Hosted by Gerry Shields
Gerry is a former longtime Washington correspondent and political writer for The New York Post, Baltimore Sun, and Philadelphia Inquirer and author of the new book: The Front Row: My Jagged Journey Recording American History from Reagan to Trump.
Episodes
Welcome to the Retail Politics Podcast. Without enough hand sanitizer for candidates to shake hands, let alone kiss voter babies, we redefine Retail Politics for the digital world, reaching you one download at a time. We’ll speak weekly for 30 minutes to politicians, academics, and reporters on the front lines of American political issues to help you choose best how your government should function.
S02E09 Rabbi Josh Yuter, The Politics of Kosher
Israel’s new governing coalition does not include ultra-Orthodox parties for the first time in a half-century, causing a push to loosen longstanding food certification, religious and social policies.
“In America, you have no guidelines on who says what is kosher,” said Rabbi Josh Yuter, considered the world’s largest Jewish influence. “In Israel, it’s completely different, in order for you to claim your establishment was kosher, you had to have the official Rabbinut body certify you.”