Host Simon Spungin is joined by Judy Maltz and Samuel Sokol to discuss the government’s far-reaching plans for reform the system by which food is certified as kosher in Israel. What’s wrong with the old system? Who stands to benefit from the reform? PLUS: Why is Ben & Jerry’s ice cream no longer kosher in some places? And why women running their own synagogues can’t call themselves rabbis.

Host Simon Spungin is joined by <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.4969107">Judy Maltz</a> and <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/misc/writers/WRITER-1.9500307">Samuel Sokol</a> to discuss the government&rsquo;s far-<a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-why-israel-s-kashrut-reform-is-a-big-deal-and-who-stands-to-benefit-1.10040767">reaching plans for reform</a> the system by which food is certified as kosher in Israel. What&rsquo;s wrong <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-to-break-up-rabbinate-s-kashrut-monopoly-1.10015706">with the old system</a>? <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-as-israel-debates-new-kashrut-plan-jewish-diaspora-communities-are-watching-1.10017707">Who stands to benefit</a> from the reform? PLUS: Why is <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-to-eat-more-or-less-ben-jerry-s-israelis-conflicted-over-response-to-boycott-1.10015762">Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s</a> ice cream no longer kosher in some places? And why <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-orthodox-female-and-running-their-own-shuls-just-don-t-call-them-rabbis-1.9992949">women running their own synagogues</a> can&rsquo;t call themselves rabbis.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – a weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

Your audio guide to Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World.

Haaretz Podcast

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer. 

From Haaretz – Israel's oldest daily newspaper – the Haaretz weekly podcast in English on Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World, hosted by Allison Kaplan Sommer.

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