Anonymous wrote:The majority of American Jews do not keep kosher at all.

Do you have a mutual friend you could ask if she keeps kosher? What have you seen her eat?

Other than that your menu sounds amazing.

Thank you. I will probably go with just dried fruits and nuts platter for the Shiva. I think I will get a better sense after I visit her and after this period is over I can make some meals and see if they like it? Not sure how strict they are but I think in such times people revert to their traditions for comfort. Thank you.

Here is a list of places - the grocery store on Bolling Brooke Parkway is gross.

https://gatherdc.org/resources/kosher-food-finder/

The majority of American Jews do not keep kosher at all.

Do you have a mutual friend you could ask if she keeps kosher? What have you seen her eat?

Other than that your menu sounds amazing.

Bolling Brook Parkway or Kemp Mill - get a gift card to a restaurant. Several Stores/Restaurants

Anonymous wrote:Do you know how strictly observant the family is? Did you ever eat with them at your place or in some restaurant? If not, you are safer with a fruit basket (uncut fruits) or some nuts/dried fruit arrangement from a kosher place; Amazon has some.

I don't want to do any missteps. It is hard enough what the family is going through right now.

I will go with uncut fruits. Or nuts/dried fruit arrangements from a kosher place.

Thank you. Any recommendation for a Kosher grocery store?

I think there might be a place on Boiling Brook Parkway.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, nothing from your home is kosher.

I see.

Any ideas about what I can get for my friends? I do not want to offend.

Kosher is two issues: one, where and what kind of food you purchase - it has to have a specific label. Two, your kitchen has to be kosher.

Where are you? It also needs to be from a Kosher store if you are buying it.

Rockville, MD. Any suggestion will be welcome.

Do you know how strictly observant the family is? Did you ever eat with them at your place or in some restaurant? If not, you are safer with a fruit basket (uncut fruits) or some nuts/dried fruit arrangement from a kosher place; Amazon has some.

Anonymous wrote:If your kitchen is vegetarian then there should be no problem. There are people who just won’t eat anything they didn’t prepare or that was prepared in a rabbi-certified kosher kitchen but that’s a pretty small portion of the population.

This is not true.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, nothing from your home is kosher.

I see.

Any ideas about what I can get for my friends? I do not want to offend.

Kosher is two issues: one, where and what kind of food you purchase - it has to have a specific label. Two, your kitchen has to be kosher.

Where are you? It also needs to be from a Kosher store if you are buying it.

Anonymous wrote:No, nothing from your home is kosher.

I see.

Any ideas about what I can get for my friends? I do not want to offend.

If your kitchen is vegetarian then there should be no problem. There are people who just won’t eat anything they didn’t prepare or that was prepared in a rabbi-certified kosher kitchen but that’s a pretty small portion of the population.

No, nothing from your home is kosher.

Is your friend kosher?

For most people, that would be considered kosher. But if they are very strict, it may not be.

What can I make that will be well recieved for a Jewish family observing Shiva? DH thinks I should take a fruit basket but I want to take something which will be a change. I am a vegetarian and I do not cook non-veg at home.

I was thinking a simple meal of -
Cauliflower-potatoes (Gobi Aloo)
Plain basmati rice
Whole Masoor Dal (Dal makhani)
Spinach - paneer. (palak-paneer)

Is this Kosher? I will be using kosher salt and my kitchen is vegetarian.