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Kosher Food

Canada / Kosher Food News

Canadian Kosher-Meat Production Protected by Federal Court Decision

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“This should dispel the false perception that “shechita” does not abide by the highest standards of animal welfare,” says Kashruth Council of Canada.

NY / Chessed and Tzedaka

Met Council Receives $1 Million in Federal Funding

By David Swindle

The nonprofit feeds more than 250,000 people annually with kosher and halal meals.

Diaspora / Gulf States / UAE / Kosher Food News

UAE Jewish Community Opens First Kosher Supermarket in Gulf

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The unique Jewish supermarket, spanning over 130 square meters in the center of Dubai, offers quality kosher produce imported especially from Israel, Europe and the U.S.,” says UAE-based Rabbi Levi Duchman

Kosher Food News

A Kosher Delicious Pesach With Tnuva's Delectable Dairy

By Sponsored Post

The huge selection of Tnuva’s delicious kosher l’Pesach dairy products is truly a feast for the eyes.

Travel / Gulf States / UAE / Kosher Food News

Report: UAE National Carrier Emirates to Launch ‘Kosher Arabia’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“With recent developments, we expect that demand for kosher food in the UAE and region will grow quickly,” says Emirates Flight Catering CEO Saeed Mohammed.

Israel / Gulf States / UAE / Kosher Food News

Diplomacy Marches on its Stomach: One Rabbi Helps Cook Up Kosher Fare for UAE Delegation

By Josh Hasten

Rabbi Yissachar Krakowski and team prepared 300 kosher meals over the course of the two-day event in the United Arab Emirates.

US / Kosher Food News / Coronavirus

Two Senators Call for Kosher, Halal Food in Federal Emergency Coronavirus Programs

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“Many in the Jewish and Muslim community eat kosher or halal food and have not been able to benefit from these programs,” stated a letter signed by two senators.

Europe / Kosher Food News / Coronavirus

Hungary to Supply Packages of Kosher Poultry to Jewish Communities of Europe

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The shortage is due to the closure of many kosher slaughterhouses, as well as the outlawing of “shechita” (kosher ritual slaughtering) in certain parts of Europe.

News Briefs / Kosher Food News

Manischewitz to Sell its Kosher Food Business

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Season brand will not be included in the sale, according to the announcement by the company.

Featured / Features / Kosher Food News

How Do We Know Froot Loops Is Kosher? What Does a ‘K’ Really Mean?

By Tiferet Schafler

“You have to ask a reliable kosher agency who stands behind the ‘K’ on the product,” said Rabbi Moshe Berger, operations manager at the Orthodox Rabbinical Board.

Featured / Israel / Judaism

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Chastises Tzohar Rabbi for Not Fact-Checking Before Criticizing Him

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rabbi Eliyahu pointed out the troubling facts which were the basis for his statement against "Hashgacha Pratit."

Israel / US / Diaspora / Chessed and Tzedaka / Interfaith Relations / Weather

Israeli ZAKA Volunteers Working with Jewish, Christian Communities on Recovery from Hurricane Harvey

By JNi.Media

After an initial briefing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and with the Orthodox Union which is coordinating the volunteers within the Jewish community in Houston, the ZAKA team set out to work.

Featured / Travel / Chabad / Religion / Asia / Sports

Chabad to Provide Kosher Food, Services, to Jews Attending Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

By JNi.Media

Daily Torah seminars exploring the Jewish message behind sports and the meaning of competition will take place at one of the two Pyeongchang Chabad centers and at the Jewish room in the Olympic Village.

Jewish / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / Canada

Canadian Company Fined $25,000 for Selling Non-Kosher Cheese to Jewish Camps

By JNi.Media

According to CFIA, 'this is the first case in Canada brought before a provincial court related to the misrepresentation of a kosher food product.'

Sponsored Posts

Kosher Food is Going Global!

By Avigayil Perry

The Largest Worldwide Online Delivery Marketplace for Kosher Travelers!

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judaism

High Court Sides with Rabbinate, Rejects AG Push for 'Alternative' Kosher Certificates

By JNi.Media

MK Bezalel Smotrich (Habayit Hayehudi) said it was "refreshing to see a conservative approach on the part of the Supreme Court."

UK / Travel / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism

Heathrow Goes Kosher

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Kosher meat and dairy sandwiches now are available at four Heathrow Airport terminals, according got Kosher Today. The London international hub offers kosher food at the White House Smith stories in terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5. Kosher food increasingly is available at major international airports, and travel experts said that the London airport can […]

News Briefs / Religion / Judaism

South Africa one of Leading Kosher Markets

By Kosher Today

It is certainly not Jerusalem and New York but according to a recent article in the SA Jewish Report, the two major South African cities can take their place among some of the world’s vibrant kosher centers. There are approximately 70,000 Jews in South Africa, and the paper reported, "Its members are fortunate to choose […]

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

Netanyahu: I Do Not Eat Non-Kosher

By Jewish Press News Desk

Netanyahu clarified that he does not eat non-kosher food - ever.

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs

Bibi, Sheldon, Doing Traif Italian Lunch After UN Assembly Speech

By Tibbi Singer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed for a much deserved lunch in Midtown Manhattan with Sheldon Adelson, at Fresco by Scotto, accompanied by 30 security guards. Bibi had the veal chop.

