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Steven Spielberg family’s kosher restaurant is reopening
Spielberg’s family will reopen LA kosher restaurant two years after death of the director’s mother, who had run the place for 40 years.

Kosher supermarket 'Seasons' relaunching under new ownership
Supermarket chain that declared bankruptcy last year has new owners and is reopening one of its closed locations.

Tel Aviv cafes trade private kosher certification for Rabbinate
More Tel Aviv restaurants transitioning to state Rabbinate kosher certificate supervision.

Largest baker in US to keep breads certified kosher
Bimbo Bakeries USA, the largest baking company in the United States, to keep kosher certification on nearly all of its bread and rolls.

Madonna looking to hire kosher chef
Pop singer seeking to hire private chef to prepare kosher meals for her and her family.

Polish museum to host country's 'first kosher market in decades'
Companies to showcase kosher products at 'Kosher Expo Poland,' held at Jewish museum in Warsaw.

MK Smotrich and Tzohar clash over kashrut bill
Jewish Home MK responds to Tzohar kashrut initiative head after his kashrut bill blocked. 'Not everything is kosher in war on rabbinate.'

Tunisian Jew barred from getting kosher food in prison
Young Jews in Tunisian prison fasting until he is allowed to receive kosher food.

Kosher food stand opens in iconic Buenos Aires soccer stadium
First kosher fast food stand in a Latin American soccer stadium opens after Chabad initiative.

Official agreement to arrange Shabbat-kosher electricity
Agreement signed to regulate production and sale of kosher electricity for use on Sabbath in automated process with no human contact.

Arizona State introducing kosher meals on campus
'Kosher meal options take our Jewish provision to another level, making ASU one of the best places in America to be a Jewish student.'

Kosher agency says it can no longer vouch for Starbucks stores
Program which verified Starbucks drinks as kosher nixed.

Tribute to Israel’s 70th proves success of kosher food and wine
Culinary event celebrating Israel's 70th anniversary shows off kosher luxury cuisine.

Why I support the private kashrut initiative of Tzohar rabbis

Leslie Rudd, maker of kosher wine in Napa Valley, dead at 76
Vintner and entrepreneur who made fine kosher wines California's Napa Valley and invested in Israeli wine passes away.

Online post draws backlash in support of new Kashrut supervision
Pro-Rabbinate NGO ripped over calls to boycott restaurant using alternate Kosher supervision as Israelis voice support for Tzohar Kashrut.

Apricot Brick Roast
Simple and quick and Kosher for Passover as well!

Spinach-Cheese Passover Lasagna
Using gluten-free noodles and zucchini for an added health benefit, this is going to become a Passover family favorite.

Rabbi: Cloned pork meat is kosher
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow claims cloned pig's meat could be eaten by Jews – including with milk.

Cappuccino Bliss
This shake is pure bliss! Using the iconic J&J ice cappuccino really elevates this drink into something divine.

Cheese Pancakes
These pancakes are made with both cream cheese and cottage cheese, eggs, salt, sugar, matzah meal, & onion powder.

Fluffy Lemon Custard
Creamy, airy lemon custard is a light and refreshing finale to a heavy Shabbat meal.

Kosher in Washington DC
As thousands of Jews flocked the US capital for the AIPAC conference we visited Char Bar, the Kosher restaurant in the city.

String Bean Soup
A hearty and delicious soup!

Roasted Carrot Soup
While I know that root vegetable soups are supposed to be a winter thing, I love them all year, especially over Yom Tov.

Baked Gefilte Fish
Easy, no-fuss way to cook traditional gefilte fish.

No-Knead Bread
The house fills with the smell of homemade artisan bread, and I get a small thrill of excitement when it's finished.

Orange Rice with Raisins
When you're looking for a sweet side dish, this should be your next go-to.

Rainbow Hamantashen
The dough is so easy to prepare, and it calls for oil instead of margarine.

Delectable Pepper Steak Medley
Pepper steak is a sure-fire hit. A family favorite!

Stuffed Zuchinni
Who said potatoes are the only vegetables you can bake twice?

Online Spanish dictionary adopts Hebrew words
Royal Spanish Academy adds ‘kosher’ and ‘hummus’ to official Spanish-language dictionary.

Krakow opens first kosher hotel post-Holocaust
New hotel offers kosher food, Shabbat elevators, and an in-house synagogue.

