By Stone Martindale Jan 26, 2007, 3:47 GMT
File this under violating Kashrut, Shabbat, and a few of the Commandments while we're at it. A New Jersey Rabbi has put his foot down on an all Israeli porn film that's using his company's Kosher stamp on the packaging, saying the fare is downright treyf (unclean).
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert : "Assraelis"... is it good? like that a nice film "Munich?" EPA/SERGEI CHIRIKOV
TMZ, Harvey Levin's intrepid army of roving reporters has uncovered an Israeli porn flick produced by Tight Fit Productions of Van Nuys, Calif., the purveyors of "Assraelis," shot entirely in Israel with local talent in Hebrew, which has come under attack from rabbis who say their use of a food-certification symbol on DVD covers must cease-and-desist.
The quit letter from lawyers representing Rabbi Yehuda Rosenbaum of KOF-K Kosher Certification, a New Jersey company that puts its stamp of approval on Kosher goods was sent to the principals of Tight Fit.
The porn DVD cover "claim of Israeli authenticity" is accompanied by the Hebrew letter reserved for rabbi-ordained meats, grains, and other foods.
TMZ reports that KOF-K's lawyer says contend Tight Fit is using the symbol "illegally" in violation of State and Federal Law, and plans to sue "if the situation is not rectified as quickly as possible."
Porn producer and owner of Tight Fit, Oren Cohen, is amused, but he's a good Jewish boy and will comply with the rabbis' requests. Who needs the aggravation?
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