Kosher for Passover Geoff has an interesting story about sugar and how things get to be "Kosher."

According to his rabbinical source, the acceptable kosher/non-kosher ratio in foodstuffs is 75:1.

If that sounds arbitrary, let us not forget the whole thing is arbitrary, and that legalistic interpretation is the hallmark of post-exilic Judaism.

In other news, Heeb has a feature on how the changing economics of healthcare in the US will mean fewer nice Jeiwsh doctors.  ¶ 10:49 PM