Kosher

What does the kashrut reform repeal mean, and could it raise food prices? - explainer

The reform was designed to move Israel’s kashrut system away from one controlled almost entirely by the Chief Rabbinate and local rabbinates, and toward a regulated market.

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?
Raz Shabtai, the founder of, Mutra, a kosher restaurant in Miami.

Mutra becomes first kosher restaurant to earn Michelin star

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Kosher certification in Israel: A commercial reality, not religious coercion - opinion

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion


Orthodox Union certifies Israeli brand of lab-grown meat as kosher — but not parve

The agency decided to mark it as meat because it’s derived from an animal and looks exactly like meat.

 Kashrut certificates outside a restaurant in Jerusalem.

How a religious revival fed the demise of the Midtown kosher deli

Most of the kosher delis in New York were historically open on Shabbat, from the heyday of the kosher deli in the 1930s to today.

 The faux Art Deco interior of the former Ben's Kosher Deli in Manhattan.

After 7 years, husband claims invalidity over non-kosher wedding venue

A couple lived together for years until the husband's religious transformation caused marital strife. He now claims their marriage isn't valid.


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.