Sochi's only rabbi takes on Olympic task

[Jefferson23]

7,000 kosher meals, 12 rabbinical interns flown in to help serve Jewish guests of Sochi games.

By Reuters | Feb. 17, 2014

Sochi's lone rabbi has drawn on reinforcements from the United States and shipped in 7,000 kosher meals to help cater for Jewish visitors to the Winter Olympics in Russia, a country where Judaism is reviving after decades of repression.

Speaking virtually no Russian at the time, Ari Edelkopf, a native of California, moved to Sochi 12 years ago with his wife Chani to establish a synagogue. In the run-up to the Olympics, he said he received emails from Jews from around the world, anxious to find out where they could eat kosher food and celebrate the Shabbat, or Sabbath.

"Yes there's a synagogue, there is a mikveh, there is children's education here and there's kosher food and there's Shabbat, so you can come to Sochi, you can spend time here and have all your Jewish needs taken care of," Edelkopf told Reuters in an interview.

Jews from Israel, Russia, Australia, Ukraine and the United States are among those who have gathered to pray and sing together in Sochi and share kosher meals of gefilte fish, chicken and wine.

remainder: http://www.haaretz.com/news/sports/1.574655

[Shrike47]

1. I initially read the headline as 'Sochi's only rabbit...' and puzzled over it's job at the Olympics.

Does it involve dogs in some way?

[Jefferson23]

2. You find something commical in the OP, or are you merely challenged by the content? n/t

[jberryhill]

3. Gonna have to stretch that hasenpfeffer recipe

[arcane1]

4. Apparently, your mild joke is both anti-semitic and homphobic.

Or something

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

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Will not clarify his/her meaning. Anti-semetic
stereotype references are implied.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Feb 17, 2014, 03:51 PM, and the Jury voted 1-5 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: There is NOTHING "implied" here- the poster was joking. The alerter needs to lighten up.
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Explanation: I agree with the alerter and would also add a undertone of Homophobia.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: This is stupid.
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[jberryhill]

5. Good golly

Sometimes people mis-read subject lines, and the result is amusing.