Rechovot Jewish & Kosher Guide 2024: Kosher Info in Rechovot, Israel

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About Rechovot

Rehovot is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 10 kilometers south of Tel Aviv. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2014 the city had a total population of 118,891. Rehovot was established in 1890 by Polish Jewish immigrants on land purchased from a Christian Arab. In 1995, there were 337,800 people living in the greater Rehovot area. Excavations at Khirbat Deiran have revealed signs of habitation in the Hellenic and Roman periods and through the Byzantine period, with a major expansion to about 60 dunams during the early centuries of Islamic rule. Evidence of Jewish and possibly Samaritan occupants during the Roman and Byzantine periods has been found.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Rechovot

Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, proposed the name "Rehovot" (lit. 'wide expanses') based on Genesis 16:11: "And he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said: 'For now the Lord hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land’. “The biblical town of Rehoboth is located in the Negev Desert. As of 2007, the ethnic makeup of the city was 99.8% Jewish. In Rehovot, there are three significant Jewish ethnic minorities: Russian Jews, Yemenite Jews, and Ethiopian Jews, concentrated largely in the Kiryat Moshe and Oshiot areas. There is a growing community of religious anglo speaking people who primarily live in Northern Rehovot around the Weizman Institute of Science. There are many kosher establishments in three main areas of Rehovot, Rechov Herzl, Rechovot Mall, and in the Tamar Science Park. There are many synagogues in Rehovot.


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What Is *JOFY?

JOFY, or "Jewish Observant Friendly" Establishments are lodging establishments offering special services for Jewish Observant guests such as Shabbat meals, accommodation on lower floors and regular keys for the rooms. It can also be a NON KOSHER establishment located in walking distance from the local Shul, community or kosher restaurants area.

Please note - *JOFY does NOT mean that KOSHER food is served on the premises!

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