{"id":58800,"date":"2017-11-30T10:41:13","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T15:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=58800"},"modified":"2017-12-03T06:00:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-03T11:00:19","slug":"jewish-muslim-leaders-blast-de-blasios-free-school-lunch-plan-not-offering-kosher-halal-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/news\/jewish-muslim-leaders-blast-de-blasios-free-school-lunch-plan-not-offering-kosher-halal-foods\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewish and Muslim Leaders Blast de Blasio\u2019s Free School Lunch Plan for not Offering Kosher, Halal Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no such thing as a free lunch \u2014 at least not for the city\u2019s Muslim and Jewish schoolkids.<\/p>\n<p>Religious leaders sent Mayor de Blasio a letter slamming the city\u2019s free universal school lunch plan for not not offering kosher or halal food.<\/p>\n<p>De Blasio rolled out the federally funded program promising to give all city students free meals with the first day of public school on Sept. 7.<\/p>\n<p>But influential Jewish and Muslim leaders say thousands of Jewish and Muslim kids \u2014 including 30,000 students in Yeshivas and thousands of eligible Muslim kids \u2014 aren\u2019t getting the free meals because none of the food is certified kosher or halal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/new-york\/nyc-school-lunch-plan-blasted-not-offering-kosher-halal-food-article-1.3661449\">The NY Daily News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s no such thing as a free lunch \u2014 at least not for the city\u2019s Muslim and Jewish schoolkids. Religious leaders sent Mayor de Blasio a letter slamming the city\u2019s free universal school lunch plan for not not offering kosher or halal food. 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