Shalom Park rescinds kashrut policy

Shalom Park board voted to eliminate its bylaw requiring kosher food for every resident at the Jewish continuum of care campus on Monday, Sept. 19. “The votes exceeded the two-thirds requirement” for passage, Dan Stenersen, Shalom Park president and CEO, told the Intermountain Jewish News Tuesday. The Sept. 19 meeting, which lasted about an hour-an-a-half, represented a “healthy exchange of opinion,” according to Stenersen. He adds that discussions regarding the kashrut issue have taken place for two years. “This is not something we casually brought up a few weeks ago.” Shalom Park will utilize its kosher kitchen to provide food to residents who observe the kosher dietary laws during a three-month transition period. While the method may be different from the current one, the commitment […]