Walking into synagogue on Yom Kippur without a machzor you’re comfortable with can turn a meaningful day into a frustrating one, which is why choosing the right Yom Kippur machzor matters more than it might seem. A machzor is the special prayer book used only on the High Holidays, containing the extended liturgy, piyyutim (liturgical […]
Breaking a 25-hour Yom Kippur fast calls for a menu that’s gentle on an empty stomach but still feels like a celebration — which is exactly what a good Yom Kippur break-fast menu should deliver. After Ne’ilah and the final shofar blast, families across the country gather around tables filled with bagels, lox, herring, round
If you’re stocking up on Starbucks Kosher for Passover coffee, the good news is the brand covers nearly every format — K-Cups, ground, instant, and whole bean — all made from plain, unflavored roasts that fall under a standard OU symbol. That’s what makes them Passover-acceptable without needing the extra OU-P designation reserved for flavored,
Finding kosher for Passover water should be simple — and for the most part, it is. Plain, unflavored bottled water doesn’t require special Pesach certification at all, but once you start looking at bulk packs, still water, or mineral-enhanced brands, it helps to know exactly what to look for on the label. Below we’ve rounded
Kosher for Passover coffee K-Cups make the morning routine easy during a holiday that already asks a lot of your kitchen. The good news, straight from the OU: most plain, unflavored K-Cups don’t actually need a special OU-P symbol to be used on Passover — the OU maintains a “gray area” list of approved pods
If you’re looking for the best kosher restaurants in Chicago, almost everything you want is packed into one remarkable stretch of the North Side — Devon Avenue and the surrounding blocks of West Rogers Park, Skokie, and Lincolnwood, home to the Midwest’s largest Orthodox Jewish community. Instead of guessing which spot is “best,” I pulled
Running low on kosher salt mid-recipe? A good kosher salt substitute is easy to find in almost any kitchen — but reaching for the wrong one, or using the same measurement, can throw off a dish fast. Because kosher salt is really defined by its coarse, flaky grain rather than a certification, most cooks are
If you’re looking for the best kosher restaurants in Teaneck, this Bergen County town is home to one of the largest and most established kosher dining scenes outside New York City — glatt kosher steakhouses, a decades-old deli, a kosher vegan Chinese spot with a cult following, and several sushi counters all within walking distance
From the geothermal valleys of Rotorua to the reef-blue waters off Cairns, the Great Kosher Downunder: New Zealand & Australia Tour is a fully guided, fully kosher tour of New Zealand and Australia built for observant travellers who don’t want to choose between seeing the world and keeping kosher. Running 23 February – 14 March
If you’re looking for the best kosher restaurants in Aventura, this Miami-Dade suburb has one of South Florida’s most concentrated kosher dining scenes — glatt kosher steakhouses, Israeli-Mediterranean cafés, a Japanese robata bar, and a decades-old bagel deli all within a few minutes of each other. Below, they’re ranked from highest Google rating to lowest,
