Sholom M. Rubashkin 2nd Arrest Picture

Photo Credit: Des Moines Register.

BREAKING! Sholom M. Rubashkin Faces Now Faces 52 Years In Federal Prison

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Agriprocessors Bankruptcy Update

Lynda Waddington of the…

The Forward: Ethics Of The Rabbis

I would add one thing to this spot-on Forward editorial about…

Nathan Lewin And The Kosher Meat Shortage

Saturday I told you that Nathan Lewin…

A Word About The Kosher Meat "Shortage"

You'll be reading a lot about the kosher meat "shortage" caused by Agriprocessors' legal troubles. But what you will not read is the truth behind that "shortage," and how that "shortage" is part of the Rubashkin's' strategy to retain ownership of Agriprocessors.

Agriprocessors Bankruptcy Off To A Rocky Start

In typical Rubashkin fashion, Agriprocessors stiffed the court set to hear…

Agriprocessors Asks Court To Stop Foreclosure

Here is what Aaron Rubashkin said in Agriprocessors'…

Agriprocessors Owes Jacobson Staffing Almost $1 Million Dollars, Total Company Debt May Reach $100 Million

Where did all the money go?

Agriprocessors Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Agriprocessors has filed bankruptcy, as…

BREAKING! Power Reported Off At Agriprocessors

2:33 PM: The Power Is On.

Thanks for the update, Getzel.

3:45 pm: It turns out power was off for about 15 minutes this afternoon. Getzel forgot to mention that.

Original post: Two separate sources say the power at Agriprocessors was shut off (or failed) at 1:30 pm today.

Who Will Buy Agriprocessors?

If the company is to be sold, who will buy it? As the…

Agriprocessors Production At Near Standstill – CEO: “I Don’t Believe We’re Going To Have Substantial Production Of Any Kind In The Near Future"

Only 35 cars in the parking lot as opposed to hundreds on a normal post-raid day. Main boilers not operating. My sources tell me…

Chabad Rabbi Issues Call For Community To "Save" Rubashkins

Of course, no commensurate call was ever issued by this rabbi to…

Bank V. Agriprocessors: The Full Complaint

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Rubashkin Bail Celebration Video

You can read Shturem.net's report here.

Agriprocessors Wrote $1.4 Million In Bad Checks, Began Defaulting On Loans More Than 1 Month Before ICE Raid

It just keeps getting worse, as…

Jewish Blogger Makes Heeb 100

Maybe next year…

EXCLUSIVE: Agriprocessors Worker Says Rabbis Sleep On Job – USDA Sanitary Regulations Ignored, Workplace Still Unsafe

Full audio interview posted below.

Here is a list of charges made by Michael Harding, who in late July came from Indiana to work at Agriprocessors in Postville. The charges include very serious allegations that directly impact the kosher status of Agriprocessors' beef:

CORRECTION No Beef Killed At Agriprocessors Postville Plant Since 12:15 PM Monday

A well-placed Postville source tells me no beef has been killed at Agriprocessors since 12:15 PM Monday, September 8. Beef kill workers confirmed this late today.

Another well-placed Postville source insists Agriprocessors is still buying cattle. But yet another source has watched the plant and tells me he has seen no…

UPDATED: Agriprocessors New Workers Exploited

So say the people feeding and helping these new hires. And below we seem to have…

What Did The Rabbis Know And When Did They Know It?

In the wake of the largest immigration raid in the modern history of America, a question must be asked: What did the rabbis supervising Agriprocessors know and when did they know it?

Congressional Letter to USDA Regarding Rubashkin, AgriProcessors

Mad Cow, E. Coli, Sanitation Violations Alleged At Rubashkin Plant – Sewage on Kill Floor, Insect Infestation, Found

The UFCW Union press release and the AP report are posted after the jump in the extended post below. I'll have more details on this soon.

EXCLUSIVE:USDA Allows Rubashkin Meat Hook Use to "Facilitate Bleeding"Meat hook to probe or slash open throat wounds of fully conscious cattle "protected" by "religious" exemption to Humane Slaughter Act

Documents (posted below) obtained by FailedMessiah.com under the Freedom of Information Act show that the USDA now permits probing or excision of an open ritual slaughter wound using a meat hook, even though the cattle this procedure is perfomed on are fully conscious at the time the procedure is carried out.