Try googling for online kosher shopping lately? The choices are staggering, including leader FreshDirect... The tragic death of a kosher party planner puts a spotlight on the growing influence of the planners... Local kashrus committees are doing more than certifying existing kosher establishments. They're aggressively pursuing new kosher eateries... Kosher Care Packages for businessmen, tourists and college students? Sara Cohen has the story about a new venture that is also giving a part of the revenues to charity... Another Israeli company has big plans for the U.S. market... Subway is on the verge of opening 12 more kosher stores in the coming months and years... Idele Ross, our Israeli Bureau chief reports on concerns in Israel about a possible shortage of ingredients and an Israel Food Week in Germany... From Here and There covers a new charge by PETA about the "Kapporos" practice in New York City, Kugel, Cholent, and Supper in the Catskills, an all clear sign from rabbis in South Australia where a kashrus scandal rocked the community and our restaurant experts cover some closings and future openings... In Duly Noted, we explain our article last week on kosher coverage in the Jewish weeklies.

Menachem Lubinsky
Editor-in-Chief