Sixth Sense

My Sixth Sense…By Menachem Lubinsky 

Albert was part of a family that emigrated from Russia to the US in the late 1920’s. He recalled Passover in the 1940’s with the main items being Manischewitz wine, Goodman’s Matzoh,  Rokeach gefilte fish, and Gold’s borscht. “When I see

I am old enough to remember going on vacation with a few tuna sandwiches and even a portable range or grill. We are now in a new era where kosher offerings are very popular and given the right circumstances are very profitable. A younger kosher demographic is very much into gourmet food and fine wines. They are also making

My family and I were part of a program on this just concluded Chanukah. Program? Yes, that’s the contemporary name for a retreat at a hotel for a holiday or weekend. In fact, if you go away for Passover or Sukkot, you have a choice of many “programs.” Our program run by Aryeh Hospitality took place at the

It was amazing to see just how many people tuned into the live stream and videos of Kosherfest. Whether it was through the Kosherfest site, Elan Kornblum’s feed or the many other coverages including on-line news sites, Kosherfest was followed by thousands of people. It has definitely emerged as the signature brand

Dov Black and his family will be in the Bahamas for mid-winter vacation, now renamed “Yeshiva Week.” He already booked a large townhouse in Orlando for Passover and will be part of a “program” at a luxury hotel this coming Chanukah. The Black family spent Sukkot in Israel where they rented an

It has been 33 years since Kosherfest first made its debut. Many of the early pioneers have passed on but what they had in common was a strong belief that a kosher food trade show was important for the growth of the industry. I miss some of the pioneers like Moshe Semel, Shiya Hollander, David Mintz, Zvi Schmidt, and most

Albert grew up in Brooklyn and vividly remembers his mother drinking one of her favorites, Gold’s Borscht, on Passover. He recalls her lighting the yahrzeit (anniversary of demise) candles in memory of his father’s parents. There was plenty of Manischewitz matzoh in the house, jars of Rokeach gefilte fish and

The Klein family had barely landed in Newark Airport when Akiva, the father, already motioned to his children where the gate for their mid-winter flight is. The Kleins spent the just concluded Sukkot holiday in Israel and were now planning a trip during mid-winter vacation to Florida. Akiva was already planning the

It was two days before Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, a time to reflect and to repent. On line at a kosher takeout store, I spotted a young rabbi I knew, and we jokingly shared some thoughts. What was he atoning for? “I really do want to observe kosher all the way and I am hoping that I have not

I couldn’t help but overhear the following conversation in my synagogue the other day. “I will be traveling to a party of 22 including my parents, children and grandchildren and will check in 51 suitcases.” The Klein family is headed to Israel for the Sukkot holiday and will be joining a record number of