Video of the Day

So This is What Kosher Food Tastes Like!

By Video of the Day

A group of people try traditional (Ashkenazi) kosher foods for the first time...

The Muqata

A Question for My UK Readers

By Jameel@Muqata

Antisemitism, stupidity, fear, or exaggeration?

US / The Courts / News Briefs / Religion

Religious Groups Move to Protect Prisoner Rights

By JTA

Kosher meals for prisoners cost nearly four times the cost of non-kosher meals; appeal also covers prisoner beard length

Jewish / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Speculated Safeway Acquisition May Increase Kosher Sales

By Jewish Press News Desk

Sources in the kosher food industry are speculating that a new major supermarket deal will have a positive effect on kosher food sales. Cerberus Capital Management appears to be making a major investment into the supermarket industry by acquiring Safeway in addition to the Albertson’s chain which it already owns. Together, the two grocery chains […]

US / News Briefs / Judaism

Agudah Presses U.S. Military on Kosher Field Meals

By JTA

Agudath Israel of America has asked the Pentagon to restore kosher field meals and charged that the Defense Logistics Agency had solicited a bid in April for kosher and halal “meals ready to eat,” but had recast the solicitation last month to include only halal, which adhere to Muslim religious precepts. “As things stand now, […]

News Briefs / Sponsored Article

New Winners: A&H Kosher Hot Dog Contest

By Jewish Press News Desk

Congratulations to our latest winners of free Abeles & Heymann kosher hot dogs.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

Proposed Law Aims at Tighter Kosher Food Enforcement

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Knesset will discuss and vote on a  new bill to give official kosher food inspectors powers to make sure that restaurants and other public places that are certified as kosher live up to their commitment. The Israeli media immediately labeled the supervisors the “Kashrus Police,” implying some kind of Saudi or Iranian religious goon […]

Fink or Swim

What’s Wrong With the Star-K Kosher Phone?

By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

A kashrus agency should be concerned with one thing and one thing only: the kosher status of our food.

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israeli Food Exports to US Reaches a Record $224 Million in 2012

By Jewish Press News Desk

Exports of Israeli Foods and Beverages to the United States reached a record $224 million in 2012, reported Kosher Today, which attributed the statistics to the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute. While it spelled a 3% increase over 2011, it represented nearly 50% growth since 2008 when exports were valued at only $144 million. […]

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Religion

Can Kosher Sausages Be Kosher If They Are ‘Pork-Flavored?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

It looks like it’s kosher, and the certification says it’s kosher, but it smells and tastes “treif.” Kosher foods that taste like non-kosher food are widely accepted in the US, but not in Manchester, England.

Israel / Jewish / US / Travel / News Briefs / Europe / Religion

Airline Glatt Kosher Demand Doubles

By Jewish Press News Desk

The number of travelers requesting kosher meals continues to rise, and requests for glatt kosher meals has more than doubled in the past five years, according to one source. Several travel agents reached by KosherToday concur that the number of travelers requesting kosher food has risen throughout the world and the airlines and the airline […]

Jewish / NY / News Briefs / Religion / Local

Court Upholds Citi Field’s Ban on Sale of Kosher Food on Shabbat

By JTA

A federal appeals court told a kosher hot dog vendor in New York that its agreement with Citi Field precludes it from selling kosher products at the stadium on Shabbat. Kosher Sports Inc. had a 10-year contract with Citi Field, home of the New York Mets, to sell hot dogs, sausages and other kosher products […]

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Religion

Obama Must Keep Kosher for Passover at King David Hotel

By Jewish Press News Desk

President Barack Obama will have to eat kosher for Passover meals, without bread, during his stay the King David Hotel next week, Haaretz reported. "We're used to hosting heads of state and also American presidents, but this situation is very special for us because it's so close to Pesach [Passover]. For us it will be […]

Jewish / NY / News Briefs

Kosher Barbeque a Smoking Hot Fad in New York

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

His 2-ton wood-burning “HaKodesh Barbeque” provides “pop-up” barbeques, complete with a dining tent, bales of hay and country music.

Jewish / US / News Briefs / Religion

US Orthodox Jews Find Bugs in Nutrition Agenda

By Jewish Press News Desk

The federal government says spinach is so healthy that schools will lose their eligibility for funding if the Popeye favorite is not served, but some orthodox schools say the rule is full of bugs – literally. Several orthodox Jewish groups have asked the US Dept. of Agriculture to choose substitutes for leafy green vegetables that […]

US / The Courts / News Briefs

Appeals Court: Murderer Sincere Enough to Merit Kosher Food

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Lower Court said he purchased "nonkosher" food items including cookies, soft drinks, coffee, tuna, and candy.

Potpourri

The Valero Tradition

By Debbie Flancbaum

Most couples establish their own routines. They have their own rhythms that may include where they eat, when they vacation, and what they read. My husband Lou and I are no different. We like to eat Israeli food on Tuesday nights and we usually order the same—shwarma for him, grilled chicken for me. Our regular […]

Serials

Getzlight - Chapter I

By Ruchama Feuerman

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