Tag: Kosher Food
Israelis face extra hardships in preparing for Passover this year
In Israel, the days leading up to Passover are usually the most bustling time of the year in local supermarkets, with shoppers stocking up on kosher-for-Passover products ahead of the week-long holiday. However, the...
Hungary to supply packages of kosher poultry to Jewish communities of Europe
In light of a growing shortage of kosher meat among European Jewish communities primarily due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Hungarian Jewish community announced on Thursday that it will begin supplying tens of thousands...
Journalist fires up new initiative to feed those on the virus front lines
A new project that launched this week focuses on providing kosher meals to Jewish health-care workers on the front lines fighting the coronavirus pandemic at hospitals around the United States while also helping Jewish...
UJA-Federation of New York announces $23 million in grants, loans amid pandemic
The UJA-Federation of New York (UJA) on Monday announced more than $23 million in immediate financial assistance to help New Yorkers affected by coronavirus.
The grants and loans are intended to offer immediate relief to...
UK butchers ‘work overtime’ to fulfill meat demands for Passover escalated by virus
Butchers in the United Kingdom are hustling to meet an unprecedented demand for kosher meat in light of the many canceled Passover trips due to the coronavirus pandemic, Jewish News reported.
Sarah Mann Yeager from the British...
Purim, Adar, celebration and happiness!
In the United States and worldwide, Purim begins on the evening of Monday, March 9, and continues through the day of Tuesday, March 10. (Shushan Purim, celebrated in walled cities like Jerusalem, starts a...
Jewish prisoners granted rights to kosher meals in Michigan following lawsuit
A proposed settlement reached on Oct. 12 in a class-action lawsuit allows Jewish inmates in Michigan prisons to start receiving certified-kosher meals, The Jewish News reported.
The lawsuit was handled by the Civil Rights Clinic at Michigan...
South Florida county may repeal ‘kosher tax’ after complaints by businesses
An annual $200 license to mark food as kosher in the heavily Jewish Broward County in Southeast Florida may change next week following complaints by business owners.
The annual county license does not guarantee that...
Backyard barbecue, kosher-style
Barbecuing is primal, even dangerous. It’s looked on as a guy thing—all that fire, smoke, sharp implements and mountains of meat.
But hold on, folks! Women are drawn to that fire and smoke, too. Besides...
Lodz, Poland hosts its first-ever Jewish festival
The Polish city of Lodz hosted its first-ever Jewish celebratory event, “The Festival of Tranquility,” over the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.
Organized by the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, in collaboration...