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Rabbi Mendy Greenberg of Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero looks at Glatt kosher meats in the freezers at Kosher on Wheels at the store's recent visit to Bonita Springs. (Pam Witmer/news-press.com)

BONITA SPRINGS, FL — Rabbi Mendy Greenberg pointed to two symbols on the package of frozen chicken he pulled from the freezer.

“That shows it's held to a higher standard,” Greenberg said, because two groups judge the product as meeting kosher standards.

Traveling Store Provides Kosher Foods

Pam Witmer – News-Press

Rabbi Mendy Greenberg of Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero looks at Glatt kosher meats in the freezers at Kosher on Wheels at the store’s recent visit to Bonita Springs. (Pam Witmer/news-press.com)

BONITA SPRINGS, FL — Rabbi Mendy Greenberg pointed to two symbols on the package of frozen chicken he pulled from the freezer.

“That shows it’s held to a higher standard,” Greenberg said, because two groups judge the product as meeting kosher standards.

Foods that are kosher adhere to the Jewish dietary laws.

For Rabbi Greenberg, his family, and members of Chabad of Bonita Springs & Estero, there is no question that they eat strictly what is kosher.

But finding kosher foods in Southwest Florida is a challenge, said Luba Greenberg, who cooks for the rabbi and their four young children.

Kosher meats and dairy products are the hardest to find, she said. Kosher on Wheels saves family and friends a trip to Florida’s east coast for foods.

The long trailer, filled with shelves and refrigerators and freezers full of specialty goods and staples, serves a portion of the Jewish religious community with strict beliefs.

But the owner of the traveling business, Shalom Dadon, said people with health food interests often choose to eat kosher foods too.

“They consider kosher foods healthier,” he said.

For example, the chickens processed for the kosher store on wheels are raised free range. That means they are not fed any manufactured food with hormones or chemicals.

This time of year, the trailer, pulled by a pickup, visits the Bonita Springs area about every three weeks.

During winter season, stops will be more frequent, Dadon said.

The traveling specialty grocery business, based in Daytona Beach, visits 15 communities all over Florida.

In Southwest Florida, the business stops in Naples, Bonita Springs, Cape Coral and Fort Myers.

The traveling kosher grocery store saves locals a trip to the east coast of Florida, since there are no kosher stores in Southwest Florida. (Pam Witmer/news-press.com)

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4 Comments

  • mendy

    that is amazing hows that for hafatzos hamaayanos you have to feed the guf too!

  • Sarah Devorah

    Regarding Kosher on Wheels… this has been a life-saver and a huge Mitzvah for our Communities on the West Coast of Florida. Two of the hardest working people come to the “boonies” to bring us all kinds of kosher delights…we even get birthday cakes… My daughter and I have recently begun to keep a higher level of kashrut which would never have been possible without Motti and Shalom visiting us each week. The selection is great, the Kosher truck is spotless and much larger than you would imagine and you get service with a smile… as I said, a huge Mitzvah for us all. We would have to drive 2-3 hours to Miami and this way, they stop at 5 cities on the westcoast usually on sundays every other week… They go to Chabad in Port Charlotte, Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Bonita and Naples…. and possibly Sarasota… a whirlwind trip. You can email them ahead of time to save things for you, get NY Pizza which is delish and ask them to locate harder to find items for you!

    see info in other comment about Kosher on Wheels!

    Sarah Devorah/
    Maralee
    fort Myers