Kosher food

'We wanted to keep Shabbat': Benny Hadayag seafood restaurant in Herzliya becomes kosher - review

“We wanted to keep Shabbat; it’s that simple,” the manager told us. “My father goes out every day into the sea and whatever he catches is on the menu that evening and the next day.”

The main course at Benny Hadayag was a platter with a whole baked sea bass alongside sweet and regular potatoes (NIS 155-165).
The G27 restaurant in Ramat Gan's Ramat Chen neighborhood, pictured before it was damaged by an Iranian missile strike in March 2026.

Ramat Gan's G27 makes culinary comeback six months after devastating Iranian missile strike

Food is prepared at Chentro Kosher in Hadera.

Chentro Kosher: New Hadera joint offers a fresh take on the classic burger - review

The view from the Terrace Restaurant at the Hotel Botanica in Haifa.

Terrace in Haifa: Between Wadi Nisnas and Tuscany with a twist - review


Kosherfest Kaput: Changing markets force closure of Kosher trade fair

In an email sent to exhibitors and attendees on Wednesday, the Kosherfest team announced that they had made the difficult decision to discontinue the event.

 Churros Original from Kiryat Malachi at Kosherfest.

‘Totally Kosher’ cookbook by Chanie Apfelbaum aims for a wider audience

Apfelbaum’s decision to go with a mainstream publisher mean the book would appear in “regular”  bookstores, but the change meant some new challenges.

 Stuffed cabbage is popular in Ukraine and is known as holubtsi, which literally translates as "little pigeons".

Conservative movement rules: Permissible to eat at non-kosher vegetarian, vegan restaurants

17% of Jews identify as Conservative and only a fraction keep kosher at home. Even fewer adhere to the strict dietary laws when they dine out. 

 BUYING KOSHER produce in central Jerusalem during the shmita sabbatical year, 2000.

Galilee Table: Kosher Arab food pop up at the Prima - review

The NIS 190 per person all-you-can-eat menu includes copious serving of extremely good food and a shot of homemade Arak.

 Galilee Table

Mojo’s: Kosher meat pizza so good it tastes treif - review

With a stomach full of new flavors, I realized that Tzvi Maller had definitely disrupted my pizza experience and had clearly achieved his goal.

 Mojo's

Aresto: A kosher restaurant in the perfect location - review

The staff at Aresto are all as friendly and helpful as staff can be. From the charming hostess who greeted us, to the manager who came for a chat, to the waiting staff.

 Aresto

Carlton Hotel: The best breakfast in Israel - review

I hesitate to say that the Carlton breakfast is the best in Israel as I haven’t been to every hotel in Israel (but I am willing to undertake that difficult task for you, my readers).

 BREAKFAST AT the Carlton Hotel in Tel Aviv.

Kosher Dekal aims to stick landing 1 year after Passover product fail

Last year, Kosher Dekal was promoted by Orthodox Jewish influencers and advertised itself as an “elegant and easy solution” for covering countertops during the holiday.

 Passover Seder

A fifth question this Passover: What makes Trader Joe’s matzah different from all other matzah?

Now, for the first time ever, Trader Joe’s will be selling matzah under its own famous private label.

 Boxes of Trader Joe's matzah for sale.

Hametz Law approved in committee, to be returned to Knesset plenum

Some bills that were similar to the original were merged into a new article which would allow hospital managers to use their discretion to decide what special arrangements must be made for Passover.

 People shop for Matza (unleavened bread) at the Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem on March 29, 2015, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover starting April 3