Everyone knows pork isn’t kosher. So why, then, are Jews so obsessed with it? For nearly all of Jewish history, pigs have been inescapable. During eras of Roman rule, rulers would challenge Jews to ...

(JTA) — In 2021, the Orthodox Union declined to put its kosher certification on Impossible Pork, even though similarly vegan “Impossible” foods — its burger, its chicken nuggets — carried the OU seal ...

This video examines the evolutionary history of pigs and how their ancient ancestors possessed traits far more powerful than those of modern domestic swine. Scientists explain how early pig species ...

While Chicago is known as “Hog Butcher for the World,” the history and culture of pigs and pork production spans throughout the Midwest. A special presentation at Batavia Depot Museum explores the ...

The lesser-known pig drives, in fact, are what intrigued Essig, who grew up in St. Louis but now lives in Asheville, N.C. Asheville even has a sculpture of pigs, a historical marker of local hog ...