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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91. Hey Fiery, I agree that אבור עץ's comments about people on welfare didn't help her argument (although I agree with everything else I can remember her saying).

However, you may not "hate" Jews, but it's hard not to take your comments referring to circumcision and Jesus as an attempt to provoke us, right? And then there was the comment about Jews having "holier than thou" attitudes. You seem to have some level of contempt, otherwise you wouldn't have used such generalizations. Are you backpeddling? Come on man, choose your words more carefully or you will continue to be interpreted in such a way.

Shalom.

Posted at 4:04PM on Jan 28th 2007 by The American Jew

92. I stated "her" attitude is holier then thou.
I dislike people who look down on others, but I enjoy humour, now find your sense of humour & read back about the circ, it's been my experience that people so wound up need a good f***ing.

Posted at 4:17PM on Jan 28th 2007 by fiery

93. Fiery,
Perhaps it could have been funny, but when you couple it with your followup postings ("Jews think they are holier than thou" "Jews killed Jesus") it sort of tainted it. Personally, I love humor that pokes fun at cultural differences, but the context in which it is said significantly impacts the message. I hope that makes sense.

For example, if I made a joke about the Pope, and then followed it up with a serious comment about Catholic priests molesting kids, wouldn't a Catholic take the joke differently because of the followup statement? Now for the record, I don't mean to slam Catholics (I married one! and yes, we made a Cashew together) I was just using it as an example.

Posted at 4:40PM on Jan 28th 2007 by The American Jew

94. Actually, 1mg, I am the "Jew who is better off than you." I dropped the old moniker so as to try and be a little less provocative.

I know I said I wouldn't respond to you anymore, but obviously you are dying to hear from me. ;)

Posted at 6:19PM on Jan 28th 2007 by The American Jew

95. The hunter gets captured by the game. So you have identity problems, well thats a start. BABY STEPS

Posted at 6:57PM on Jan 28th 2007 by 1mg

96. LOL. That was actually funny, 1mg. Well, I am off to have fun with my family.
This has been entertaining, to say the least.

Peace

Posted at 7:22PM on Jan 28th 2007 by The American Jew

97. I CAN TELL YOU ARE HEALING NOW. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT..PEACE TO YOU . I HOPE YOUR FAMILY IS NOT IMAGINARY. HAVE FUN

Posted at 7:57PM on Jan 28th 2007 by 1mg

98. Hey "fiery" flaming homo: (now i was just having fun with that so don't get mad). you really need to read, if you are literate, my postings before you start bumpin' your gums or fingers. i don't hate you or anyone else on this site. why should i? i learned the nursery rhyme about "sticks and stone may break my bone but words will never hurt me" back in day care. i don't care what you say about me or to me. i think it's all in fun. i made it clear in my posting that i don't hate anyone because hate is exhausting and takes alot of energy to maintain. i have better things to do like make fun of some of the really, truly angry people on this website. looks like we scared that little twelve year old named "eric" off. hate is an emotion that is fueled by jealousy more often than not. the people on this site who are saying caustic things about Jews obviously are soaked with jealousy of the Jews. I DON'T CARE IF YOU HATE US, JUST KEEP DEPOSITING YOUR MONEY INTO OUR BANKS AND KEEP GOING TO THE MOVIES TO WATCH OUR FILMS AND KEEP RENTING OUR VIDEOS AND KEEP USING OUR ACCOUNTING GENIUS AT TAX TIME. that is why we are hated. we are hated because people are jealous of us.

what most people, even some Jews, do not know about Jews is that we were not necessarily the "chosen" as much as we were the "choosing." as i was taught,
'%u201D%u2022%u201D tried to offer the 613 commandments to others races but when they ask "what's in it for us" he said f-them and he came to us and we chose without asking what's in it for us. that is how the Jews became Chosen. you all had your chance. sorry. you missed the boat.

