Tag: Kosher Food
Israeli chief rabbi says secular Jews who eat non-kosher ‘get stupid’
The Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel says secular Jews who eat non-kosher “get stupid” and are envious of the ultra-Orthodox.
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef’s inflammatory remarks, made during a weekend sermon days after Yom Kippur, risks exacerbating...
Whole Foods offers expanded selection of kosher items
Haddar Sesame Tahini, Manischewitz Matzo Ball Mix and Heaven & Earth Almond Butter Bites in Coconut Date and Coconut Hazelnut are among the products in an expanded partnership between one of the biggest suppliers...
Chinese restaurant in London offers kosher dishes with a side of history
The legendary relationship between the Jewish people and Chinese cuisine has reached new heights at a North London venue that offers both contemporary dishes and a taste of history.
The name “Kaifeng” originates from a group of...
Wisconsin Jewish food fest to feature international dishes, entertainment
What began as a rabbi and his wife offering a “Taste of Kosher” at local supermarkets has now grown to an annual gathering that last year drew as many as 6,000 people.
The fifth annual Jewish Food...
New York Boulders ‘Jewish Heritage Day’ draws hundreds of baseball fans
The New York Boulders defeated the Evansville Otters 7-5 in an independent Frontier League baseball game on July 30 at Clover Stadium in Rockland County, N.Y. It was a double win for Boulders left-fielder David Vinsky,...
Remains of the day: Cheese, in all its glorious forms
According to tradition, Shavuot—the two-day holiday that begins on the eve of the evening of May 25, the sixth day of the Jewish month of Sivan—marks the Israelites’ receiving of the Ten Commandments at...
Feasting and feting Israel at 75
While platters of falafel, pita and Israeli salad adorn many a table on Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) in homes, synagogues and Jewish schools—a nod to Israel’s well-known cultural foods—the celebration of Israel’s hard-won...
This Passover season, stress the seasonings
Passover is just a few weeks away; there are signs of it everywhere. Kosher-for-Passover products are prominently displayed in major supermarkets. This year, especially, traditional dishes can be flavored and spiked with never-before-available kosher-for-Passover...
Jewish shoppers struggle with highest prices in recent memory for Passover food
A woman pushed her shopping cart down an aisle filled with Passover foods in a supermarket in northern New Jersey. She lifted a box of kosher-for-Passover soup mandle—a type of cracker—off the shelf and...
Wisdom from the Passover kitchen: Getting the kids involved
Folding chairs lined the hallway wall like dutiful soldiers in expectation of arriving guests. Unfamiliar, dusty boxes of pots and china were stacked high, their contents waiting to make their annual appearance on the...