Miss Israel: I always keep kosher, even abroad
'I'm living on pineapple and cookies,' says Miss Israel 2017. 'Other contestants fascinated about why I can't eat most of the food.'

That's not kosher: Haredi soldiers fed non-kosher food
Religious soldiers from Nahal Haredi unit sent to army education center given non-kosher food in violation of unit's regulations.

Federal judge rules Idaho prisoners must be allowed kosher meals
Judge rules that state’s Department of Correction must provide certified kosher meals for prisoners in all Idaho prisons.

Netherlands’ only kosher slaughterhouse facing closure
Slaughterhouse says it will be forced to close because of a government-introduced ban on exporting its produce.

Idaho inmates sue state prison service for kosher meals
A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of four Jewish prisoners in Idaho jails who are seeking kosher meals.

Paraguay to require more humane ways of animal slaughter
Paraguay will require end of shackle-and-hoist slaughter by the end of year, changing method for restraint of animals for kosher slaughter.

Inside the White House Kosher Kitchen
A behind-the-scenes look at the process of making the White House kosher for Hanukkah.

Boston-area butcher shuttered after fire
Fire shutters a major kosher supermarket in a heavily Jewish Boston-area town, causes an estimated half-million dollars in damages.

Will Sholom Rubashkin go free?
Court to rule in coming days on appeal by jailed Iowa kosher slaughterhouse executive, who was given 27 years in what he argues was a setup.

IDF to outsource kosher supervision on dozens of bases
Move comes as part of effort to reduce manpower requirements. Military Rabbinate will still be involved, but from a distance.

Watch: First Kosher certified medical marijuana
From today's ILTV edition. The first ever Kosher certified medical marijuana hits the market.

IKEA's store gets official kashrut certificate
Netanya rabbinate announce that IKEA branch has gone through process to upgrade its private kashrut to rabbinate's Mehadrin.

France: Jews, Muslims Forced to Wear Red Discs Around Necks
Elementary school students in Burgundy singled out for not eating pork; mayor withdraws initiative in shock after parents, leaders protest.

What Happens When 6 Non-Observant Jews Go Kosher for a Week?
'Hi McDonald's, do you have a kosher menu...?' Six non-observant Jews reconnect with their roots - in the most confusing way possible.

Again: Uproar After Netanyahu Spotted in Non-Kosher Restaurant
Haredi party incensed after Netanyahu sits with Italian PM in posh Florence cafe. PMO: Netanyahu never eats non-kosher food.

Will French Students be Forced to Eat Pork?
French court to rule on controversial decision to ban kosher, halal meal options in one town's schools.

Kosher Food Labels Cooking Up a Coalition Crisis
Fight between Shas and Kulanu could turn into the first major coalition crisis for Binyamin Netanyahu's relatively new government.

'Charlatans Will Trick the Public to Eat Non-Kosher Food'
Chief Rabbi of Gilo tells Arutz Sheva why AG Weinstein's opinion to change the law is a disaster for Judaism and the public.

Rabbi Lau: Beware AG's 'Fake Rabbi Kashrut' Proposal
A proposal by the Attorney General could cause grievous damage to kosher consumers, Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau said.

Israel's 'Unbelievable Operation': Nationwide Passover Cleaning
Religious Affairs Ministry director tells Arutz Sheva of the incredible effort behind making all public areas in Israel kosher for Pesach.

Rabbi Amar: Knesset 'Most Kosher' Place in Israel
The comments heard there may not always be so “kosher,” but the food in the Knesset most definitely is, said Rabbi Shlomo Amar

French Jew Pioneers World's Third Kosher Vineyard Outside Israel
After visiting Jerusalem Alexandre Sartene launched his own 'divine' kosher winery, exports as far as Brazil despite local bureaucracy.

Chief Rabbinate Warns of Pita Kashrut Forgery
'Dr. Pita' exposed to be using packaging of others, as imported cheese also found to have forged its kashrut certificate.

Kosher Butcher in Germany Admits to Selling Trief Meat for Years
Butcher admits to fraud in court, sold 88,000 pounds of non-kosher meat as kosher to escape bankruptcy.

Unkosher Prime Minister?
Religious Jews Aghast At PM's 'Surf and Turf' Shabbat
For Shabbat lunch, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu dined at a pork palace - while for dinner, he went for the seafood.

After Russia Ban on EU, Lithuania Turns to Kosher Meat Market
Hard hit by Russia ban on EU produce, Lithuania authorizes kosher and halal ritual slaughter amid general European push against kashrut.
