Jerusalem Establishments Left With Little Choice But to Go Kosher

Jerusalem…

Major food chains operating in Jerusalem are faced with the dilemma of either adding or upgrading their kosher certification or face loosing a significant body of potential consumers. The city already has a religious mayor and a majority of religious Jews as well as the many religious tourists who visit the city. Sources say that McDonald’s Israel is in discussion with the Rabbinate about upgrading their hechsher and six branches of the Aroma coffee shop chain recently switched to kosher. Many restaurants in the city are also upgrading their hechsher from the standard kosher Rabbinate certification to mehadrin, a more acceptable level to most Charedi Jews. For people who eat kosher there is always the question at point of entry: “Do you have a teuda (certificate)?” What is written on teuda may very well determine if the potential diner stays in the establishment.

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