Following the surge of curiosity from Jewish vacationers in visiting the United Arab Emirates because it made peace with Israel, the Ritz Carlton Lodge in Manama, Bahrain, is now capitalizing on the Abraham Accords and opening a kosher kitchen.
The Orthodox Union has been consulting with the resort about establishing a kosher kitchen to be overseen by a kashrut supervisor who may also be a part of the kosher culinary group.
The Ritz Carlton in Manama would be the first resort in Bahrain to supply kosher meals to the company.“The Abraham Accords has opened new locations for kosher vacationers within the Gulf which have by no means existed earlier than,” OU Kosher CEO Rabbi Menachem Genack stated.“Due to our world assets, our group is ready to deal with necessities for certifications wherever on this planet, together with the Gulf, which is why our certification has been so wanted on this area,” he added. Ritz Carlton Bahrain common supervisor
Bernard de Villèle stated there was higher curiosity within the nation from Jewish and Israeli vacationers since normalization with Israel, which led to their partnership with OU Kosher. Bahrain is house to about 50 Jews and a synagogue, which is usually out of use and is being renovated.
Jewish neighborhood chief Ebrahim Nonoo lauded the transfer to offer kosher meals.“Not a day goes by the place we don’t obtain a request from Jewish teams and people about visiting Bahrain, and kosher meals are one among their prime questions,” he stated.
