TaamTaam helps families and companies organise kosher events in Israel: bar mitzvahs, bat mitzvahs, weddings, Shabbat hatan, brit milah, sheva brachot, private parties and corporate events. Tell us the event and we propose kosher caterers, venues and restaurants that fit your kashrut level, city, guest count and budget, then put you in touch with them.
A boy becomes bar mitzvah at 13 and is called to the Torah, often on a Monday, a Thursday or a Shabbat. Many families hold a kiddush after the reading and a festive meal, which many rabbis regard as a seudat mitzvah, especially when the boy gives a devar Torah.
The meal can be a Shabbat with the family at a hotel, a dinner in a hall or a lunch in a restaurant booked for the day. We look for the format, the kashrut level and the city that suit your guests.
A girl becomes bat mitzvah at 12. Customs vary widely: a family dinner, an evening for women and girls, a kiddush, or a party where the girl presents a project or a devar Torah.
A dairy brunch works well for a daytime celebration. We suggest caterers and private rooms sized to the number of guests you expect.
Most wedding meals in Israel are meat meals, so the dessert and the coffee have to be parve. Many halls work with an in-house caterer; others let the couple bring an outside caterer.
Both families need to accept the kashrut certificate of the caterer and of the venue kitchen. When one side keeps mehadrin, couples often choose a mehadrin caterer for the whole meal so every guest can eat.
On Shabbat hatan the groom is called to the Torah and the family hosts a kiddush and meals. In many Ashkenazi communities it falls on the Shabbat before the wedding (the aufruf). In many Sephardi communities it is held on the Shabbat after the wedding, during the week of sheva brachot.
Nothing may be cooked once Shabbat begins. The caterer prepares the food beforehand and keeps it warm with equipment set up before candle lighting. Guests need rooms within walking distance of the synagogue, so hotels and guesthouses with a Shabbat kitchen are the usual choice.
The brit milah takes place on the eighth day of the baby’s life, usually in the morning, and is followed by a seudat mitzvah. It is held on that day even when it falls on Shabbat or a festival, unless the baby’s health requires a delay. The mohel confirms the date with the family.
The family often has a few days to organise everything. A breakfast or a light dairy meal in a synagogue hall or a restaurant is a common format. We look for caterers able to confirm quickly.
During the seven days after the wedding, family and friends host festive meals for the couple. The seven blessings are said after the meal when a minyan is present and, by custom, at least one guest who has not attended an earlier celebration (panim hadashot).
Each evening usually has a different host and a smaller guest list than the wedding, which suits the private room of a restaurant or a caterer delivering to a home.
Engagement parties, a pidyon haben, a siyum, birthdays and anniversaries. We look for a restaurant to book privately or a caterer for your home or garden, at the kashrut level your guests keep.
Team dinners, conferences, product launches and office lunches in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other cities. A kosher menu lets observant employees and clients share the meal, and a mehadrin menu covers the widest range of guests.
Planning meals over Shabbat? Our guide to Shabbat dining in Israel explains how restaurants and hotels handle Friday night and Shabbat lunch.
Send the event type, the date, the city, the number of guests and the kashrut level by WhatsApp or through the form below.
We select caterers, venues and restaurants that match your kashrut standard, location, headcount and budget, and check they are available for your date.
You receive the shortlist with the contact of each place, and we introduce you so you can compare menus and quotes.
You confirm the menu, the price and the details with the caterer or the venue you prefer.
The more of these you can give us, the closer the first shortlist will be.
Unsure which certificate to ask for? The kashrut certification guide explains Rabanut, mehadrin and Badatz supervision in Israel.
These restaurants in the TaamTaam directory also cater events. Each has been visited and its kashrut certificate checked by our team.
TaamTaam does not cook. We find kosher caterers, venues and restaurants that fit your event, send you a shortlist and put you in touch. You agree the menu, the price and the contract with the caterer or the venue you choose.
We look for options under the certificate you ask for: a local Rabanut certificate, Rabanut mehadrin, a Badatz such as Beit Yosef or the Edah Haredit, or another hechsher your families accept. We also note whether dairy dishes are halav Israel.
A kosher meal is either meat (bassari) or dairy (halavi). Weddings and evening events are usually meat meals, with parve desserts and coffee. Brunches, a brit milah breakfast and many daytime celebrations are dairy. The choice also decides which kitchens and caterers can serve the meal.
Yes, under Shabbat rules. The food is cooked before Shabbat and kept warm on equipment set up before candle lighting, with no cooking on site. Hotels and guesthouses with a supervised Shabbat kitchen are the usual choice for a Shabbat hatan or a bar mitzvah Shabbat, because guests can sleep within walking distance of the synagogue.
Yes. A brit milah is held on the eighth day, so families usually have a few days. Send us the date as soon as the mohel confirms it, and we contact caterers able to answer quickly.
As early as you can. Halls and popular caterers book up well in advance for dates in the summer and around the festivals. Once you have a date or a short list of dates, send them to us.
We look for options across Israel. Jerusalem and Tel Aviv have the most caterers in the TaamTaam directory, and the list of caterers by city on this page shows every city where we have reviewed one.
Yes. We look for kosher caterers for office lunches and conferences, and for restaurants to book privately for team dinners and client events, at the kashrut level your guests need.
Fill in what you already know, then send it on WhatsApp or by email.