Rabbi Yells "Cut!" Over Porn Flick

ASSRAELISThe producer of an all-Israeli porn flick is under attack from rabbis who say his use of a food-certification symbol ain't kosher.

Yesterday, Tight Fit Productions of Van Nuys, Calif., the purveyors of "Assraelis," which was shot entirely in Israel with all-local talent, and in Hebrew (with, uh, English subtitles), received a cease-and-desist order letter from a lawyer representing Rabbi Yehuda Rosenbaum of KOF-K Kosher Certification, a New Jersey company that puts its stamp of approval on Kosher goods. Tight Fit's DVD-cover claim of Israeli authenticity is accompanied by a Hebrew letter normally reserved for rabbi-ordained meats, grains, and other foodstuffs.

KOF-K's lawyer says that 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." Oren Cohen, the owner of Tight Fit, finds the action "funny," but will modify the cover art before the film's release next week -- to satisfy what he calls the "very nice" rabbis.

No word from Cohen, who himself does not observe the Kashrut, on whether, despite their Kosher claims, meat and milk products were mixed during the making of "Assraelis."


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76. hey you with the funny name,you are fooling yourself. you are obsessed with your own fairytale and the sad part is you don't have a clue. it is you that really want's to be someone else.the more you lie to yourself the worse off you will be.

Posted at 10:54PM on Jan 26th 2007 by 1mg

77. wow אבור עץ that's a whole lot of anger you've got going on! Too much taken off during your circ maybe?!

Posted at 1:49AM on Jan 27th 2007 by fiery

78. oren you are a fucking genius.

sesh

Posted at 8:34PM on Jan 28th 2007 by seshingtons

79. YOU KNOW WHAT I SAID, YOU ARE ON A KIND OF PERSONAL TRIP,THAT ONLY MEANS YOU ARE FUNNY NAMES' TWIN. MOST TIMES SICK PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THEMSELVES. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN BEING YOUR THERAPIST , YOUR COMPLEX IS QUITE SIMPLE.

Posted at 10:31PM on Jan 27th 2007 by 1mg

80. of course you jews are subjected to hatred, people with holier then tho attitudes tend to bring it on themselves.
yes God chose you & what did you do? you killed jesus christ, talk about biting the hand that feeds you.
oops my bad for assuming אבור עץ was male, i take back the comment on "her" having too much taken off during her circ, I guess it was her husband who had too much taken off during his, she types like a women who needs an orgasm to say the least.

Posted at 2:12AM on Jan 28th 2007 by fiery

81. Wow, the hate spewed forth by so many people here against jews is astounding! Why do you hate them? Is it personal experience that you are generalizing to the entire race? Is it part of your socioreligious framework (e.g. arab/islam)? Is it jealousy?

For the most part, I have found jews as a group to be very similar to my background -- asian. They place the highest importance on family, will sacrifice anything to ensure the education and success of their children, believe in saving and spending wisely, and have tremendous unity. These are outstanding qualities that we should salute, not denigrate.

Given that most jews have higher-than-average education, I am dissapointed to see many of the jews here dropping to the level of their attackers by insulting black, hispanics, and "goyim" as a whole. There's no sense in it, especially given that this is the type of ignorant, meaningless hatred that you protest against when it is directed toward you.

Let's leave it at this: there will always be people who hate jews, and other ethnicities, simply for who they are. I doubt that they themselves even understand the nature of their hate; it is simply something familiar and easy that gives them comfort in an unfair world.

Ohh, and to those of you who will no doubt argue that I am merely kissing jewish ass, answer for me one simple question: Why do you hate jews? Don't bother with profanity or hate-filled epithets that mean nothing. Use the capabilities you have and tell me *why* you believe jews should be hated. Present a rational argument.

Although I certainly admire many of the qualities that jews possess, I consider myself fairly neutral. I tend to think of things in logical terms. The only thing I don't like is the knee-jerk reaction of many jews who take any rational, logical criticism of israeli policy, or US policy towards israel, as evidence of anti-semitism. Why is it impossible to say anything even remotely critical of israel, not jews, without being branded an anti-semite? But, then again, that's a topic for a different discussion...

Posted at 3:03AM on Jan 28th 2007 by Seeker

82. First of all - i don't understand why posters here had to be so racist against jews.
However, im an atheist jewish and i dont like rabbis that control our lives.
I think porn should be seen everywhere
Free love!!

Posted at 2:04PM on Jan 28th 2007 by jewish that loves porn

83. "1mg," yes, this is therapeutic in a sense. The arguments (or lack of ) that you and other Jew haters put forth only validates my original position.

