The Haaretz website carried a headline “Another victim of the trend of kashrus – one of Tel Aviv’s best pizza shops have gone to eternity”.
Even Rogel Alpher, the paper’s TV critic referred to the “trend”, adding “Tel Aviv is falling”, adding “I read this and was horrified. I thought some more pizzerias and restaurants in the near future are going to commit martyrdom, falling false victims of the awful trend”.
While we do not find this trend alarming, Baruch Hashem there is a trend in Tel Aviv and more and more eateries are seeking a hashgacha, turning to the city’s religious council for supervision. This is not the result of religious coercion but simply a awareness that recent surveys have revealed that 70% of Israelis look for an eatery with a hashgacha and by having one, one increases one’s potential client base – simply good business.
For some however, perhaps including readers and writers of Haaretz, this trend is alarming.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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The Jewish State / Homeland? More like a regular non-Jewish, anti-Jewish, country whose populace is primarily Jewish, and who, by the vast majority, prefer food with certification.
Thank god for the increase choice of eateries.
Maybe TA is getting to respect Jewish values? This is certainly painful to Ha’aretz that pushes liberal values.
Sory cant control myself
Shuali I couldnt stop laughing at your comment
You obviously didnt read the article it says that 70 percent of Israelis want kosher food which means that the country is becoming increasingly closer to Hashem. The fact that there are still some leftovers that are making noise means that we still have work to do but doesnt take away from this fact.
Sorry to disturb you from being mekayam the big mitzva of anti zionism.
By the way what percent of Jews want kosher food on America.
Since that is your Jewish country.
Unfortunately though not that it makes me happy to say that
Like all radical lefties, Haaretz is out of touch with even ordinary liberals. This rag, with diminished circulation , and being propped up by NGOs, doesn’t even represent so many chilonies who in spite of everything else , don’t mind kosher food.
Is Soro$$$ behind this too?
Baruch Hashem there are now more Kosher eateries in Tel Aviv.
One point (particularly for all American visitors), though – please note that while there is no question that the Rabanut Tel Aviv is reliable (and has been since Rav Lau, Shlita, was in his first go-round as Rav of Tel Aviv), the standards they enforce are not those that would be acceptable to the majority of US readers of this site (including those who use Chalav Stam). Chas v’Shalom to say it’s not Kosher – the local Rabbanut know what they are doing and have what to be Somech on – but their goal is to make keeping Kosher the “default” in Israel by making it easy and affordable to keep Kosher, so they rely on certain Kulos that others may not be willing to rely upon.
Basically – check with someone who is familiar with Israeli Kashrus before eating somewhere.
an Israeli Yid