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kosher

A rabbi raises a glass of kosher wine as he blesses it. (Courtesy Moti Dolgin)
Posted inFood

As Americans drink much less wine, kosher demand stays strong

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

(JTA) — OXNARD, California — On Friday nights, in Jewish homes around the world, a familiar ritual unfolds: a blessing over wine, poured into a cup and passed around the […]

A depiction of the Jewish community slaughterhouse in a courtyard in Fürth, Germany. (Paul Christian Kirchner, Jüdisches Ceremoniel [Jewish Ceremonies], ed. Sebastian Jacob Jungendres (Nuremberg, 1724))
Posted inIdeas

Berkeley prof sticks a fork in German Jewish culture with a history of meat

by Sue Fishkoff January 20, 2026January 20, 2026
The heads of major certification agencies announced this month that all beer will soon require certification to be considered kosher. (KFP / Creative Commons)
Posted inJewish Life

Beer is no longer automatically kosher, rabbis say. Will observant Jews skip the Dos Equis?

Louis Keene by Louis Keene November 20, 2025November 20, 2025
Posted inReaders' Choice 2025

Time to Celebrate: Kosher Caterer – Readers’ Choice 2025

by J. Staff November 13, 2025December 4, 2025
a smiling bearded man takes a selfie with an older woman in pink-tinted sunglasses
Posted inFirst Person

I can’t get anything I want at Alice’s restaurant — and I can live with that

Rabbi Zac Kamenetz by Rabbi Zac Kamenetz August 29, 2024August 29, 2024
A shawarma-stuffed pita at the newly reopened Hummus Bodega in San Francisco on May 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inSmall Bites

Hummus Bodega reopens in San Francisco; Babka popups around the Bay; Ode to Sammy’s Roumanian in Santa Rosa

Alix Wall by Alix Wall May 15, 2024May 23, 2024
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Posted inOrganic Epicure

Palo Alto gets two very different new kosher restaurants

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 26, 2024April 28, 2024
Yakov Yarmove, director of ethnic foods at Albertsons Market,
spearheaded the expansion of kosher offerings at Andronico’s in San Francisco's Inner Sunset location (seen here) and a Safeway in San Jose. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

‘We’re so happy’: Kosher options expand at major grocery stores in S.F. and San Jose

Alix Wall by Alix Wall April 15, 2024May 23, 2024
Sirgout Badana adds "alicha ater kik," Ethiopian yellow split peas, to a to-go box at Desta Ethiopian Cafe in Oakland, Feb. 14, 2024. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Desta Ethiopian Cafe in East Bay joins a short list of local kosher destinations

Alix Wall by Alix Wall February 16, 2024February 23, 2024
Arnon Oren at Sailing Goat, one of two eateries he owns in Richmond. (Photo/Courtesy)
Posted inOrganic Epicure

Why this Richmond-based chef’s new kosher catering outfit may not be in Richmond

Alix Wall by Alix Wall November 9, 2023December 20, 2023

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