Konjo Eatery is no longer kosher
During his conversations with Kosher Australia, Tale alleged that they requested he install cameras and asked him to do things he believed were not asked of others.
The owner of the formerly kosher restaurant and cafe Konjo Eatery has taken to social media to express his disappointment with Kosher Australia’s handling of his business’ kosher certification.
Ashu Tale, an Ethiopian Jewish restaurateur who personally observes kashrut and keeps Shabbat, alleged that the treatment he received from Kosher Australia was “really racist”.
Tale wrote on Facebook, “I know things. If you know you will never trust them.”
During his conversations with Kosher Australia, Tale alleged that they requested he install cameras and asked him to do things he believed were not asked of others.
“I started thinking this is about race, this is not about kosher,” he told The AJN.
“I don’t have a problem if you want to do that to us but you have to do that to everyone.”
Following the revocation of its kosher certification, the restaurant has reopened.
Tale expressed his efforts to regain certification through Adass, hoping to provide “more options for the community”.
However, his request to Adass was met with rejection. According to Tale, Adass explained that they were hesitant to grant certification due to concerns that working with Konjo Eatery might jeopardise their existing collaborations with Kosher Australia.
Due to what Kosher Australia deemed “issues of Kashrus”, Konjo Eatery had its kosher certification and supervision terminated early last month, and according to Tale it was without warning.
Tale said that it is “unfortunate” that Konjo can no longer be kosher and said, “I’m not going to eat in the restaurant, but I cannot lose all my money.”
Kosher Australia has not yet responded to the specific allegations made by Tale. The AJN reached out to Kosher Australia for comment, but they did not respond.
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