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Chabad Premium Kosher Chickens Made in Japan

Chabad Premium Kosher Chickens Made in Japan

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Chabad Japan has successfully organized shechita of kosher chickens right before Pesach. The chickens are free range, of premium quality, grown in southern Japan. There is a big demand for kosher chicken and orders have come from as far out as Hokkaido and Okinawa. We are very glad to hear the fantastic feedback of the kosher chicken consumers. We would like to thank Mr. Muto from Kosher Japan for his tireless effort to make Japan more Kosher.

Rabbi Binyomin Edery puts a lot of effort in making Japanese products Kosher.
There are few reasons, spiritual, moral, and practical.

His philosophy is based on the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s directives to make every place in this world a spiritual dwelling place for G-d . It is therefore important to use the local produce and animals in the place where one lives, make them kosher and use them for good purposes.
The other reason is to help the Japanese farmers and growers by buying their products. The Japanese are known for their hard work and superior quality of food and produce. Since we established Chabad House in Japan it is only right to help the Japanese society by using their products rather than import.
Thirdly, importing lowers the quality of the food, as it is not as fresh.
So for the kosher consumer in Japan, Kosher food made in Japan is the RIGHT choice.

In the picture above, tired and happy, after the Shechita, on their way back to Tokyo,
from Left to Right: Moshiach Edery who was in Japan for Pesach vacation, the Shochet, Rabbi Dickstein from Melbourne, Australia, and the gevaldige- duo, Mr. Muto and Rabbi Binyomin Edery, Chabad of Japan head staff.

 

Companies Join Chabad Japan to develop more kosher products Made in Japan

Companies Join Chabad Japan to develop more kosher products Made in Japan

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One week ago, Kosher Japan held a special seminar at Chabad Japan. Dr. Teshima gave a profound lecture on Judasim, Kosher food and the Jewish people.
The seminar was well attended, by many Japanese food companies who already receive kosher certification or will be receiving. There was a unique feeling among all the participants as they discussed the many advantages of making Kosher food products in Japan. We wish much blessing and success to Dr. Teshima, and all those that attended.
Kosher Japan is the kosher certification given by Rabbi Binyomin Edery from Chabad Japan.
Special thanks to Mr. Hidetaka Muto for organizing the event, for his time and effort may G-d bless him.

Jewish Burial vs. Cremation

Jewish Burial vs. Cremation

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Jewish Burial vs. Cremation
Jewish Burial vs. Cremation

 

 

One of the greatest good deeds that one can do is to escort a person who has passed on until burial. The reason for this is because the beneficiary of the mitzvah, the person being escorted can never thank  the ones who deemed him/her such respect. This week Rabbi Edery escorted the coffin of a Jewish lady who passed away in Japan, after living in Tokyo for over sixty years. She and her husband were originally from Russia and established their lives in Japan. She will be buried in the US. Since none of her family members live in Japan, it was important to see to it that prayers would be said in her honor and she would be properly taken care of.

 

 

In Japan cremation is a given. However according to the Torah it is forbidden. The Torah says:”from dust you came to dust you will return”. Adam, the first man was created by G-d from the earth. This is the beginning of all of mankind and therefore it is most natural that one returns to its origins. The tradition of cremating in Japan is a relatively new one, only about sixty years. Before that, people were properly buried. For many reasons, one of which was ”space saving”, people in Japan resorted to cremation. It is well known that the Japanese empror’s family do not cremate and only bury. Isn’t every person created by the King of all Kings, and deservant of such an honor?

 

For this purpose Rabbi Edery works very hard to make sure that people who would like to be buried without being cremated will have no difficulties and can easily do so. He has made legal and economical arrangements to facilitate Jewish burial. May we never need to escort those that passed away, may we be reunited with our loved ones, with the speedy coming of Moshiach and the resurrection of the dead.

 

(Picture above: Jewish cemetery in Yokohama)

 

Mitzvah Messengers from North America

Mitzvah Messengers from North America

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Rabbi Edery and all Chabad Japan staff would like to thank the Aldrich family for the huge amount of kosher food that they so generously sent. May Hashem bless each and everyone of them, including Bubby and Zaidy Aldrich with all the blessings both materially and spiritually.

Aldrich visit December 2013
Aldrich visit Chabad_Tokyo December 2013

We enjoyed the chance to speak about the reasons why our Sages selected Yosef’s children Binyamin and Efraim as the paradigm for the blessing for our children.  Rabbi Aldrich suggested that not only had Yosef raised these two children to become Torah-observant children in a foreign land (Egypt) but also trained them to avoid jealousy.  When the younger son (Efraim received the blessing usually intended for the older brother)