Archive | August, 2006

✈ Keeping Kosher in Toledo, Spain

Contributed by Shira Rosenbaum and Aaron Roller | Last Travel Date: Aug 2006 Kosher Info: Alas, to what was formerly a thriving Jewish town, there is no kosher food available. We were able to find a few fruit stalls around town, but we mostly brought food from Madrid (which is only about a 1-2 hour [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Madrid, Spain

Contributed by: Shira Rosenbaum and Aaron Roller | Last Date of Travel: Aug 2006 Kosher Info: We traveled to Spain in the summer of 2006. We flew into Madrid, took the train to Toledo, Cordoba and Granada before returning to Madrid. Before our trip we had been warned that the only Kosher food in any [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Florence, Italy

Contributed by: Maurice T. Appelbaum| Last Date of Travel: August 2006 Kosher Info: Kosher restaurant and a kosher store right by the shul. The restaurant was really good, especially the desserts. The store was sparsely stocked. The woman in the restaurant speaks English and was helpful with food questions. Look at the Milan post for [...]

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✈ Keeping Kosher in Venice, Italy

Contributed by: Maurice T. Appelbaum | Last Date of Travel: August 2006 Kosher Info: Check Milan for useful websites for supermarket food and general info. GamGam is a restaurant run by Chabad and that gives free meals on Shabbos. In the summer it can be really crowded in Venice so be sure to go – [...]

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