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Campus caters kosher for Passover
Sara Afzal, Collegian Correspondent
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: News
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According to freshman Hannah Grossman, the kosher meal plan has not only allowed her to maintain her kosher diet, but meet other Jewish students keep kosher.
"When you eat kosher you know there will always be other students eating kosher too," said Grossman.
For UMass sophomore Howard Feibusch, kosher dining has made it easier to maintain his kosher diet. Feibusch said he grew up in Lawrence, N.Y., eating strictly kosher food.
Kosher cuisine abides by Jewish dietary laws, which includes not eating pork, shellfish, or other non-kosher animals. Dairy and meat cannot be cooked or served together.
Kosher food at the dining commons is prepared in a non-dairy kitchen.
A typical menu includes potato soup, spinach salad, fresh fruit salad, corned beef, shepherd's pie, tuna salad sandwich and chocolate raspberry cake. The kosher meal plan offers only lunch and dinner options.
The 35 students on the kosher meal plan can have an unlimited choice from the kosher menu.
"This is the only place I can get kosher meat and the food is really good," said Grossman.
Poultry and beef must be slaughtered in accordance with Jewish ritual. Certain parts of the animal must be removed and severed, which is done by a trained individual, called a shochet. This special method of slaughter is called the shechita.
This is the first year the kosher option has been offered at Franklin Dining Commons. Previously, kosher food was offered only at Hampden Dinning Commons in the Southwest Residential Area.
The kosher option is an additional $200 charge per semester to the student meal plan. Typical meals plans include unlimited meals for $1,950 per semester or a lesser option, the value meal plan, which offers 224 meals per semester for $1,663.50.
At Franklin Dining Commons, executive chef Willie Sng, runs the kosher kitchen, prepares strictly kosher meals and orders kosher food products. Kerry Loux, a culinary worker, supervises the food preparation.
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