Campus News: Whither Kosher Activism?

Edan Schwartz wants you to think about what you’re putting into your mouth. The University of Minnesota senior is an activist in the Hekhsher Tzedek movement, which proposes the creation of a new seal for kosher food that will indicate that the food has been produced in accordance with Jewish ethics. He is also the first member of the movement to focus explicitly on mobilizing college students, using his campus’s Hillel as a springboard for Hekhsher Tzedek programming.