Glasgow Jewish & Kosher Guide 2025: Kosher Info in Glasgow, Scotland

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About Glasgow

Glasgow is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland's western Lowlands. It's famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture, a rich legacy of the city's 18th-10th-century prosperity due to trade and shipbuilding. Today it's a national cultural hub, home to institutions including the Scottish Opera, Scottish Ballet and National Theatre of Scotland, acclaimed museums and a thriving music scene. Greater Glasgow had a population of 1,199,619 at the 2001 census. Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become the largest seaport in Britain. Glasgow is also well known in the sporting world for the football rivalry of the Old Firm between Celtic and Rangers. Winters are cool and overcast, with a January mean of 5.0 °C (41.0 °F), during the summer months (June to August) the weather can vary considerably from day to day ranging from relatively cool and wet to quite warm with the odd sunny day. The city has many amenities for a wide range of cultural activities, from curling to opera and ballet and from football to art appreciation; it also has a large selection of museums.

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Jewish History, POI & Kosher Establishments in Glasgow

Glasgow has seven synagogues with the seventh largest Jewish population in the United Kingdom after London, Manchester, Leeds, Gateshead, Brighton and Bournemouth, but once had a Jewish population second only to London, estimated at 10,000 in the Gorbals alone. The population today is around 4,100. About half the Scottish Jewish population live in the Glasgow suburb of East Renfrewshire where they made up 3.5% of the population. A further 1,119 Jews are in Glasgow City (17% of the Scottish total). Most of Jewish life has moved further south from Gorbals and now is located around Giffnock and Newton Mearns where there are synagogues. There are another 3 synagogues as well as these two main ones. There are two kosher eating establishments L’Chaims and Mark’s Deli both located in Giffnock, you can also buy kosher food from Marks Deli.


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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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