Kosher Food

Irish court grants kosher food to Rabbi jailed for circumcision

Rabbi Jonathan Avraham is being held after Irish police raided a house where he was to perform an illegal circumcision on a non-Jewish child.

After 60 years, St. Louis' only kosher deli shuts down

St. Louis’ only kosher deli closes after 60 years — and a lawsuit involving $150,000 in unpaid bills.

Lawsuit: Canada gov't cut kosher meat production

Canadian Jewish agencies sue over government rules they say have curbed kosher meat production.

Orthodox Union helps make kosher food more accessible to US Navy

OU collaborates with Aleph Institute and the Navy to overcome issues with limited storage space and resupply opportunities on ships.

Keep it kosher

On kosher food, Mashiach, Free Will and the Jewish calendar.

IDF soldiers served food which did not receive kashrut approval

Rabbi who warned of violation to IDF kashrut policy was threatened with dismissal, report says. IDF: Kosher food was served at the event.

Thousands attend first-ever 'Kosherpalooza' food festival

Thousands of kosher food lovers turn out for the first-ever Kosherpalooza festival at Meadowlands.

Education Committee:

Complaints about kosher food on trips not handled appropriately

Education Committee discusses issue of kosher food during school activities. 'Responsibility lies with the school principals.'

The Sims 4 adds traditional Jewish foods in new update

Beloved life simulation game responds to requests from Jewish users by introducing matzah ball soup, challah and other traditional staples.

How to become a kosher human being

Do you have standards? Do you challenge yurself? How do you know if you are alive?

Insights into the parasha: Why does G-d let us suffer?

Ask the Rabbi about Jewish suffering, why we are called a kingdom of priests, the 8th day of the week, keeping kosher - all in the parasha.

Two rabbis provide kosher food to Jews attending the World Cup

There’s no beer at the World Cup in Qatar, but there are kosher bagels.

Qatar bans kosher food, Jewish prayer at World Cup

Jewish leaders accuse Qatar of breaking its promise to permit Jews visiting for World Cup to cook kosher food, have prayer groups.

Two UK Jewish schools end kosher meals due to soaring costs

Schools tell parents it is no longer 'financially viable' to continue supplying catered kosher food to pupils.

Manchester's oldest kosher certifier begins liquidation

Manchester’s Jewish community is growing — so why is its oldest kosher certifier in deep financial trouble?

Alberta:

Jewish inmates to receive kosher food after 5-yr appeal

After B'nai Brith Canada intervenes in lobbying effort, Alberta government agrees to provide kosher food for Jewish inmates.

UK PM promises to resolve 'sickening' kosher food shortage

Boris Johnson vows to solve Northern Ireland’s Brexit-related kosher food shortages.

Florida city suddenly shuts down kosher food bank

Kosher food bank in Dania Beach, Florida shut down without warning, with notice citing "safety and traffic concerns."

Shmini: Are we what we eat?

In the parasha, the Torah is telling us that the physical foods we consume somehow affect our inner souls, psyches and patterns of behavior.

Istanbul Airport opens a kosher meal vending machine

Kosher Food Point machine offer sandwiches in Istanbul Airport’s main mezzanine.

Brazilian court fines American Airlines for lack of kosher food

American Airlines fined by Brazilian court after airline promised passengers kosher meals but failed to deliver.

Kosher food shortage may mean the end of Jews in N. Ireland

Trade issues between UK and EU have led to “cupboards nearly bare of kosher foods” for Northern Ireland's Jewish community.

Kosher food becomes a BDS flashpoint on a Toronto college campus

BDS resolution targeting kosher food at University of Toronto campus continues to spark criticism, despite modifications following backlash.

Uni. of Toronto student union walks back kosher food ban

Following criticism, student union removes parts of BDS resolution which would have banned kosher food from non-anti-Israel sources,

Supplying kosher food for American soldiers around the world

Arutz Sheva speaks with Sara Fuerst of KosherTroops about her organization that sends kosher care packages to Jewish American troops.

Price of Mehadrin dairy products rise drastically in the US

The largest kosher dairy distributor in the US is increasing the prices of Chalav Yisrael products this month.

Budapest’s only kosher fast food joint awaits return of tourists

COVID stunts launch of Budapest's only kosher fast food eatery.

Flying to Morocco? Pay a new tax on kosher food

President of Morocco's Jewish community forces hotels in the country to pay four-euro tax for each Jewish tourist interested in kosher food.

Kosher food made available at British Parliament

Three years after bid to offer kosher food denied, British Parliament to offer kosher and halal food to employees.

Northern Ireland's Jews facing looming kosher food shortage

Post-Brexit trade issues between the UK and the EU are threatening to make it difficult for Northern Ireland's Jews to import kosher food.

