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This is a pretty big deal: the ultra-popular vegan Szechuan spot, Spicy Moon, founded by June Kwan in 2019 in the East Village, is officially going kosher. The restaurant has earned its kosher certification under the guidance of Lighthouse Kosher and joins a growing list of vegan restaurants across Manhattan that have made the same … Famous NYC vegan Szechuan restaurant Spicy Moon is going kosher

On October 7, 2023, Raif Rashed, an Israeli Druze who isn’t Jewish or Muslim, was scheduled to board his flight back to the United States after visiting his family in Israel during the holiday season. He had been working as an engineer in New York since 2019. “My brother asked me to stay one more … Taboonia is a new kosher Israeli Druze restaurant run by a Nova Music Festival survivor

Despite sudden location closures and rumors of financial troubles, Patis Bakery appears to be thriving. The kosher café just opened its newest location in Manhattan’s Financial District at 160 Broadway, near Liberty Street, taking over the former home of Milk N’ Honey. The beautiful new location adds a much-needed kosher option to the area, offering … Patis Bakery just opened in Manhattan’s Financial District

As the weather warms up, kosher foodies should consider flocking to the Arthouse Hotel at 222 West 77th Street by Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where a charming new kosher café has just opened to much fanfare. Dubbed Le Lis Café, the spot offers breakfast and lunch options both inside the hotel’s … Le Lis Cafe is a charming new kosher spot that just opened inside a Manhattan hotel

Folks in midtown Manhattan looking for a very quick kosher bite can now venture into the 7-Eleven location at 171 Madison Avenue by 33rd Street to grab pre-packaged meals from Dougie’s. As first reported by Yeah That’s Kosher, the convenience store now offers a variety of kosher options priced between $12 and $16. Choices include … You can now buy kosher Dougie’s sandwiches at this 7-Eleven in midtown Manhattan

Kosher chocolate falafel donut at Falafel Plant, Columbus Circle subway station

A few months ago, we introduced you to Falafel Plant, a new kosher falafel spot inside the subway station market beneath Columbus Circle. Today, we’re shining a spotlight on one of the eatery’s most unique offerings: a chocolate falafel donut, topped with a sprinkle of pistachio crunch. Not only is it delicious but it also … This kosher chocolate falafel donut is served at an underground subway station in NYC

Attendees at cannabis-friendly Purim party in NYC dispensary

Jews in Weed was first launched after the October 7 attacks in Israel: at 4:20 p.m. every Friday, hundreds of people joined pre-Shabbat calls to bring the community together. Fast-forward to today, and the idea has grown in both scope and message, with events happening all over the city to celebrate different Jewish holidays within … This cannabis-friendly Purim party is happening inside a NYC dispensary

Interior of Safta’s kosher coffee and pastry shop on Upper West Side

Upper West Siders, rejoice! Safta’s is a delightful new coffee and pastry shop that’s now officially open at 2345 Broadway by 86th Street in Manhattan, offering the neighborhood a vast range of bagels, fresh sandwiches and coffee drinks under Rabbi Avrohom Marmorstein’s kashrut certificate. The name safta, which means grandma in Hebrew, truly encapsulates the … Safta’s is a New Kosher Coffee & Pastry Shop on the Upper West Side

Scene from 'Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943' one-woman show

Talking with Angels: Budapest, 1943 is a new 100-minute, one-woman show by Shelley Mitchell set to debut at Theaterlab (357 West 36th Street) in Midtown Manhattan on March 6. Running through March 30, the play is inspired by the real-life story of Gitta Mallasz, a Gentile woman who protected and rescued hundreds of Hungarian Jewish … This new one-woman show tells the story of a gentile woman who saved hundreds of Jewish families during WWII

Perhaps the most celebrated kosher bakery in NYC, Michaeli Bakery has just opened a new outpost at the Marlene Meyerson JCC, located at 334 Amsterdam Avenue near 76th Street, bringing Adir Michaeli’s renowned creations to the Upper West Side. The original bakery, which opened in 2019 at 115A Division Street on the Lower East Side, … Popular Israeli Michaeli Bakery just opened a new kosher outpost inside the JCC