"Fiery," I am sorry that you hate Jews because you feel we have a superiority complex. Are you speaking from experience or just generalizing? My guess is the latter. You may say that I have one, but what you are actually seeing is my defense. Go back and follow this thread of comments. You will see that I was not being antagonistic to begin with... I was responding to the senseless messages on this board. As for the "Jews killed Jesus" comment, do you also hate those that descended from the Romans? Either way, if that is the best you can come up with, you surely aren't very intelligent. Time to move on too. Do I hate the Germans because of what the Nazis did to the Jews? No. In fact, I married a German. As for the orgasm comment, who knows. LOL. Even though I laugh, it's still pretty weak of you to say that. It's like someone calling you names because they can't argue intelligently.

"Seeker," thank you for taking the time to say what you did. I have said many of the same things in other postings on this site when Jews have been attacked, including the similarities between Asians and Jews in terms of their values. Finally, perhaps I missed it, but I don't recall any Jews during this thread saying that criticism of Israel is anti-Semitism. However, I would be willing to debate with ANYONE over the topic of Israel and it's conflict with the Muslim world. :)

Posted at 11:24AM on Jan 28th 2007 by A Jew (yes, that Jew)

84. HEY gENIUS,EVERYBODY DOES NOT HATE YOU. I'M A JEW TOO.
IF I DON'T SPEW HATRED. LIFE IS GOOD. GET THERAPY SOON AND STOP LYING TO YOURSELF OR GET A TEDDY BEAR.

Posted at 11:51AM on Jan 28th 2007 by 1mg

85. 1mg, you claim that you are a Jew? Hmmm... I find it interesting then that you would call א%u2018%u2022ר עץ "you with the funny name." I think you are full of sh*t. At least you made me laugh. LOL.

Anyway, unless you or others can offer something more specific than "you need therapy" or "get a teddy bear" I won't be responding.

Later dude.

Posted at 12:21PM on Jan 28th 2007 by A Jew who is better off than you.

86. SHERLOCK HOLMES, YOU ARE NOT! YOUR MIND IS SMALL AND YOU CANNOT SEE BEYOND THE HAND HOLDING THE MIRROR. SOME OF US HAVE LEARNED THE ERROR OF OUR WAYS, NO MATTER WHO OR WHAT WE CALL OURSELVES. YOU TRY TO DEMAND RESPECT, IT DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY . I DON'T CARE IF YOU BELIEVE ME OR NOT , IDON'T LIVE MY LIFE TO PLEASE SOME INSECURE BLOGGER.THERE ARE GOOD PEOPLE IN ALL GROUPS.SEE THE GOOD ,LOOK FOR THE GOOD AND BE THE GOOD , I GUESS YOU ASK WHAT IS GOOD ?

Posted at 1:10PM on Jan 28th 2007 by 1mg

87. What you want for ? You look like you need some chicken soup ! Swatzhead . I would offer to make all the porn stars in the World " Kosher " as the Brisk business profit margin is cut very close . Oy Veh ! I made a funny . I am verklempt over this film . WHy didn't they ask me to do it ? You should see how I make nasty with the ladies . Once you try jew you never feel blue . Unless you get blue balls . Swatzhead .

Posted at 2:26AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Nasty Moil

88. I SEE THE TROUBLEMAKING TWINS have now stuck their thumbs back in their mouth, don't forget your blankee. and stop pretending to be JEWISH. WE KNOW BETTER...........BAD BOYS AND GIRLS.

Posted at 5:45PM on Jan 28th 2007 by 1mg

89. where in my comments did I state I hated jews? I said that אבור עץ obviously has anger issues. Hate is not an emotion I believe in, nor have I ever fell into it's ugly trap.
אבור עץ obviously has deep-seeded issues. She's an elitist, not unlike the nazi's who tried to wipe out her people which shows in her comment about blacks, hispanics & muslims all being on welfare & having more children then her peoples who are too busy running businesses & making money. Her use of imbecile is as rasist as someone calling a black person n*gger.
Be careful אבור עץ, pride is one of the 7 deadly sins & comes before a fall.....I sure hope you have a pillow wrapped around your holier then thou backside.

Posted at 3:05PM on Jan 28th 2007 by fiery

90. My oh My , such hate ! need i remind you , jews are the first people to be picked on when an Economy goes bad ! swatzhead . Sure we had our wars against each other and all jews are not the angel Micheal but don't label us all in the same kettle of chicken soup . As far as this Porn stuff goes its not Kosher unless the egg cream flows pearl necklaces in " THE MONEY SHOT " shalom !
Swatzheads .

Posted at 1:19PM on Jan 31st 2007 by nASTY mOIL

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