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The following quote came from one of our readers and now authors:   Nobody likes going on vacation and having to shlep 101 bags and packages of precooked food so knowing that your destination not only has kosher food but also a variety to choose from always comes as a happy relief.  

This week’s (Sept 24, 2011) NY Times Magazine “Ethicist” article dealt with an inherently difficult Jewish Travel issue: potentially break Shabbat or cause a chilul Hashem (desicration of G-d’s name — or more practically: make Jews & Judaism look really bad)? The issue at hand was as follows: An 11:30am flight from NYC-Milwaukee (~2.25hr flight) [...]

Contributed by: Abe S. | Last Date of Travel: August 2008 Kosher Info: When I visited Taipei for several weeks, I had an apartment with a kitchen which made things much easier. Finding kosher food in Taipei is a bit difficult but very possible. Starbucks, 7-Eleven, and Haagen-Dazs are all very popular chains in Taipei [...]

Starting this Sunday night (July 31st, 2011) the custom is to refrain from eating meat during the Nine Days of Av (except on Shabbat). According to the Beth Din of Johannesburg, “those who do not wish to eat meat in their kosher airline meals, must specifically request a kosher fish meal – most airlines will [...]

Contributed by: James C. | Last Date of Travel: June 2011 Kosher Info: Kosher travelers not only want to indulge in India’s cultural highlights, they want to enjoy quality meals that meet the requirements of Jewish dietary laws. With a vibrant Jewish heritage, India offers culinary diversity, suitable for the observant kosher traveller. Flights to [...]

Contributed by: Nava Billet | Last Date of Travel: May/June 2009 Buongiorno! I thought people might be interested to hear about Shavuot in Rome. I stayed in a small suite next to one Synagogue, Bet Shmuel, on Via Garfagniana  (pronounced Gar-Fan-Nyana). It is a small shul, with congregants mostly of Libyan descent; they came to Italy after [...]

My husband and I were recently in Belize on our Honeymoon and wanted to share some Kosher food tips: – It’s true that there is zero kosher food or Jewish life found in Belize. We were in touch with the next closest thing- the Chabad in Guatemala. The Rabbi was very nice and helpful (put [...]

With Hoboken’s growing young and Modern Orthodox community, the city across the river from Manhattan finally welcomes it’s first kosher restaurant. Maoz Vegetarian is a tasty falafel chain that has numerous locations around NYC and has become fairly popular amongst Jews and non-Jews alike. The hasgacha is provided by Rabbi Israel Steinberg. Maoz Vegetarian is [...]

St. Louis will have a new kosher restaurant option as of this Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. The Vaad Hoeir of St. Louis has announced that Gokul Indian Restaurant, located at 6101 Delmar Boulevard, will be certified as Kosher-Dairy. Gokul’s Overland location, at 10633 Page Avenue, will not be certified kosher. Gokul Indian Restaurant’s hours will [...]

It’s that time of year, when Orthodox Jewish families take vacation when their kids in yeshivas are off from school (that ranges between the last couple weeks of January through mid-February [including Presidents Week - third Monday in Feb]). The decision to (or not to) go to the locations I mention below will depend on [...]

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Contributed by Shalom Rosenberg | Last Date of Travel: March 2009 Kosher Info: The Kosher Food Centre is a small but adequate market that has a bakery, deli, and grocery. This is really the only game in town. Check it out here: www.kosherfoodcentre.com.au Tourist Info:  Perth is the most isolated big city in the world. [...]

Contributed by: Matt Erlansen | Author lives in Chile Kosher Info: Finding kosher food in Valparaíso can be hard. Besides the packed OU food in big supermarkets (Lider and Jumbo can have some products under orthodox supervision), it’s almost impossible to get anything else. We recommend you to bring your food from Santiago and check [...]

Contributed by: Dani Klein | Last Date of Travel: April 2010 Kosher Info: Chicago’s large Jewish community allow it to host a sizable number of Kosher restaurants, albeit mainly in the suburban communities of Skokie and West Rogers Park. There is one Kosher restaurant downtown, not too far from the Willis Tower called Metro Klub [...]

The Kosher Food Festival will take place this year on the Argaman Boardwalk in Netanya on Tuesday – Thursday, August 17-19th, between 18:00-23:00 (6-11pm).