EU Court Okays Belgian Bans on Ritual Slaughter, Dealing Major Blow to Jewish, Muslim Advocates

EU Court of Justice ruling appears to propose that religious minorities adapt their practices to animal welfare requirements

Editorial Gantz's Party Keeps on Breaking All Its Promises

The Kashrut Supervisor Didn’t Believe This Cook Was Jewish. Now He’s Unemployed

Yuri Logvinenko is now an unlikely poster child in the fight against religious discrimination in Israel. His former employers deny the claim

Rabbinical Reinforcements Arrive in Argentina to Step Up Kosher Meat Exports

Argentina's beef export business, the world's fifth largest, has been badly by coronavirus, and maintaining traffic with Israel, the No. 3 buyer, is crucial

Argentina to Fly in Rabbis From Israel to Certify Kosher Meat Despite Closed Borders

The trip is key to Argentina being able to maintain beef exports to key buyer Israel, which has become increasingly important with exports stalled to the EU and China

A Suggested Passover Seder Menu

Can't decide what to serve your guests? Here are some delicious dishes for you to wow your friends and family with.

Remembering the Founder of Famed Jerusalem Literary Café

David Erhrlich, who founded cultural hub that hosted writers, poets and intellectuals in 1994, suffers fatal heart attack. He was 61

Israeli Kashrut Official Alleged to Siphon Millions to Private Firm

A Haaretz investigation finds that an official in a largely ultra-Orthodox city is suspected of skimming off the top on fees paid for kashrut supervision for the benefit of a private establishment

Israel Suddenly Discovers Imported Coca-Cola Isn’t Kosher

Products imported from Eastern Europe are sold for much less than the local version, but Israeli bottler denies any role in decision

In First, Israel Authorizes Chief Rabbinate to Indict Companies for Kashrut Fraud

Justice Ministry now allows the rabbinate to take criminal action against entities that break laws associated with it

Airport Eatery Gets Kosher Stamp Despite Working on Shabbat

Inquiry with the Israel Airports Authority revealed that the McDonald’s at Ben-Gurion has a kashrut certificate, indicating that the Rabbinate shows some flexibility

The Kosher Cover-up: What the Israeli Embassy in Brazil Didn't Want You to See

Israel's ambassador and Brazil's far-right president dined over a soccer match, but a bad Photoshop job can't hide what they ate

Coffee en Route to Synagogue on Shabbat? No Problem in 18th Century Prague

250 years ago, the city’s rabbis ruled that coffeehouses in the Jewish quarter were permitted to open on the Sabbath

Namibia's Jewry and the Mystery of the 'Kosher for Passover' Grave

An unusual tombstone in a Jewish cemetery in Namibia has fired the imagination of rabbis, journalists and inquisitive travelers for decades

High Court Slams Government Plan for Non-kosher for Passover Areas at Hospitals

Justices order state to explain why less drastic arrangements for Passover can’t be made

EU Court Rules Against Labeling Kosher and Halal Meat Organic

Organic regulations require animals to be stunned before being killed. Jewish and Muslim laws, in contrast, require the animals to be conscious when slaughtered

Why Israel Is Experiencing a Dire Bacon Crisis

Israeli restaurateurs are pulling pork off the menu due to a shortage

Largest U.S. Baking Company Cuts Plan to End Kosher Certification on Nearly All Products

Bimbo Bakeries USA announced in December plans to have the flexibility to produce its breads on the same factory lines as breads that contain dairy products

Belgian Ban on Kosher Slaughter Has Jews Worried About What's Next

'On the ground, it makes little difference. We still have meat. The problem is the message it sends. It tells Jews: We don’t want you here'

Belgium's Flemish Region Bans Jewish and Muslim Methods of Ritual Animal Slaughter

Flemish Region passed the measure in July despite adamant objections by faith community leaders

Israel Proposes Special Chametz Sections in Hospitals During Passover

After other options dismissed by either the state or the High Court, secular activists call the proposal a first step by Orthodox Jewish political forces toward turning Israel into a religious state

New York Kosher Agency Says Document Showing It Targeted Lesbian Comic Is Forgery

Lesbian comic Leah Forster said her shows at two kosher Brooklyn restaurants were canceled over her sexual orientation

Largest U.S. Baking Company to Remove Kosher Certification From Nearly All of Its Products

Bimbo Bakeries USA says it wants the flexibility to produce its breads on the same factory lines as breads that contain dairy products

Brooklyn Eateries Cancel Lesbian Comedian’s Show After Rabbis Threaten to Pull Kosher Certification

Rabbis from the Vaad HaRabanim of Flatbush threatened to pull their supervision if Orthodox lesbian comedian Leah Forster performed

A Survival Guide to Rosh Hashanah: How to Make a Holiday Meal in 3 Hours

Warning: Israelis wear their gas masks while grating horseradish to make gefilte fish with chrein

Home Cooking for the Rosh Hashanah Feast: 4 Delicious Ethnic Dishes

Every ethnic group has its own traditional festive dishes for Rosh Hashanah. We found home cooks happy to share their holiday favorites.

Rosh Hashanah Dinner Menu: Asian With an Israeli Twist

Choose Your Rosh Hashanah 2018 Menu: Sephardi, Ashkenazi, Asian or Israeli

Haaretz's food specialist Vered Guttman curates four menus for you to wow your Jewish New Year guests.

Rosh Hashanah 2018 Dinner Menu: Traditional Ashkenazi