Welcome to our wonderful, very hospitable town. We hope you find your trip here most rewarding and fulfilling . We are glad to outline before you some of the community resources that are available for those in need.
Kosher Food
Restaurants
Gleibermans
The closest Kosher restaurant is in Charolette, NC. Click on their name above to see what they have to offer.
General Grocery Stores & Kosher Meat & Chicken
1. Trader Joes - 1800 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
919.918.7871 Mon.-Sun. 8:00 a.m.– 9:00 p.m.
Ray Masigla: Store Manager -Ray can order Kosher meats with a 2 day advance notice. All Kosher meats are fresh. They carry no frozen Kosher meat. There is no meat department manager. They carry the following cuts of Empire Kosher chicken: Whole; Boneless Skinless Breasts; Legs & Thighs; Organic Whole & Organic Boneless Breasts
2. Costco - 1510 North Pointe Drive, Durham, NC 27705
919.220.2770 x 5 x 7 [Meat] Mon.-Fri. 10:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Sunday 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Bo Miller: Fresh Meat Dept. Manager - Steven Miller: Frozen Meat Dept. Manager
The following frozen Kosher meats are available: Empire Kosher Chicken Breasts [with skin & bones]
Amnon Whole ‘Kosher’ Pizza, NY Deli Sliced Pastrami
3. Kroger - 7905 Falls of Neuse Road [& Strickland], Raleigh, NC 27615
919.847.5012 x 4 [Meat] Open 7 Days a Week 6:00 a.m.-Midnight
Melanie: Fresh Meat Dept. Manager -Mike: Frozen Meat Dept. Manager -The following fresh Kosher meats are available: Aarons Best: Stew Beef; Ground Beef and; Beef Brisket. The following frozen Kosher meats are available: Empire Kosher Chicken: Boneless Skinless Breasts; Thighs & Legs; Thighs and; Breasts w/ skin & bones. There is no whole or whole cut up Empire Kosher chicken available. Meal Mart Glatt Kosher - Ground Beef; Stew Beef and; Beef Patties.
4. Kroger - US 15-501 Exit 108D, 3457 Hillsborough Road, Durham – West, NC 27705
919.383.2249 Open 24/7 -Bill Wheeley: Fresh Meat Dept. Manager,Nas: Frozen Meat Dept. Manager -This store carries the following fresh Kosher meats: Arnold’s Best – OU - Hamburger; Rib Eye Steak and; Stew Beef.
5. Kroger - 1802 North Pointe Drive, Durham, NC 27705
919.220.5761 x 4 [Meat] -Danny Hatfield: Meat Dept. Manager - This store carries no frozen Kosher meats. They do carry the following fresh Kosher meats: Aarons Best Glatt/ Stew Beef; Ground Beef; Chuck Steak and; Beef Brisket. There is no [Empire] Kosher chicken available at this store.
Delivery Services -
6. KC Kosher Co-Op: Raleigh Delivery
913.712.9205 or E-Mail Contact: admin@kckoshercoop.com Web Address: www.kckoshercoop.com
7. Grillers Pride Co-Op: Durham Delivery
770.454.8108 or web Address: www.grillerspride.com
Proprietor: Peter Swerdlow -E-Mail Contact: peter@grillerspride.com
Delivery/Pick Up Location Durham/Chapel Hill: Beth El Synagogue, 1004 Watts Street, Durham 27701
Delivery Charge of $20 per customer order -Orders may be placed up until the Wednesday prior to delivery date.
8. Personal Orders-Via- a Great Kosher Website Free Shipping over $100 ( We personally use them often )http://www.allinkosher.com/
Krogers on 15-501 (a ten minute drive from Duke)
A decent supplier of Kosher Food here in town - with many generic kosher brands much like you would find in
any mainstream American grocery (Yet anything like ready to go meals etc- you should probably bring along.)
