This is the Forward’s coverage of kosher food, which follows Jewish dietary law.
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Fast Forward Moscow Opens Its First Kosher Sushi Restaurant
(JTA) — Moscow saw the opening of its first kosher sushi restaurant. The news site Jewish.ru reported on Tuesday of the opening in Moscow by the Kosher Gourmet kosher food supermarket of the new restaurant, Kosher Pirate. Located halfway between the Marina Roscha Synagogue and the nearby Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in northern Moscow,…
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Fast Forward Chinese Kosher Restaurant Stays Open Despite Bathroom Peeping Scandal
(JTA) — A kosher restaurant in suburban Boston will be allowed to remain open even though one of its owners has been charged with illegally recording his customers as they used the bathroom. Owner Tze Chung, 63, who owns the popular Taam China restaurant in Brookline, Massachusetts, may have recorded customers up to 20 separate…
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Food Fire up the grills: Fourth of July barbecue, 2 ways
As American foodies, we love our independence and all, but for us, the best part of the July 4 holiday weekend is the barbecue. Perfectly grilled meat (or veggies), tasty fresh sides and stone fruits roasting in our backyards are what makes our weekend. These days, July 4 barbecuing means backyard grilling, but it wasn’t…
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Community Why U.S. Courts Can’t Rule On Halacha
On June 7, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston denied rehearing of a decision from a three-judge panel awarding Congregation Shearith Israel of Manhattan ownership of the crowns adorning the Torah scrolls in the ark of the Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island. The lawyer for the losing side,…
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Food New York Schools Are Finally Starting To Offer Kosher And Halal Meals
As the New York City fiscal budget for 2019 begins to take shape, city officials are taking the opportunity to push new initiatives. With 38% of today’s New York public school students Jewish and Muslim, and growing rapidly, new measures are needed to suit their dietary restrictions. David Weprin, a state assemblyman from Queens, first…
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Life How Orthodox Jews Observe The Commandment To Not Wear Wool And Linen Together
The concept of kosher food is widely known, but what about kosher clothing? It’s a big issue too, though you might not be aware of it. In the Orthodox Jewish community, what you wear is just as important as what you eat — and it’s all got to be certified by an authority beforehand. In…
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News Jews Furious After Sessions Speech Consider Boycott Of OU’s Ubiquitous Symbol
Jewish advocates mulled boycotting Orthodox Union products leading up to Shabbat after the organization honored Attorney General Jeff Session’s while he was under fire from progressive groups for the Trump administration’s policies separating immigrant families. The Orthodox Union said they “took advantage of a private opportunity” before his Leadership Mission keynote address on June 13…
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Food What We Talk About When We Talk About Baconnaise
What is baconnaise? I first began hearing the name bandied around when I began research on bacon substitutes. I heard whispers of it in restaurant bathrooms and in anonymous comment forums dedicated to the goings on of the kosher world. I had to know more about this mysterious substance, this bacon-flavored yet bacon-less mayonnaise, this…
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