Jewish visitors line up for bagel sandwiches during the week
More than 400 freshly baked challahs were enjoyed by Jewish fans and officials at the World Cup in Qatar this past Shabbat. Baked in a kitchen specially koshered by a young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi from Turkey, it’s part of a month-long effort to make kosher food available at the games, which began last week and continue until Dec. 18.
Jewish visitors are finding Chabad at the World Cup primarily through social media, including an Instagram page called @kosherinqatar run by 21-year-old Rabbi Eliyahu Chitrik, whose parents, Rabbi Mendy and Chaya Chitrik ,serve the Jewish community of Turkey.