UK: Kosher Butcher Abusing his License Found Dead

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Married father-of-two Robert Kaye, pictured, was found dead in Manchester days after his deli was accused of having non-Kosher meat on the premises by Jewish religious leaders

Liverpool? Under Australian law, you can't imprison me. Although, I've teased you Kike Liverpudlians enough in the past to lock me up under your laws. F.ucking try me you Kosher Pommy bastards! ~ Cailen.

A deli owner was found dead after being caught up in a scandal over the supply of non-Kosher meat to the Jewish Community

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Married father-of-two Robert Kaye was the owner of Liverpool's only Kosher supplier, Roseman's Deli, in Childwall, Liverpool. He died in Manchester early yesterday.

His death comes days after Roseman's and his other business, Prestwich-based Gough's Deli, were accused of breaching Kashrut, a set of Jewish dietary laws governing the sale of Kosher produce.

Roseman's is understood to supply major Jewish organisations in Liverpool including King David's School, Stapely Jewish Care Home and Rex Cohen Court Supported Accomodation.

Community figures in Liverpool reacted with shock and sadness to the news today.

Howard Winik, chairman of the Merseyside Jewish Representatives Council, told the Liverpool Echo: 'It is with extreme sadness that we heard today of the tragic circumstances of Mr Kaye's death.

'The circumstances are very tragic and we send our condolences and very best wishes to his wife and two children.'

A letter from the Liverpool Kashrut Commission (LKC), which regulates Jewish dietary laws in the city, stated: 'The LKC would like to express its condolences to the family of Mr Robert Kaye upon his sad passing.

'We wish his family a long life and no further sorrow.'

Tributes from friends and family of Mr Kaye poured in on Facebook.

Vanessa Kuhillow posted: 'No words, so so sorry. He was a lovely man....no one deserves to go through such devastation and a tragic like loss of life. I hope he rests in peace.'

Simone Pinkus said: 'Such a gorgeous, gorgeous genuine guy who did anything for anyone! RIP Rob so so sad.'

The tragedy appears to have followed the decision of Manchester's Beth Din, an organisation which regulates Jewish religious laws in the city's large Jewish Community, to remove Gough's licence to sell Kosher meat
The Liverpool Echo understands that the decision on Sunday followed 'allegations that non-Kosher meat had been found in the premises'.

The Facebook page for Gough's Deli posted an angry rebuttal the same day, stating that Manchester Beth Din, which regulates Jewish dietary laws in the city, had revoked their licence.

The post stated: 'Serious announcement! We have just been informed by the media that Manchester Beth Din has revoked our licence due to violation of Kashrut

'May we be 100 per cent clear to all our customers that all food provided and produced within our premises has always adhered to and will continue to be within the guidelines of Manchester Beth Din.

'I again repeat myself that this announcement has come from press sources to ourselves and not the Beth Din directly.'

The issue was quickly picked up in the Jewish press, with articles in the Times of Israel and other sites.

On Monday, the Liverpool Kashrut Commission (LKC), which regulates Jewish dietary laws in Liverpool, announced that Roseman's Deli had also breached Kashrut.

A letter circulated to members of the Jewish community, sent by Rabbi Natan Fagleman of LKC, states: 'Following revelations yesterday that fresh food produced at Roseman's Deli is halachically (in the eyes of Jewish law) considered Treif (not Kosher) and with the knowledge that this matter may have been ongoing for a considerable amount of time, many people will need to return their kitchens and their utensils to Kosher status.'

The letter states communal kitchens, including the city's synagogues, King David's School and Jewish care homes, will be re-Koshered with the help of 'trained experts' from Manchester.

But private customers were advised to remove any utensils or pans which may have touched non-kosher food and to deep-clean their ovens and microwaves.

Today Roseman's remained open with staff stating they had no knowledge of the situation and were waiting to hear from the family of Mr Kaye.

Mr Winik told the Echo the issues surrounding the supply of Kosher food was a 'serious concern' to members of the Jewish community.

He said: 'As you know Roseman's was the single remaining outlet in the city selling Kosher produce. For this community anything that affects Roseman's affects the community as a whole.

'We would obviously like Roseman's to keep trading. It's a matter of serious concern but I'm confident and the community is confident that we will be able to quickly return to the status quo and we will have a steady supply of Kosher food.'

It is understood that Jewish community leaders are liaising with their counterparts in Manchester to organise Kosher supplies

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Prisoners are converting to Judaism to qualify for 'better quality' kosher meals after being inspired by a hit Netflix show, a report shows
Inspectors launched an investigation after almost £1million was spent on specially-prepared kosher meals for more than 100 inmates at HMP Edinburgh in 2017.

But in 2014, there were only nine prisoners registered as Jewish across all Scottish prisons.

The inmates copied a plotline from prison drama Orange is the New Black to demand 'better quality' meals on 'religious' grounds

Kosher meals are much more costly than standard prison meals.

To counter this, the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) brought in stricter rules for those wishing to change dietary requirements in 2017 – and has seen a drop in those wishing to change since.

At HMP Edinburgh, the cost of feeding prisoners fell by £80,000 in the last year, after the numbers applying for kosher meals fell by three-quarters

An SPS spokesman said: 'If someone requires a kosher diet they will get it but when we tightened up the requirements and made it slightly more bureaucratic, people suddenly decided they weren't

It's akin to people claiming to be Abos to get extra goodies !