Muslims, Jews press US government for kosher, halal food relief

Congressional letter backed by Muslim and Jewish groups urges govt. kosher and halal meat available through an emergency food program.

Understanding the revolution in kosher certification

Israeli restaurants are changing their kosher certification — and signaling a religious revolution.

British PM warns of Jewish ‘exodus’ from Northern Ireland

British PM says supply of kosher foods to Northern Ireland under post-Brexit rules could lead to "exodus" of Jews.

Earliest evidence of kosher diet in UK found in Oxford

Archaeologists in Britain find remains of 800-year-old Jewish households in Oxford, find evidence of kosher diet.

UK to open Europe’s first kosher eco hotel

When the Sadeh Farm Hotel opens at the end of May in Kent, the southeastern England resort will become the first kosher eco hotel in Europe.

Keeping kosher

Being a Jew relates also to the body and internal organs of a person, and not only the cerebral notion of religion that many people have.

The future is bright for kosher restaurants

The pandemic has devastated restaurants. Surprisingly, most kosher ones have weathered the storm. Opinion.

The driving force behind the ban on kosher slaughtering

This oppressive maneuver is supposedly motivated by concern for animal welfare, but exposes the court's lack of consistency or logic.Op-ed.

OU partners with Ritz Carlton for first kosher hotel in Bahrain

Ritz Carlton Hotel in Manama, Bahrain to become first hotel in the kingdom to offer kosher certified food through the help of the OU.

Armani Hotel Dubai to host first Kosher restaurant in the UAE

Armani Hotel Dubai to add new upscale kosher dining experience to the world’s tallest building.

Looking to travel? These UAE hotels will offer kosher food

UAE hotel group partners with kosher catering service to offer kosher food for travelers, events.

Michigan: Muslim group to represent inmate denied kosher food

Michigan chapter of controversial group CAIR to represent Jewish inmate denied kosher food in Michigan jail.

Leaders of Argentina’s kosher food industry succumb to COVID-19

Father of eight, Gabriel Yabra dies of COVID-19 at private medical center in Buenos Aires; two weeks later, father Roberto also succumbs.

Ham products dumped in kosher section of British supermarket

Tesco apologizes after open ham products are thrown in kosher section of one of its stores.

University chiefs weigh in on U of Toronto kosher controversy

Leaders of Israel's seven universities express outrage over University of Toronto's Graduate Student Union's rejection of kosher food bid.

Jewish prisoners in Michigan to get certified kosher meals

Under proposed settlement to class-action lawsuit, hundreds of Jewish prisoners in Michigan to get kosher meals.

New restaurant in Amsterdam: Meat Me Kosher

A new kosher meat restaurant recently opened in the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Scottish prisoners pretend to be Jewish to receive more food

Bosses at prison in Edinburgh cracking down on inmates pretending to be Jewish in order to receive extra food.

Liverpool’s main kosher outlet caught selling nonkosher meat

British city's primary kosher food store found to be selling non-kosher meat. 'It is truly scandalous.'

New charity to provide kosher food to American Jews in need

Orthodox Union opens Kosher Food Lifeline to provide low-cost or free kosher food to Jews in need around the country.

ICE has 'troubling pattern' of ignoring religious needs

Jewish ICE detainee may not be getting kosher food, NY congresswoman says.

For the first time, kosher food available in Dubai

Kosher catering company opens in Dubai, expects to serve all of the Gulf States.

America's largest baking company drops kosher certifications

Producer of Sara Lee, Arnold, Stroehmann, Freihofer's and other brands drops kosher certification on nearly all of its products.

Kosher ban OK with Jewish supporters of German far-right party

Jewish backers of Germany's AfD party condemned by other Jewish groups in Germany after it endorses ban on import, sale of kosher food.

Quick and Easy Asian Stir Fry

It is flavorful, kid friendly, and pretty good at adapting to whatever leftover veggies are languishing in your crisper drawer.

Chabad airlifts kosher food to hurricane-affected Jews

150 pounds of kosher food airlifted to Wilmington, N.C. hours before Yom Kippur.

'No child should have to choose between religion and lunch'

Agudath Israel's Rabbi Silber thanks NY councilmen who backed pilot program offering kosher, halal, food to public school students.

Portugal's first kosher artisanal beer to debut in October

Kosher beer label launched in Portuguese town with a few dozen Jews.

Austrian state mulls banning kosher meat sales to non-Jews

Plan to limit sales of kosher meat to individuals listed by Austrian state as Jewish sparks outrage.

Bennett denies he ate non-kosher food

Education Minister clarifies he did not eat non-kosher food after allegations on social media caused a firestorm.