We believe keeping kosher during your time at school should be easy and rewarding.
You’ll be surprised at how much simpler it is than you think. Kosher food is provided several times a week.
Kosher throughout the week:
We offer Shabbat dinners, weekly Thursday brunches, weekly Torah classes, and usually a social event with food roughly every other week. This covers nearly half the week. We place weekly orders from larger kosher supermarkets in the suburbs.
If you need an order picked up, we can have it delivered to campus.
Holidays:
We offer holiday dinners for all major Jewish holidays (Yomim Tovim): Rosh Hashana Dinners, Pre-Yom Kippur and Break the Fast, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Chanukah & Purim Parties, Passover (see below), and Shavuot.
Passover Meal Plan:
For students staying in town over Passover, we offer kosher-for-Passover lunches and dinners throughout the holiday. Aside from Yom Tov, food is delivered to campus daily, and we will be offering both seder dinners and seder plate kits "to go." The order form is available as of April 1.
Kosher in DC:
DC has two glatt kosher restaurants certified by the Va'ad of Washington, along with delis at both American and George Washington Universities. Additionally, there are restaurants and large kosher supermarkets in the suburbs that deliver, as well as large kosher selections in the local supermarkets.
Kosher Groceries in DC
Downtown DC has no shortage of Kosher groceries and staples! Local supermarkets carry a wide variety of Kosher meats, cheeses, and assorted hechshered products.
Please find the list below and, as always, don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions.
Char Bar Restaurant
Glatt kosher, under the certification of the Va'ad of Washington, Char Bar is located at 2142 L St NW.
Hours of operation: Sunday-Thursday: 12PM-8PM
For more information, please visit: https://www.charbardc.com/
Oh Mama Grill DC
Glatt kosher Israeli street food, under the certification of the Va'ad of Washington, Oh Mama is located at 1829 Columbia Rd NW.
For more information, please visit: https://www.ohmamagrill.com
Zingers Cafe
Through a unique partnership with GW Dining, Zingers Cafe is under OU supervision and serves the best fried chicken sandwich in DC. Located in the Lower Level of GW Hillel, 2300 H St NW.
Hours of operation: Monday-Thursday: 11am-8pm
for more information, please visit: https://www.gwhillel.org/zingers
For a complete list of Kosher options and eateries in the Greater DC Metro area, please see the Rabbinical Council of Washington website.
Kosher supermarkets that deliver:
STREETS Market
For more information, please visit: https://www.streetsmarket.com/
Giant Supermarket
For more information, please visit: https://stores.giantfood.com/dc/washington/3336-wisconsin-ave-nw
Trader Joe's
For more information, please visit: https://www.traderjoes.com/home
Shalom Kosher
For more information, please visit: https://www.theshalomgroup.com
Moti's Market
For more information, please visit: https://www.motismarket.com/
For a complete list of all kosher caterers and institutions certified by the Va'ad, please visit https://www.vaadgw.org/kashrus.htm
Kosher Wine
Many local stores sell a wide variety of kosher wine.
Schneider's Wine is close to campus and carries a huge selection of Kosher wine for Passover and year round. Wines from Israel and all around the world. And they deliver! Tell them that Chabad sent you!
Schneider's Wine is located at 300 Massachusetts Avenue N.E.
For more information, visit https://cellar.com//.