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Kosher tailgate party at MetLife Stadium – Video<\/p>\n
Chabad of the Meadowlands hosted a kosher tailgate party before a New York Giants game at MetLife Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.<\/p>\n
A ShopRite location in Livingston debuted a kosher section last week that\u2019s 50% larger than previously offered at the supermarket.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The expanded kosher section includes such frozen foods as blintzes and matzo ball soup; an array of kosher meats including beef, lamb, brisket and veal; a kosher deli and prepared foods like knishes, sushi and kugel; kosher seafood including Faroe Island salmon and Atlantic flounder; and kosher dairy featuring cheeses, spreads, herring and desserts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The new kosher section increased from 65 feet to more than 150 feet, expanding from a selection of 800 kosher items to more than 1,500 food items.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Story continues below photo gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n The ShopRite is operated by Village Super Market, which has 29 locations across New Jersey and is part of a grocery cooperative known as Wakefern Food Corp. This ShopRite is located at 483 South Livingston Ave. in Livingston.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are roughly 12 million kosher customers in the U.S., according to data<\/a> from Star-K,\u00a0an organization that certifies kosher foods.\u00a0<\/p>\n As of 2022, New Jersey had roughly 626,000 Jewish residents, which is about 6.7% of its population, according to the Berman Jewish Data Bank<\/a>, which is run by the Jewish Federations of North America.\u00a0<\/p>\n Daniel Munoz covers business, consumer affairs, labor and the economy for NorthJersey.com and The Record.\u00a0<\/p>\n Email:\u00a0munozd@northjersey.com;<\/a>\u00a0Twitter:@danielmunoz100<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n