Kosher

Knesset repeals 2021 kashrut reform, restores Rabbinate control over certification

Under the law, official kashrut certificates may be issued by the Chief Rabbinate Council, authorized local rabbis, and, within the IDF, the Military Rabbinate.

JULY 15, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

KASHRUT CERTIFICATION at a Jerusalem eatery – will the rabbinate’s monopoly be broken?

British Jews shouldn't fear requesting kosher meals in hospitals - opinion

A kosher meal in a hospital should be boring, a footnote, one line on a dietary form swallowed up in the vast machinery of clinical care. Instead, it has become a test of nerve.

JULY 11, 2026|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Menachem Israelivitch (2nd R) and Michel Rolland (2nd L) with the winemaker and ex -director of Château Lascombes. The kosher cuvée is always a team effort.

Wine Talk: The kosher Michel Rolland

From a small importer to a global powerhouse, Royal Wine Corp reshaped the kosher wine market across continents.

JULY 4, 2026|ByADAM MONTEFIORE

What does the kashrut reform repeal mean, and could it raise food prices? - explainer

The reform was designed to move Israel’s kashrut system away from one controlled almost entirely by the Chief Rabbinate and local rabbinates, and toward a regulated market.

JUNE 3, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

Mutra becomes first kosher restaurant to earn Michelin star

Israeli chef Raz Shabtai opened Mutra in February 2025, naming the kosher eatery after his Jerusalem-born grandmother whose cooking he said heavily inspires its menu.

MAY 30, 2026ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Raz Shabtai, the founder of, Mutra, a kosher restaurant in Miami.

Kosher certification in Israel: A commercial reality, not religious coercion - opinion

Dan Perry’s April 12 article is 'riddled with unsubstantiated, imagined, and inaccurate assertions.'

APRIL 15, 2026ByMORDECHAI KUBER

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Time for Israel’s non-kosher public to push back - opinion

Even the hint of a religious consumer boycott can shut entire markets. Deals collapse the moment the “non-kosher” is mentioned.

APRIL 12, 2026ByDAN PERRY

The perfect plate of Moroccan cookies for Passover and Mimouna

Dalya Bar-Tikva, a former bridal dress designer who has become one of the leading experts in Moroccan cookies, opens her world to us and offers a selection of recipes for Mimouna.

APRIL 7, 2026ByPASCALE PEREZ-RUBIN

Plate of kosher-for-Passover Moroccan cookies by Dalya Bar-Tikva.

Passover has never been sweeter: The desserts you must not miss

Chocolate cakes, tiramisu, mascarpone, and beloved classics in kosher versions: The new collections prove there is no reason to compromise on desserts during Passover.

APRIL 3, 2026ByLIEL AZUR