Jewish Owned Century 21 Department Store Latest COVID-19 Casualty
Century 21, a famous department store with multiple locations concentrated in the northeast, is the latest business casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The brand, founded in the ’60s by the Gindis, a Syrian Sephardic Jewish family, found great success by catering to bargain hunters seeking designer fashions at discounted prices. The first location was on 86th …
Parisian Vibes For NYC’s Kosher Restaurants
The trials and tribulations over the last few months brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic are wide-ranging. However, on the business continuity front, few businesses were initially hit as hard as those that depend on in-house dining. At the pandemic’s peak, numerous New York kosher restaurants closed their doors altogether, not even servicing takeout and …
Popular Investing Apps In The Jewish World
An overview of investing apps popular in the Jewish world where you can get free shares of stock as a bonus for signing up without even spending money. While much of the Jewish world passionate about personal finance has focused on the opportunities present in free travel from credit card points, there is a new …
COVID-19 Upends Passover Programs
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has upended the global economy in ways that even the most prolific trend forecasters would have trouble imagining. While there are sectors such as grocery home delivery that have seen considerable increases in use, for almost every other business, the realities are immensely bleak. The travel category has been one of the …
Falafel Tanami Adding A Shawarma Location
UPDATE – The shawarma location has closed, but you can visit the original Falafel Tanami. Visit The Founding Location: Visit Shwarama Tanami’s sister and founding location, Falafel Tanami. Many have deemed this one of the best kosher falafels in the city, as evidenced by its stellar Google Reviews, and in 2023, it made the New …
Israeli Tourism Continues To Reach New Heights
Israel continues to break previous tourism records, according to the Tourism Ministry, with 4.2 million tourists entering the country from January to November 2019. That number will increase as December is a popular time for travel to Israel due to both Hanukkah and Christmas taking place during the last month of the year. The record tourism …
The Unexpected Architect Designing For The Jewish WorldÂ
If one were to imagine the unexpected architect designing for the Jewish world, it is doubtful they would initially visualize Dinesh Doshi. An architect and designer of Indian descent, Dinesh has managed to transcend cultures and in the process, partner with a long list of Jewish business and property owners on the design of a …
Joseph’s Dream Burger Coming To Avenue M
Brooklyn burger lovers have reason to rejoice! Joseph’s Dream Burger will be opening on the corner of Avenue M and East 17th street. The kosher burger joint has an existing location on Coney Island between Avenues O and P. The shop was actually previously branded as Burgers Bar of Israel fame but that branding was …
Bravo Pizza Coming To Brooklyn
Kosher pizza lovers in Brooklyn have reason to rejoice! Update August 2024 The store has rebranded as “Ravo Pizza,” which seems to signal some sort of departure from the Bravo Pizza franchise. A Bravo Kosher Pizza branch looks like it will be sprouting up on Kings Highway and East 9th Street. The store is replacing …
The Changing Landscape Of Kosher Meat & Dairy
Kosher food has made some tremendous advances in the last few decades. Those who keep kosher are now free to choose from practically every ethnic cuisine and culinary style while still maintaining strict kosher dietary laws. Dishes that previously went utterly untouched by adherents to kosher dietary laws are now finding a way into the …