I happened to have a nice conversation yesterday with the non-Jewish owner of a kosher restaurant in a Jewish neighborhood that has become more and more orthodox over time. He had opened the restaurant 25 years ago as a non-kosher establishment but didn’t get a lot of business. Jews from the neighborhood would occasionally walk in and ask why he didn’t become kosher as his food looked appealing. After a few years of mediocre sales he went to the rabbi of the largest Orthodox synagogue in the area and asked if he could become kosher. He immediately agreed to close the restaurant on Shabat. A few months later he was kosher and he has had more business than he can handle for over 21 years! He also likes having Saturday off so he can spend time with his family and watch college football on television. 🙂
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