Westchester County Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in Westchester County, New York

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About Westchester County

Westchester County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. Westchester covers an area of 450 square miles, consisting of 48 municipalities. According to the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 949,113, estimated to have increased by 1.5% to 971,634 by 2014. Established in 1683, Westchester was named after the city of Chester, England. The climate of Westchester County is primarily regarded as humid continental. Westchester County is located in southern New York. It shares its southern boundary with New York City and its northern with Putnam County. It is bordered on the west side by the Hudson River and on the east side by the Long Island Sound and Fairfield County, Connecticut. Westchester's Long Island Sound shore is generally rocky, interspersed with tidal mud flats, marshes and wetlands, as well as several natural and artificially-maintained sand beaches. Municipal and County owned parks provide access to beaches, nature preserves and passive and active waterfront recreational facilities. Several large harbors lie along the shore including Milton Harbor.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Westchester County

The Jewish population of Westchester County, New York is calculated to be 136,000 that is 14.3% of the overall population of the county, and is the 6th densest in the USA. Because of it is close geographically to New York city this has proved popular to a Jewish population that wants to live in smaller towns like New Rochelle, Pelham, and Mount Vernon, and access to the countryside, but still have Jewish life with synagogues and kosher food close by, and still be reasonably close to New York City.


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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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