Introduction
The Kosher Globe website (globuskasher.com) provides information about kosher hotels and hotels for Shabbat observers, kosher restaurants, Chabad houses, synagogues, attractions, and Hebrew-speaking guides and drivers around the world. It is important to us that everyone, including people with disabilities and senior citizens, can use the website easily and independently.
The website has been made accessible in accordance with the Israeli Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities (Service Accessibility Adjustments) Regulations, 2013, and the recommendations of Israeli Standard IS 5568 at level AA, which is based on the W3C WCAG 2.0 guidelines, subject to the exceptions listed below.
The accessibility menu
An accessibility button appears on every page of the website. Clicking it opens a menu where you can adjust the website to your needs. Your choices are kept as you move between pages.
Text adjustments:
- Larger text
- Line height
- Text alignment
- Readable font
Display adjustments:
- Color contrast
- Grayscale
- Hide images
- Pause animations and motion
- Highlight links
Reading and navigation aids:
- Reading mask that highlights only the line you are reading
- Prominent focus outline for keyboard navigation
- Page structure: a list of the page’s headings and links for quick navigation
The “Reset” button returns the website to its original display. The menu works in the common browsers: Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari.
Adjustments made on the website
- The website is adapted for desktop, tablet and mobile phone.
- The page language and text direction are set in the code, so screen readers read the text correctly.
- You can zoom in with Ctrl and +, and zoom out with Ctrl and -.
- Navigation is consistent and clear, and most pages share a fixed layout.
- Content is written in plain language and divided into headings and paragraphs.
- Every page starts with a “Skip to content” link for keyboard users.
- Every page has one main heading, and links inside text are underlined.
- Buttons and gallery arrows have descriptions for screen readers.
Exceptions
Despite our efforts, some parts of the website may not yet be fully accessible, or no technological solution has been found for them. We keep improving the accessibility of the website all the time.
Some content on the website comes from third parties that are not under our control, such as the hotel search engine, maps, embedded videos and links to external websites. This content may not be fully accessible.
Found a part that is not accessible? Please let us know, and we will fix it or give you the information in another way.
Accessibility contact
If you have any difficulty using the website or a comment about accessibility, please contact our accessibility coordinator:
- Name: Yossi Goldhaber
- Phone / WhatsApp: +972-53-230-1112
- Email: [email protected]
To help us handle your request quickly, please include:
- A short description of the problem
- What you were trying to do
- A link to the page you were on
- Your browser and operating system
- The assistive technology you used, if any (for example, a screen reader)
We respond during business hours: Sunday-Thursday, 9:00-18:00 (Israel time).
This accessibility statement was last updated on: November 11, 2026