The holiday of Shavuot is a two-day holiday, beginning at sundown of the 5th of Sivan and lasting until nightfall of the 7th of Sivan (May 19 – May 21, 2018). In Israel it is a one-day holiday, ending at nightfall of the 6th of Sivan. What Shavuot Commemorates The word Shavuot (or Shavuos) means...Read More

The first two days (sundown of Friday, March 30—sundown Sunday, April 1 and last two days (sundown of Thursday, April 5—Motza’ei Shabbat, April 7) are observed with Shabbat restrictions on work and creative activity, with the exceptions of carrying and the use of fire (with respect to cooking and preparation of food). An erev tavshilin...Read More

Many Jewish people have been getting ready for Purim — by baking hamantaschen cookies, triangular treats made of dough with poppy seeds or fruit jam in the middle. Asked what the dessert signifies, many celebrants would quickly answer that they’re in the shape of the triangular hat supposedly worn by Haman, the villain of the...Read More

New York…2018 is already shaping up to be a year of more innovation, creativity and expansion. In interviews with a half dozen food mavens, there was agreement that 2018 would be a year of moving more into the natural and organic, both as ingredients and as a blend for customary foods. “We’ve gone well beyond...Read More

Jerusalem – by Menachem Lubinsky – Chanukah is in the air and in the open Machne Yehuda market sufganiyot (doughnuts) are already filling stalls. “Most people can’t wait till Chanukah for the sufganiyot,” says Mish, one of the many vendors displaying almost every flavor filling a sufganiya. So what’s the most popular flavor? Jelly is...Read More

The $24 billion kosher food market is projected to grow by 11.5% by 2025, with much of the growth behind mainstream products that have adapted kosher certification, new research showed. In a release, Jacksonville, Fla.-based Kosher Network International said kosher remains the most popular product claim on food, despite dramatic increases in organic and gluten...Read More

KSA ADDRESSES THE DISTINGUSED ASSEMBLY New York- More than 100 kosher certifiers from around the world gathered for the annual General Membership Conference of the Association of Kashrus Organizations. The conference held on November 16th dealt with many new challenges faced by the certifiers. Amongst the topics discussed were fraudulent labels, mites and other insects...Read More