Kesher Talk

Jews in sports: Jeff Halpern: What would his mother think?!

One of my favorite pubs, Grevey's (in northern Virginia at the intersection of Rt. 50 and Gallows Rd.), has a Jeff Halpern dish with about a three dollar markup, proceeds of which go to one of Halpern's charities.

Halpern is a Jewish boy from Potomac, Maryland, who plays center for the Washington Capitals hockey team.

Fair enough that he should have a dish named after him which raisies money for charity. But guess what dish it is?

The bacon cheeseburger.

Now I realize that Jeff doesn't keep kosher -- neither do I -- but I would bet my mother would be upset if that was how my name was being used...

posted by William @ 8/19/2003 08:11:32 AM