This is the Forward’s coverage of kosher food, which follows Jewish dietary law.
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Fast Forward Kosher Restaurateur Says Rabbis Shun Him Over Non-Jewish Wife
(JTA) — The owner of a high end, glatt kosher restaurant claimed in a lawsuit that local rabbis are forcing him out of the kosher community because his wife isn’t Jewish. Dimitry Berezovskiy, owner of the Riverdale K Grill House, in a lawsuit filed in Bronx Supreme Court, alleges that his landlord Moses Marx and…
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Food Ivanka Trump Spotted Eating Kosher Food With Her Son In Washington
Ivanka Trump ate at a kosher Washington, D.C. restaurant with her son Tuesday evening, Jewish Insider reported. The two dined at Char Bar, opened by the owners of the now-defunct Eli’s Kosher Deli. Contact Ari Feldman at [email protected] or on Twitter @aefeldman
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Food Why The Original Treyf Banquet Backfired
BOSTON (JTA) — In an article written for J: The Jewish News of Northern California and republished by JTA, David A.M. Wilensky describes with gusto the supposedly mouthwatering delicacies, including Peanut Butter Pie with Bacon and Pulled Pork Potato Kugel, consumed this month by “rabbis and foodies” at the Trefa Banquet 2.0 in San Francisco –…
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Food I Ate A Crab Knish While Talking Treyf At Jewish Banquet
“Am I a bad Jew?” I ask myself, finishing off a third miniature bacon-peanut butter pie. I might, under other circumstances, be able to brush the feeling of guilt away. But the bacon pie is just one of many treyf (Yiddish for non-kosher) bites I have delighted in tonight. I have happily scarfed down pulled…
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News Jews Gather To Eat Bacon With A Rabbi’s Blessing — And Celebrate Their History
At an event hall in early January, some 80 Californian foodies gathered to indulge in artisanal food prepared by Jewish chefs from the area. The dishes were locally sourced and carefully presented. An organizer lauded the spread as food made “mindfully,” and a Jewish rabbi offered a reverential prayer. No rubber chicken here — but…
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Fast Forward 2 Paris Kosher Markets Hit By Arson On Anniversary Of Terror Massacre
(JTA) — Two kosher shops were damaged in a fire near Paris on the third anniversary of the slaying of four Jews at a different kosher supermarket in that city. The fire Monday night at the Promo Stock store in the Paris suburb of Creteil and at the local branch of the Hyper Cacher kosher…
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Food Kosher Pizza Goes Avant-Garde
It’s been a tough year for Basil, the upscale pizzeria turned Mediterranean restaurant that credits itself with bringing Kosher fine dining to trendy Crown Heights. First they sued a competing pizza restaurant, Calabria, for violating the halachic law of “hasagat givul,” which literally means boundary infringement and refers to unfair business competition that seeks to…
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Community The Top 5 Kosher Foods For Daily Detox
Now that the holiday season has come to a close, you may be noticing that the seemingly endless amounts of treats and indulgences over the past couple of months have started to take their toll. Whether your pants are feeling a bit snug or your energy levels have totally tanked, it may be time for…
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