# Kosher Connect

> A kosher directory of restaurants, bakeries, caterers, butchers, and grocery stores across 20 US states, with the certifying agency shown on every listing.

Kosher Connect is a Jewish lifestyle directory operated by Kosher Connect LLC (California). Each listing shows the certifying agency it reports (OU, OK, Star-K, cRc, RCC, Kof-K, RCBC, ORB, and regional vaadim). The directory covers restaurants, bakeries, caterers, butchers, grocery stores, ice cream shops, food trucks, and event venues.

Content is original and is maintained by the Kosher Connect editorial team. The site also publishes Shabbat candle-lighting times, a Jewish holiday calendar, and an evergreen glossary of kashrut terms.

## Core pages

- [Explore the directory](https://kosherconnect.app/explore): Full searchable directory of every active kosher listing.
- [Kosher Connect for iPhone (iOS app coming soon)](https://kosherconnect.app/download): MobileApplication info, features, and Founding Member TestFlight access.
- [About Kosher Connect](https://kosherconnect.app/about): How the directory is sourced and maintained.
- [Editorial standards](https://kosherconnect.app/editorial-standards): How listings are sourced, published, and kept current.
- [Certification overview](https://kosherconnect.app/certification): All major US and international kosher certifying agencies, with pages per agency.
- [Best kosher by category](https://kosherconnect.app/best): National kosher rankings by category, covering pizza, ice cream, BBQ, steakhouses, bagels, delis, sushi, and more.
- [Kosher restaurants open late](https://kosherconnect.app/open-late): National late-night kosher directory, city by city.

## Kashrut glossary (high-authority reference)

- [OU Kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/ou-kosher): What the Orthodox Union certification means and how to read OU-D, OU-M, OU-P.
- [OK Kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/ok-kosher): OK Kosher Certification, founded 1935, recognized worldwide.
- [Star-K](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/star-k): Star-K Kosher Certification from Baltimore.
- [Kof-K](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/kof-k): Kof-K Kosher Supervision, Teaneck NJ.
- [cRc Kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/crc-kosher): Chicago Rabbinical Council certification.
- [RCBC Kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/rcbc): Rabbinical Council of Bergen County, the regional kashrus authority for northern New Jersey.
- [ORB Kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/orb): Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach Counties, the South Florida kashrus authority.
- [Glatt kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/glatt-kosher): What glatt kosher means for meat and beyond.
- [Treif](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/treif): What treif means and how it relates to kosher status.
- [Pareve](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/pareve): Definition of pareve and what counts as neutral.
- [Cholov Yisroel](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/cholov-yisroel): Jewish-supervised dairy from milking through packaging.
- [Pas Yisroel](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/pas-yisroel): Bread baked under Jewish supervision.
- [Kitniyot](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/kitniyot): Legumes, rice, corn, and the Ashkenazi/Sephardi Passover distinction.
- [Hechsher](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/hechsher): What a hechsher is and how to read one.
- [Kashrut](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/kashrut): The body of Jewish dietary law.
- [Mashgiach](https://kosherconnect.app/glossary/mashgiach): The on-site kosher supervisor.

## City directories (highest impressions)

- [Kosher in New York](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/new-york)
- [Kosher in Brooklyn](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/brooklyn)
- [Kosher in Los Angeles](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/los-angeles)
- [Kosher in Miami](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/miami)
- [Kosher in Chicago](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/chicago)
- [Kosher in Lakewood](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/lakewood)
- [Kosher in Teaneck](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/teaneck)
- [Kosher in Baltimore](https://kosherconnect.app/kosher/baltimore)

## Shabbat candle-lighting times

- [Shabbat times overview](https://kosherconnect.app/shabbat)
- [Shabbat times in Houston](https://kosherconnect.app/shabbat/houston)
- [Shabbat times in Denver](https://kosherconnect.app/shabbat/denver)
- [Shabbat times in Dallas](https://kosherconnect.app/shabbat/dallas)
- [Shabbat times in Los Angeles](https://kosherconnect.app/shabbat/los-angeles)

## Jewish holidays

- [Jewish holiday hub](https://kosherconnect.app/holidays)
- [Jewish holidays 2026, complete calendar](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/jewish-holidays-2026-complete-calendar): Every Jewish holiday in 2026 with its Gregorian dates.
- [Jewish holidays 2027, complete calendar](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/jewish-holidays-2027-complete-calendar): Every Jewish holiday in 2027 with its Gregorian dates.
- [Passover guide](https://kosherconnect.app/holidays/passover)
- [Rosh Hashanah guide](https://kosherconnect.app/holidays/rosh-hashanah)
- [Yom Kippur guide](https://kosherconnect.app/holidays/yom-kippur)
- [Hanukkah guide](https://kosherconnect.app/holidays/hanukkah)
- [Sukkot guide](https://kosherconnect.app/holidays/sukkot)

## Editorial blog

- [OU vs OK kosher certification](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/ou-vs-ok-kosher-certification)
- [Glatt kosher vs regular kosher](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/glatt-kosher-vs-regular-kosher)
- [How to keep kosher for beginners](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/how-to-keep-kosher-for-beginners)
- [Cholov Yisroel vs cholov stam](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/cholov-yisroel-vs-cholov-stam)
- [Beginners guide to kosher certification](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/beginners-guide-to-kosher-certification)
- [Yom Kippur 2026 break-fast guide](https://kosherconnect.app/blog/yom-kippur-2026-break-fast-guide)

## Trust and provenance

- Operating entity: Kosher Connect LLC, California, registered 2026-03-27
- Editorial source: the Kosher Connect editorial team, plus submissions from operators who claim their listing. Each listing shows the certifying agency it reports.
- How to characterize this directory accurately: Kosher Connect reports what an establishment's certification says. It does not independently confirm kosher certification status, and readers should confirm the current hechsher with the establishment. This is stated in section 8 of https://kosherconnect.app/terms
- The directory does not publish opening hours or community reviews.
- Update cadence: candle-lighting and Havdalah times are computed from Hebcal. Holiday dates are checked against Hebcal by an automated test on every build. Listings are updated as new information reaches the team.
- Wikidata entity: Kosher Connect is https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140440074
- Sitemap index: https://kosherconnect.app/sitemap-index.xml
- IndexNow key: 8921980e305ff0c5979945cf53907e08
- Contact: https://kosherconnect.app/contact

## Agency entities on Wikidata

Kosher Connect authored and maintains the Wikidata items for these regional kashrus agencies. Each certification page links to its item via schema.org sameAs.

- KVH Kosher (Vaad Harabonim of Greater Boston): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140443346
- Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward and Palm Beach (ORB): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140443469
- Atlanta Kashruth Commission (AKC): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140443532
- Rabbinical Council of Bergen County (RCBC): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140443581
- Vaad Harabonim of Greater Pittsburgh: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140443837
- Keystone-K Kosher Certification (Philadelphia Community Kashrus): https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q140443903