Kosher

IDF reworking food procedures for military bases in effort to allow stricter kashrut standards

The change comes amid ongoing controversy over haredi (ultra-Orthodox) enlistment in the military and the term of service for religious soldiers.

Haredi soldier
CHABAD VOLUNTEERS assist World Series fans in putting on tefillin, 2016.

Wherever Jews wander, Chabad welcomes them home - opinion

The largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States is located in Postville, Iowa and has been renamed AgriStar.

Fire at kosher meat processing plant in Iowa shuts down production ahead of High Holidays

PAGODA TURRETS of Chateau Cos d’Estournel: The writer (L) with Menachem Israelievitch and Olivier Cuvelier.

Wine Talk: Kosher in Bordeaux


The saga of hotels’ late Shabbat and holiday checkout

Why do hotel guests, some of them wealthy, accept the procedure of paying for late check-out abroad, but expect it gratis in Israel?

 SHAS MK Erez Malul, an advocate of free late hotel checkout for Shabbat stays.

Berkeley AEPi shellfish dump wasn’t antisemitic vandalism, police and fraternity say

“The Berkeley Police Department has determined that a hate crime did not occur,” Jessica Perry, a Berkeley police public information officer, said.

UC Berkeley campus in California

Kosher in Rome: The best food for religious Jews in Italy's capital

These restaurants are not simply places for kosher travelers to fill their tanks with a quick falafel or a bad slice of pizza. These are high-quality establishments.

 OUTDOOR DINING at Renato al Ghetto, one of the Jewish Ghetto’s many kosher dining options. Artichoke and handmade pasta were the writer’s favorites.

Luciana: Italian restaurant opens new branch in Mevaseret Zion - review

As the sun was setting on the Jerusalem hills and the “Luciana” sign illuminated us, we knew it was a worthy addition to the family.

 Luciana

Kosher food in Israel is an $800 million racket of corruption - opinion

The direct cost of corrupt kashrut services is very high and burdens the economy with about $800 million, as well as raising the cost of almost all goods to our families, rich and poor.

 Kashrut certificates outside a restaurant in Jerusalem.

Are self-driving cars kosher? San Francisco rabbis weigh in

If self-driving cars react to a passenger’s weight or position, that alone might rule them out for Shabbat use among observant Jews. The same is true if riders would need to activate the ride.

A Waymo autonomous vehicle (formerly the Google self-driving car project) is displayed at the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles booth during the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 8, 2019.

LA kosher restaurants targeted, burglarized - police

The targeted restaurants were Nagila Pizza, Fisherman's Bowl, Shanghai Diamond Garden, SushiKo, and Shalom Grill.

 LAPD Ford Explorer.

Grapevine August 18, 2023: It’s party time

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 A TOAST and a taste of new wines in the Barkan Altitude series. (From left:) Ido Lewinson, Olivier Prati, Lee Boldes, and Nir Gil.

The A-Z of kosher vacations

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 65

 Passover in Rhodes

Kosher food: A definitive key ingredient of Jewish identity - opinion

While the specific laws of kashrut are mysterious, the broader notion of regulating our diet is obvious. Kosher dietary laws always forged Jewish identity. 

 OUR EXPERIENCE of keeping kosher shifts along with food culture and production methods.