11:12 AM • July 03 2026 IDT
Sixty-eight percent of Israeli Jews say they eat Kosher food. Most will ask to see a Kashrut certificate (hechsher) when dining out. But how much will Israelis have to pay for that certificate, and will the food actually be Kosher? The answers to these two questions will be decided in the last weeks of the current Knesset, before it is dissolved and Israel enters election season.
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