Matzoh Balls, Kugel, Gefilte Fish for Rosh Hashanah, but all Not Kosher

New York

Imagine a “High Holy Days menu” that is not holy. Why? It is not kosher. After describing such holiday “classics” as light & fluffy matzoh balls, brisket, potato kugel and homemade gefilte fish, Balducci’s ad (The Jewish Week, September 15, 2006) concludes with “And while all of our holiday food is fabulous, it is not in fact Kosher.” Sources tell KosherToday that Balducci’s is not the only one to advertise holiday fare that is not kosher, with many using the traditional “kosher style” to further create confusion. The practice is more commonplace on Passover when even publications like The New York Times list the non-kosher eateries for the holiday while advertising the traditional dishes and even using such words such as matzoh balls and tzimmes to appear to be traditional. Rabbis reached by KosherToday were aghast that a “High Holy days menu” would be non kosher. Said one: “To use the holiest days on the Jewish calendar to promote non-kosher food is a shanda (shame in Yiddish).”

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