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JCC goes “kosher optional” at DC gala

by Sarah Rose · April 18th, 2007

Jewish Organizations, Kosher, News

For its 10th Anniversary gourmet fundraiser, the JCC of Washington DC has changed its kosher policy to “kosher-style”, angering observant supporters, the Washington Jewish Week reports.

The chief reasons cited by representatives of local Jewish organizations for serving kosher-optional fare are that kosher meals are relatively costly and not particularly popular among attendees a combination that can reduce the net proceeds of fund-raisers. (Only 7.2 percent of local Jews eat strictly kosher food both in and outside of the home, according to the 2003 Greater Washington Jewish community survey.)

“Kosher meals appreciably add to the expense involved, but they do not appreciably add to the number of supporters who will come,” said Marilyn Feldman, a spokesperson for the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington.