“Travel” has become a word to wince at, in the current climate. Whether it be going to leisurely kosher resorts or a simple car ride to the grocery store, the concept of moving to and fro, point A to point B in the outside world becomes this scary, dangerous thing. Fear and uncertainty have become commonplace, but there is always hope for tomorrow, and cultivating this hope can help us get through this anxious time together.
Think about a place that you’ve always wanted to visit on a kosher vacation. While you can’t go there now, you can certainly add them to your future travel itinerary. What better way to defy the uncertainty of today than by making plans for a tomorrow that will come, sooner or later? Here are some of our suggestions.
The Iberian Peninsula has a long and complex history with the Sephardic Jews, from their less than ideal time with the Visigoths to their relative prosperity under the Umayyad Caliphate (in an era that is considered a Golden Age) to their gradual decline in influence under the peninsula’s monarchs, culminating in the Expulsion from Spain in 1492 and the subsequent expulsion in Portugal a few years later. Lisbon is but one city in the Iberian Peninsula that has a rich Jewish history, from its highs and lows. If you want a place full of museums and relics of Iberian Jewish heritage, add Lisbon to your future itinerary.
This European Capital can be found along the Danube River, which connects several other great European cities with its beautiful winding waters. This place is the site of the Chatam Sofer Memorial, the burial place of a prominent Orthodox rabbi named Moses Sofer. There are many places in Europe that can provide you with rich Jewish history, but we chose Bratislava for being relatively under the radar among kosher vacation spots.
