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kosher food — Brooklynian

kosher food

anonymous
anonymous
edited November -1 in Park Slope
My friend is moving into the slope (without a car). She has 2 Qs. First, is kosher food (includ. meat) easily available - or would she have to treck to Borough Park or Crown Heights? Second, I know there are a few synagogues, but are they at all vibrant? Will she be able to find a community with whom to celebrate sabbath and holidays?

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  • anonymous
    anonymous
    As far as Kosher, I think you would have to venture into Crown Heights or take a trip to Coney Island Ave. Synagogues are a plenty. The one on Garfield has the largest Reform congregation in the borough. But, I'm assuming if the person is Kosher they are not Reformed. There is the Park Slope/Brownstone Chabad.
  • anonymous
    anonymous

    Subject: Kosher/Synagogue

    My friend lives in the Slope area. He and his wife attend the Chabad House. They enjoy everything about the place.

    The addres is 70 Prospect Park West, #1C. Here is the link to their website: http://www.chabadparkslope.com/
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Depending where you live you might be better off going to Midwood around Coney Island Ave. between H & J for grocery shopping. If I'm correct there should be one or two nice sized "strictly kosher" supermarkets in that area. The Q and F trains will drop you one block away. Crown Heights, although close may not have much variety and Borough Park is very hard to get to by MTA, I think, don't quote me on that.

    Is your friend a Lubavitch. Conservative, Satmar or just plain ole taking life easy kind of Jew? There are two non-sectarian temples, Beth Elohim on Garfield and 8th Ave. and Union Temple on 17 Eastern Parkway by Underhill Ave. There are a few Lubavitch around the Slope/Heights area, one is at the address mentioned above the other is at Underhill on the corner of St. Johns.
  • anonymous
    anonymous
    But, I'm assuming if the person is Kosher they are not Reformed. There is the Park Slope/Brownstone Chabad.
    For what it is worth: As a reformed Jew who keeps kosher - I can attest that this statement is not correct.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    That's the term I was looking for, "reform". Anybody wanna start a Kinky Friedman Judaica sect?
  • pitu
    pitu
    and then there's the Coop
    http://foodcoop.com/
    we have quite a few members who keep kosher
    def. stock kosher poultry, not sure what the deal with the rest of the meat is
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    I don't think the Coop is that kosher. Granted they sell kosher chicken in a area separate from the beef and pork, but, I think in the strictest terms if there is pork and o†her un-kosher food in the same store then it is no longer kosher.
  • pitu
    pitu
    yeah, I'm not an expert (nor a Jew)
    but the Hassidim that shop at the Coop must be

    shelves are cleared for holidays, rabbinical notices go up re: selling the Chametz , etc
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    Those shoppers are mostly Lubavitch/Chabad. Although part of Hasidism I do not believe their adherence to kosher law is approved of by the more orthodox/very conservative sects. You will not see Satmar, Sephardic, etc shopping for kosher food, not even fruit or veggies at the PSFC. It all depends what branch you are part of or which section of Judaism you practice. There are so many tribes, orthodox and non that have their own interpretation of The Law it can make a wanna be convert's head spin.
  • pitu
    pitu
    Idlewild wrote: Those shoppers are mostly Lubavitch/Chabad. Although part of Hasidism I do not believe their adherence to kosher law is approved of by the more orthodox/very conservative sects. You will not see Satmar, Sephardic, etc shopping for kosher food, not even fruit or veggies at the PSFC. It all depends what branch you are part of or which section of Judaism you practice. There are so many tribes, orthodox and non that have their own interpretation of The Law it can make a wanna be convert's head spin.
    are you a "wanna be convert"? cause I think your head is already spinning a little :D
    no offense intended
    just you're throwing around terms a little much

    Sephardic is about ethnic orgin -- Arab roots as opposed to European roots (Ashkenazi)

    Having worked in food processing at the Coop with Orthodox ladies, I can tell you that they find their way in most parts of the store, including bulk nuts and fruits and spices. I got the sense some had picked that job so they could handle the processing of the food themselves for religious reasons.

    Besides, the OP was just looking for local resources...she will find a broad spectrum of Judaism at the Park Slope Food Coop, orthodox to reform to wildly secular. There is an understanding of Kosher groceries there. If she wanted to say she was of a particular sect or affiliation, her friend would put that on the board.
  • idlewild
    idlewild
    No offense taken.:twisted:

    Sephardic is Spanish and is used for religion as well. I don't think you'll see many Spanish or Arab Catholics being called Sephardic. Different sects will interpret Talmudic law differently. There are Jews who will not shop at the Coop simply because the kosher food is in the same store as the non-kosher. It's interesting you mention the food processing because one of the first steps in processing fruits and nuts begins in the orchards. Edibles must be grown a certain way and picked a certain way. Which Jews abide by that kind of law and which don't, I have no idea really. Moving away from my babble the OP said he/she has a friend looking for kosher food. Since there are a variety of Jewish sects who abide by kosher law differently I am pointing out (to the best of my ability) what is where and who it is affiliated with.
  • anonymous
    anonymous
    Idlewild wrote: Those shoppers are mostly Lubavitch/Chabad. Although part of Hasidism I do not believe their adherence to kosher law is approved of by the more orthodox/very conservative sects. You will not see Satmar, Sephardic, etc shopping for kosher food, not even fruit or veggies at the PSFC. It all depends what branch you are part of or which section of Judaism you practice. There are so many tribes, orthodox and non that have their own interpretation of The Law it can make a wanna be convert's head spin.
    Idlewild was just trying to be helpful, rather than promote the Food Co-Op with a Kasruth commercial.
  • anonymous
    anonymous
    Anonymous wrote:
    But, I'm assuming if the person is Kosher they are not Reformed. There is the Park Slope/Brownstone Chabad.
    For what it is worth: As a reformed Jew who keeps kosher - I can attest that this statement is not correct.
    I stand corrected. Never met a Reformed Jew who was Kosher.
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