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Kashrut or Kashruth, Kashrus (Hebrew: כַּשְרוּת }}) or "keeping kosher" (Hebrew: כָּשֵר ) is the name of the Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kasher, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption by observant Jews).
Food not in accord with Jewish law is termed treifah or tareif (טְרֵפָה rh}}) ("torn"); the term originally referred to animals (from a kosher species such as cattle or sheep) which had been either incorrectly slaughtered or mortally wounded by wild beasts and therefore were not fit for human consumption. Among Sephardim, it typically only refers to meat that is not kosher.
The basic laws of kashrut are in the Torah's Book of Leviticus, with their details set down in the oral law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) and codified by the Shulkhan Arukh and later rabbinical authorities. Many varied reasons have been offered for these laws, ranging from philosophical and ritualistic, to practical and hygenic; see below for examples and explanations.
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@sebelsky I wonder what made them not meet kashrut standards...I assumed gelatin but just checked, they've always used soy lecithin.
etoile (Meredith) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:54:30 -0000
@sebelsky I wonder what made them not meet kashrut standards...I assumed gelatin but just checked, they've always used soy lecithin.
@Lilleth71 BBQ pork? After "fasting" for 25 hours? Not the best food choice, kashrut aside.
jonathan_meola (Jonathan Meola) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:30:32 -0000
@Lilleth71 BBQ pork? After "fasting" for 25 hours? Not the best food choice, kashrut aside.
FlashQuiz: Kashrut Foods, Gesundheit - Weekly Alibi http://bit.ly/6241g4 #bacon
baconinthenews (Bacon in the News) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:15:18 -0000
FlashQuiz: Kashrut Foods, Gesundheit - Weekly Alibi http://bit.ly/6241g4 #bacon
FlashQuiz: Kashrut Foods, Gesundheit - http://alibi.com/tinyurl/4081 | by Laura Marrich
weeklyalibi (Weekly Alibi) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:58:05 -0000
FlashQuiz: Kashrut Foods, Gesundheit - http://alibi.com/tinyurl/4081 | by Laura Marrich
@yeshivaguy many of those that dont have a hechsher from netivot. I checked with a kashrut expert and was told that /c
gldmeier (LifeinIsrael/gldmier) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:26:23 -0000
@yeshivaguy many of those that dont have a hechsher from netivot. I checked with a kashrut expert and was told that /c
.@lukeford Who Turned Kashrut Supervision Into A Cash Cow? http://j.mp/4AKBdu http://j.mp/4a7UOj
jewishbloggers (JewPI Blogs) Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:58:02 -0000
.@lukeford Who Turned Kashrut Supervision Into A Cash Cow? http://j.mp/4AKBdu http://j.mp/4a7UOj
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