This is the Forward’s coverage of kosher food, which follows Jewish dietary law.
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Food Russ & Daughters Going Big in Brooklyn
An artist’s rendering of the future Russ & Daughters at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. , the iconic Lower East Side fish purveyor and café operator, is going big for its first retail expansion outside Manhattan. The century-plus, family-owned business will become the anchor tenant of Building 77, the public food hall and manufacturing space planned…
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Food Kosher Food Easy To Find at Disney
Tabouli from Zayde’s Kosher Kitchen in Orlando’s Rosen Plaza Hotel. (JTA) — As any religiously observant Jew knows, going on vacation can take a lot of work. Aside from the customary preparations, there are the added complications of organizing kosher food and Shabbat logistics. Many kosher tourists spend days before trips precooking meals to freeze…
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Food Ecuador Gets First Kosher Restaurant
A kosher fast-food restaurant believed to be the only one of its kind in Ecuador opened in its largest city to serve the tiny Jewish community and more. “We Jews did not have a place to eat. So I have persuaded the local Jewish community leaders” to open the restaurant, Israeli businessman Ofir Belaishe told…
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Fast Forward America’s Tastiest Chicken About to be Deemed Kosher
Frank Reese, owner of the Good Shepherd Poultry Ranch, only raises heritage birds. LINDSBORG, Kan. (JTA) – Thousands of birds strutted around like rambunctious kids at recess — six varieties of turkey and nearly 40 breeds of chicken, duck and geese. As soon as a stranger stepped into their dominion, a dozen of the largest…
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Fast Forward No Need To Certify Pot As Kosher, Canadian Agency Says
On the day kosher-certified medical marijuana first went on sale in New York, Canada’s largest kashrut agency said it believes such certification is unnecessary. Following a debate Thursday, the Kashruth Council of Canada announced that medication need not be kosher, The Canadian Press reported. Last month, Vireo Health of New York announced that the Orthodox…
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Fast Forward French Chief Rabbi Warns Veterinarians on Kosher Slaughter Stand
France’s chief rabbi warned the country’s association of veterinarians of the “far-reaching” consequences of its recent opposition to the ritual slaughter of animals. Rabbi Haim Korsia expressed his concern regarding the position of France’s Order of Veterinarians in a letter he sent to the president of that association, Michel Baussier, the AFP news agency on…
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Fast Forward Jewish Man Gets 20 Years for Killing Bartender Who Served Clamato Juice
A Jewish Montana man has been sentenced to 20 years in state prison for shooting a bartender and killing his dog in retaliation for being served a non-kosher drink. Monte Hanson, 60, pleaded guilty in September to shooting 29-year-old Joseph Lewis and his dog on May 9. District Judge James Haynes sentenced Hanson on Thursday…
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Food Mexican-Jewish Chef Wins Thanksgiving Chopped Challenge and All the Weekly Dish
Chef Dafna Mizrahi (above) won Chopped’s Thanksgiving Challenge. Mexican-Jewish chef Dafna Mizrahi has won top prize on The Food Network’s . The 23-year-old chef/owner of farm-to-table spot Monte’s Local Kitchen in upstate Amenia, New York, triumphed over three opponents on the show’s Thanksgiving episode. Mizrahi donated her $10,000 prize to a local horse-rescue organization. New…
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