i just don't understand christianity. how can you all suport the Ten Commandments which say no false idols or gods and then pray to a human man who pissed, sh*t, burped, drank, screwed and scratched his ass. how can you all call this person, this human being, god. like i said before, he is no different than david koresh who called himself god. that's why he is dead and that is why jesus is dead. why can't you simpletons understand such a simple idea??? christianity is pagan religion. it is the first recorded 'cult' and it is simply a splinter religion of Judaism. Judaism is 5767 years old. christianity is only 2007. how come you all don't say sh*tty things about Queen Mary (Bloody Mary as she was referred to). yes, that is where the drink name stems from. she killed hundred of thousands of protestants and non catholics. and hats off to the blogger who mentioned the catholic homo priests that like to screw little alter boys in the ass. and whoever is the dumbass who keeps saying that the Jews killed jesus is so f***ing ignorant. f***!!!!!!!! did any of you learn anything in sunday school??? i guess not. i guess they teach that the Jews actually, physically killed him. well for all you mel gibson lovers, didn't you see his movie???? go rent jesus christ superstar or something. look at it this way...what if i decide to hold a press conference and go around the country telling people that i was god only this time i'm disguising myself as a woman. what do you think would happen to me??? i would be killed by somebody. a religious fanatic or the U.S. government would silence me just like they did to jesus, koresh and every other self proclaimed manifestation of god. christians obviously don't believe much in the power of their god if they think he came down as an ass scratching, free ballin', tird dropping, piss spraying man. do you really honestly think that that man was god?????? you all need to be killed if you are that stupid. why do think that '%u201D%u2022%u201D has turned his back on this world???? why doesn't he speak to us anymore? where are his prophets???? he f***ing pissed at all of us because of your jesus factor. you f***ing pray to man after he tells you not to!!!!!

oh and 1mg: up your dose of xanax will ya!!!! "funny name" he he har har bubba joe that sure was insulting. uh yeah billy joe jim bob squirly monkey smith. that was guud. you are obviously a very young and immature child. go learn how to f*** yourself with rosey palm and her five sisters. (now seriously billy joe...that was all in fun. don't grind out your last two teeth.)

Posted at 12:07AM on Jan 29th 2007 by %u05D0%u05D1%u05D5%u05E8 %u05E2%u05E5

99. and to those of you who were offended about my "comment" about the welfare population, guess what...it's a known fact to anyone who watches the news or reads a newspaper every morning with their coffee, that blacks and hispanics are the majority of welfare riders in this country. i won't apologize for stating something that is a fact. as jack nicholson said, "you can't handle the truth." on the other hand, when senator john kerry makes a public remark implying that all of our service men and woman are either poor inner city types or backwoods rednecks that can't afford college and so therefore, they have to end up in Iraq, that is offensive because it is not a fact. senator john mccain came from a wealthy family. he's lucky he pulled out of the presidential race. instead he is going to stay in the senate to "end the war in iraq" so that what....the poor people of this country can come home to mommy's bosom? he's as disgraceful as that stupid bitch cindy shehan. i only hope that her son doesn't see what a disgraceful legacy she is making for him. i see him as a courageous young man who voluntarily put on a uniform and picked up a weapon to fight for what HE believed in...instead his mommy goes around the country making him look some "momma's boy." sorry. enough of that.

I KNOW THIS IS OFF OF THE SUBJECT OF PORN BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS TO A CROWD OF PEOPLE SOMEWHERE, ANYWHERE. can i just say to the anti-war folks out there that this is a voluntary army and not a draft. we, as soldiers, know when we put that uniform on that we will probably die with it on. we aren't delusional kids that think we are playing video games. our recruiters and drill instructors didn't make us think that we were learning how to sell shoes. we are trained to protect by killing. we are trained to kill whenever and wherever necessary. if i were there now, i would disobey any order to put up a white flag and say, "you insurgents are just to powerful and so i'm going home now. you win." please give our soldiers the respect that they deserve. they've earned it. so all of you Jane Fonda traitors kindly f*** off.

1mg: did you up your dose yet or are you sleeping in your little race care bed with your spiderman pajamas on??? where are you goy boy???? did mommy turn off your computer??? or should i say, her computer since you are obviously too young to work and afford your own. now go to be young man and study hard for that alabama history test tomorrow.

fiery must be sitting on the porch with his three legged dog learning the chords to play the dualing banjo sequence from "Deliverence." i think it's great that they finally got internet access along the chattatooga river!!! no be careful on those rapids boy. 32 people died trying to emulate (that means "be like" or "copy") burt reynolds and jon voight. you imbecile.

the reason anyone on this site dislikes me is because i've managed to get under their very thin skin. know your facts before you make yourself look stupid to the educated ones and don't take everything you read so seriously.

Asian dude rocks. Asian people rock. I like cultures that value family, work and higher education.

and will one of you gentiles please answer my jesus questions in my previous post. give me some insight into your pagan worship practices. truly, i want to hear from someone who has a real education. not something your grandma's boyfriend's cousin uncle charlie said. i have to know why you worship a 33 yr. old carpenter dude. i'm not a know it all like some of you on this site.

