Gordon & Alperin awarded Tav HaYosher
Gordon & Alperin, metro-Boston’s longest-running kosher butcher shop, has become the first establishment in Massachusetts to receive Uri L’Tzedek‘s Tav HaYosher ethical certification.
The Tav HaYosher guarantees standards of fair pay, fair time, and safety for employees of certified stores and restaurants.
From their website:
Launched by Uri L’Tzedek, the Tav HaYosher is a local, grassroots initiative to bring workers, restaurant owners and community members together to create just workplaces in kosher restaurants.
Rav Yosef Breuer, one of the leading figures of 20th century Orthodoxy, famously stated: “Kosher” is intimately related to “Yoshor.” God’s Torah not only demands the observance of Kashruth and the sanctification of our physical enjoyment; it also insists on the sanctification of our social relationships. This requires the strict application of the tenets of justice and righteousness, which avoid even the slightest trace of dishonesty in our business dealings and personal life.
The Kosher Blog applauds Gordon & Alperin’s move, and hopes to see this spread to the rest of our local kosher shops.