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By Amand Green
October, 19 2009
"...Chabad of Wilmington, the Orthodox Jewish center at 2714 Market St., will begin selling kosher meats from an Atlanta butcher, Griller’s Pride. The butcher’s site says its meat is classified kosher by The Atlanta Kashruth Commission.
Kosher meat, or meat that is literally “fit” for Jewish consumption, includes meat from cows, sheep, goats and deer. Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and pigeons also are considered kosher, as are fish with scales and fins. Other meats are not allowed.
Nagila Kosher Moroccan Cafe was the first kosher restaurant in Wilmington, though the restaurant does not sell raw meats.
A kosher certification pertains to how the meat is prepared, according to Rabbi Moshe Lieblich of the Chabad House.
“The Torah tells us which animals and which birds we’re allowed to eat. After we establish that, then there’s a special procedure in how to prepare the meat,” he said. That procedure includes making sure the animal does not have an internal wound, salting the meat to extract blood and removal of undesirable parts. In a cow or sheep, that’s the animal’s sciatic nerve.
Lieblich said he’s gotten so many requests for kosher meat, the center decided to offer it there. The frozen meat kept in a cooler inside the Market Street building is on consignment, and all money will be sent back to the butcher, he said.
“It’s based on supply and demand right now,” Lieblich said, adding that Chabad will have at least lamb, chicken and beef..."
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