Posted at 12:06AM on Jan 29th 2007 by %u05D0%u05D1%u05D5%u05E8 %u05E2%u05E5

100. Most of the nasty comments are being made by the same two people. How impressive.

Posted at 1:40PM on Jan 29th 2007 by Ozzie

101. אבור עץ, first of all, thank you for serving our country (and the rest of the world for that matter). We all owe you our respect and gratitude.

Second, when I said that your statement about people on welfare didn’t help your argument, what I meant was that it just flamed the fires which can be counterproductive. I realize I like to rub my prosperity in the faces of the Jew-haters, so I am guilty too. But we both know it works – gets them even more angry since their anger is all about jealousy, which is admittedly extremely fun  . Anyway, I grew up in LA so I know all about the welfare scene and agree with you 100% about who the majority of recipients are (at least as a % of their individual populations). Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I have been visiting this site for a few months now, and frequently see Jew-hate spewed from the mouths of these ignorant people. But not yet have I been able to find one person on this site who is capable of debating me on the subject. Maybe you and I just don’t fit in here. They have tons of reasons not to look like us: our religion and heritage, our values, our prosperity, and it sounds like we are both attractive too! ;)

Posted at 1:05PM on Jan 29th 2007 by The American Jew

102. 105. אבור עץ, first of all, thank you for serving our country (and the rest of the world for that matter). We all owe you our respect and gratitude.

Second, when I said that your statement about people on welfare didn’t help your argument, what I meant was that it just flamed the fires which can be counterproductive. I realize I like to rub my prosperity in the faces of the Jew-haters, so I am guilty too. But we both know it works – gets them even more angry since their anger is all about jealousy, which is admittedly extremely fun :) . Anyway, I grew up in LA so I know all about the welfare scene and agree with you 100% about who the majority of recipients are (at least as a % of their individual populations). Sorry for the misunderstanding.

I have been visiting this site for a few months now, and frequently see Jew-hate spewed from the mouths of these ignorant people. But not yet have I been able to find one person on this site who is capable of debating me on the subject. Maybe you and I just don’t fit in here. They have tons of reasons not to look like us: our religion and heritage, our values, our prosperity, and it sounds like we are both attractive too! ;)

Posted at 12:57PM on Jan 29th 2007 by The American Jew

103. ooops... I meant "they have tons of reasons not to LIKE us."

But still, there is no doubt they don't look as good as us.

Posted at 1:31PM on Jan 29th 2007 by The American Jew

104. Hey Ozzy, first let me say "big fan, big fan..." Looking forward to the next Ozfest tour. How about more ‘80s metal bands on the next tour?

Seriously (actually I was serious about the comment above too – I hope you don’t take offense if that is your real name, I think it is great), are you referring to me and אבור עץ? If no, please excuse my misunderstanding. If yes, please remember that we didn’t start this thread of mutual love and respect. We were simply responding to the earlier poseurs, I mean posters, who were badmouthing Jews, and hitting them where it hurts. I know two wrongs don’t make a right, but hopefully they have learned something along the way. In particular, the truth about where there ignorance stems from (misperceptions, lies, jealousy) and the fact that not all American Jews are wimpy little Accountants afraid of a fight.

I am trying to tone down my rhetoric too. I am just waiting for an intelligent debate where I don’t have to keep dropping down to their level. At least these postings have made my work breaks much more entertaining. I am ready to give up though, probably to the chagrin of those that started this.

Posted at 4:29PM on Jan 29th 2007 by The American Jew

105. Hey Ozzy, first let me say "big fan, big fan..." Looking forward to the next Ozfest tour. How about more ‘80s metal bands on the next tour?

Seriously (actually I was serious about the comment above too – I hope you don’t take offense if that is your real name, that is awesome), are you referring to me and אבור עץ? If no, please excuse my misunderstanding. If yes, please remember that we didn’t start this thread of mutual love and respect. We were simply responding to the earlier poseurs, I mean posters, who were badmouthing Jews, and hitting them where it hurts. I know two wrongs don’t make a right, but hopefully they have learned something along the way. In particular, the truth about where there ignorance stems from (misperceptions, lies, jealousy) and the fact that not all American Jews are wimpy little Accountants afraid of a fight.

I am trying to tone down my rhetoric too. I am just waiting for an intelligent debate where I don’t have to keep dropping down to their level. At least these postings have made my work breaks much more entertaining. I am ready to give up though, probably to the chagrin of those that started this.

Posted at 4:24PM on Jan 29th 2007 by The American Jew

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