(Photo: The Jewish Community in the United Arab Emirates)
Good news for the Jewish community in the United Arab Emirates: two years after the signing of the “Abraham Accords” and the opening of the country to tourists from Israel, today (Tuesday) the first kosher supermarket in the country opened.
The store, called “Pomegranate Market” and located in downtown Dubai, covers 130 square meters and offers a variety of kosher food products – including kosher meat products. On weekends, special fairs will be held in the supermarket, where customers can buy kosher food ready for Shabbat.
(Photo: The Jewish Community in the United Arab Emirates)
The Chief Rabbi of the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Levy Duchman, said at the opening ceremony that “Our wonderful community, which is growing day by day, continues to enjoy great and special support from the Emirates government and local authorities for over a decade. With the aim of allowing the members of the growing community and the many Jewish visitors here to keep For a Jewish and traditional way of life, we were privileged to establish Jewish institutions and celebrate freely and publicly Shabbat, holidays and joys – and also enjoy kosher and quality food every day and everywhere throughout the Emirates.”
The Chief Rabbi of the United Arab Emirates, Rabbi Levy Duchman (Photo: The Jewish Community in the United Arab Emirates)
On the holiday of salvation 19 Kislu, we get to further expand Jewish life here in the Emirates” Rabbi Duchman concluded. “The Rebbe of Lubavitch placed kosher as one of the most essential tasks for missionaries around the world and, God willing, today we get to significantly develop this task that will allow many Jews to eat kosher.”
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