Feel free to give them a call 919 403 6945 - 3420 Watkins Road Durham NC 27707
Wellspring
621 Borad Street, Durham (Wine, Vegetarian, etc.) 919-471-6263
Trader Joe's
http://www.traderjoes.com/ also has many Kosher items & Kosher Wine. Often times they carry
Pas Yisroel Bread from Montreal as well.
Trader Joe's is going national with their line of Kosher Wines, AKA Four Buck Feivel. Sara Bee Moscato
(Italian Mevushal) $5.99, OU P certification
Any other inquiries: Contact Yehudis- 942 7663
Prayer Services
During the week, the closest Daily Minyan is the Raleigh, NC a 35 minute drive from Durham and Chapel Hill. For more details check out http://www.jewishraleigh.org/ or call Rabbi Sholom Estrin at 919 802 3172
Here at the Chabad in Chapel Hill we usually have Minyanim on Shabbos. These take place at 127 Mallet St. Chapel Hill, NC and you can contact Rabbi Zalman for more details.
Transportation
Collegeprowler.com
Click the above link and then scroll towards the bottom of the page for information regarding the best ways
to get around town.
For Duke Medical Patients
Translation Help For Patients
1. Yiddish - Sheva Zuker -- SCZUCKER@aol.com
2. Hebrew - Adda --681-3007 --
3. Hebrew -- Hudi Gross
For a Hospital Visit
1. Mardi Zeiger - 932 - 5663
2. Jewish Family Services- jfs@shalomdch.org
3. Chabad House Of Healing Initiative
Food During A Hospital Stay
Duke Medical Center Dietary Services - Glatt Kosher Meals are available for patients. Microwaveable - Pasta &
Garden, Beef Stew, Chicken Mediterranean, Vegetable Stew and My Kind of Chicken (chunks of chicken, rice,
sauce)-- Duke - 684-8111 (Ask for the Dietitian)
Duke Medical Patients Only - Contact - NY Bikur Cholim Agency (For help w/ Food shipments ) or Chai Lifeline -
Florida
Or contact the local Chabad House Of Healing Initiative
Hotels Near Duke
Brookwood Inn - Durham
2306 Elba Street Reservations
Telephone: 919-286-3111
(Located directly across the street from the hospital - 1 and a half star hotel)
Millenium Hotel - Durham
2800 Campus Walk Avenue
Durham, NC 27705
Telephone: 919-383-8575
Fax : 919-383-8495
Reservations: 866-866-8086
(Located 3 blocks away - a four star hotel - Call us at 919 630 5129 for special rates)
Duke Towers
(Walking distance to the Orthodox Minyan in Durham)
Hotels in Chapel Hill
Carolina Inn - Chapel Hill
211 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 933 2001
One Block From The Chabad House
The Franklin Street Hotel - Chapel Hill
311 West Franklin Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
For more information: 866 831 5999/919 442 9000
Ask for the Chabad rate - if you have any difficulties call 919 630 5129
One Block From the Chabad House
Condo Rentals - Chapel Hill
Very nice and spacious one and two-bedroom fully furnished condominiums
1.5 miles away- Approx 20 minute walk to Chabad House
Hospitality
1. Martie Zeiger - 932 - 5663
2. Jewish Family Services- jfs@shalomdch.org
3. Tova -- Special Care for Israeli Families - 919 676 7103
Women's Mikveh
Congregation Sha'arei Israel, the Chabad in Raleigh, houses a Mikvah which is used by women throughout Eastern and Central North Carolina. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.
Links
Other Chabad Centers in NC
Our Old Website: http://www.duke.edu/~rabbi
Meaningful Life Center : http://www.meaningfullife.com/html
Chabad House Locator: www.chabad.org
Mohel of the Carolinas - www.Circumcision.net
Duke Fitness Center www.mc.duke.edu
Learn To Chant Per. From The Torah http://www.bible.ort.org/books/torahd5.asp
Chabad at Durham-Chapel Hill & Duke University is dedicated to the living legacy of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. For a glimpse into the Man and the Century www.therebbe.org
If you need any more assistance with visitors staying longer term ...please
feel free to call us at 942-7663 or e-mail yehudis18@aol.com
