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HASC Concert Is To Be Held In Dubai
HASC, a provider of services to those with special needs, is slated to hold a concert in Dubai. The fundraiser, called A Time For Music, will be in addition to their annual fundraiser. With the pandemic throwing any plans for such a concert in New York entirely out of the question, Dubai is a creative …
Kosher Restaurants Amid The Storm
With the challenging reality brought about by a pandemic stretching into nearly a year with no clear end in sight, kosher restaurants amid the storm brought on by COVID are experiencing profound losses. It is hard to think of a Jewish business sector more hard-hit than the kosher restaurant industry. The sudden nature and associated …
Ghost Kitchens Enter The Kosher Fray
There is another exhibit for how already in process changes have been further exacerbated by the pandemic. Ghost kitchens, a food delivery concept already gaining steam before COVID, have gone into overdrive and entered the kosher fray. For those unfamiliar, a ghost kitchen refers to a kitchen, generally fast food, that operates as a delivery …
Patis Bakery Comes To Avenue M In Brooklyn
For those who have traveled to Paris and experienced the patisseries and boulangeries that dot the City of Light, the bakeries don’t seem to cut it once back stateside. Sure there are great kosher bakeries throughout the United States with a smorgasbord of practically countless options to choose from in places like the NY Metro. Still, though, …
in Kosher Buzz
Revolutionary Cult Kosher Cereal Brand
When thinking of new products on the market upending their industries, it is unlikely that a cereal brand comes to mind. Revolutionary startups have usually been relegated to the tech world. That is beginning to change in a “slowly then suddenly” fashion where companies in all kinds of verticals innovate their categories and offer their …
in Kosher Buzz
September 2020 Kosher News Brief
The famous Miami bakeshop, called Zak the Baker, has opened a falafel pop up.  The annual Kosherfest convention has been postponed due to COVID-19, and a new date has not been announced. It was scheduled for the beginning of November. Patis Bakery is opening a Crown Heights location in the storefront that used to be Izzy’s Taqueria. The now-shuttered …
in Kosher Buzz
Passover Programs Still In A State Of Limbo
Passover programs are still in a state of limbo as to whether they will be operating for 2021. We have seen some offerings being advertised for Sukkot, and we expect there to be at least some programs for Passover unless there is another lockdown. Raphi Bloom of TotallyJewishTravel.com, where operators advertise their programs, stated: “In normal …
in Lifestyle
Top 4 Jewish Children’s Books
Reading for children is essential for so many reasons. From helping to increase intelligence to expand imagination and creativity, making Jewish children’s books, a mainstay of the Jewish family is one of the most beneficial things parents can institute. Here we summarise the top 4 Jewish children’s books based on their popularity on the world’s largest bookstore, Amazon.com. …
in K2 Reports
Jordache Is A Story Of Reinvention
If there is a poster story for the American dream, the family that built Jordache Enterprises, the Nakashes, would likely be prime candidates. Founded by a Jewish family of Syrian origin, the business began as Jordache Jeans decades ago. Through catchy and celebrity-laden T.V. campaigns, the brand gained immense popularity throughout the ’70s and ’80s. With the …
in Israel, Jewish News, Kosher Buzz, Travel
Israel & UAE Peace Brings Kosher To Abu Dhabi
Since the Trump administration’s surprise announcement on August 13, 2020, of a peace accord between the UAE and Israel, things have been moving fast on the political front. Known as the Abraham Accord and brokered by Jared Kushner and his consigliere Avi Berkowitz has created a tenuous yet hopeful prospect of greater peace among Arab Gulf countries and the Jewish …