What can you do if you keep kosher and visit a non-kosher home?

Answer 1

Jews eat kosher by ensuring all their food complies with the laws of Kashrut. The easiest way is to ensure that all the food they buy is under Rabbinical Supervision and that they don't mix meat products and milk products. Kosher foods: * Animals needs split hooves and to chew their cud and be slaughtered ritually * Maritime animals (fish) needs fins and scales * Meat (and fowl) are not cooked not served nor eaten with milk products (milk, cheese, etc.) * Separate dishes are used for meat and milk

Answer 2

NON-Kosher Jews can eat anything anytime they want.

For Jews who keep the law, there is not a "no kosher day". Jewish laws on kashrut are not like a diet from which you can "take breaks".

Jews of any kind (orthodox, conservative, reform, reconstructionist, non-observant, NON-kosher, etc) are never permitted to eat non-kosher food. If they do eat non-kosher food, they are in violation of the precepts (laws, rules) of Judaism.

In life or death situations, as in prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp, the rule to preserve life takes priority and anything edible can be consumed.

Answer 3

Avoid mixing of meat and dairy

keep separate sets of dishes for meat and dairy

buy only foods that have kosher certification

AnswerIn order to keep kosher, a Jew will set up their kitchen in their home to allow for the rules for food production as outlined by kashrut (Jewish dietary laws). This can range from having two sets of pots and pans, dishes, cutlery/silverware, and utensils as the base to having separate ovens and fridges, one for meat, one for dairy.

The basic rules to follow are:

* Any meat or poultry has to be certified kosher.

* Fish has to be from a kosher species, skin on. If the packaging the fish is in has kosher certification, it doesn't have to have the skin.

* Meat and dairy cannot be combined in any way, poultry qualifies as meat in this case. Even products that contain dairy byproducts (whey, etc) cannot be combined with meat.

* Fish and meat cannot be served on the same dish or at the same time.

* In North America, milk is considered acceptable by most groups. Some groups do require kosher certification for milk. Almost all require kosher certification for dairy products (cheese, etc). There is a higher level of certification for dairy products called Chalav Yisroel.

* Any processed ingredient must have kosher certification.

* Some groups do not eat certain vegetables because it's too difficult to clean them of all bugs and dirt (broccoli, cauliflower, romaine lettuce, asparagus, raspberries, etc).

* Some groups require that a Jew is involved in the food preparation process of cooked food in some way, even turning on the stove/oven qualifies.

Depending on what's being served and where, some people require supervision by a mashgiach. A mashgiach is a religiously observant Jew who is well versed in the laws of kashrut.

Also, any contact with non-kosher utensils (this includes ovens, microwaves, counters, tables, etc), would render kosher ingredients non-kosher.

Answer 4

Bad Food

Well, that would depend on how bad it is. If it's really old, spoiled, or contaminated, then chances are that the Jew might soon begin to feel sick, since Jewish physiology so strongly resembles that of other people.

Un-Kosher (Treif) Food

Maybe you're asking: "What does a Jew do if he discovers that something he ate was not kosher?" ?

If he is a Jew who doesn't care, then he'll feel nothing, think nothing, and do nothing.

If he's a Jew who does care, then he may perhaps, or may not, make a small extra charitable donation in addition to his usual ones, or spend a few extra minutes in study of Jewish subjects in addition to his usual ones, in order to atone for his carelessness. And whatever else he does or doesn't, he'll definitely reconsider the importance of being sure about the kashrus of everythinghe encounters, before he eats anything.

As with any other sin, if a Jew were to eat non-Kosher food he would repent; sincerely regret having transgressed and ensure he wouldn't make the same mistake again.

Answer 5

If an Orthodox Jew unknowingly eats non-kosher food then finds out at a later date that they did so, they might say 'oops'. If a person is given non-kosher food without knowing it isn't kosher, they are not responsible, the person who serves the food is responsible.

Answer 6

As a matter of self-preservation, meaning if they are at risk of dying if they avoid non-kosher food. An example would be someone in a desert, with only non-kosher supplies available.See also the Related Links.

1) Why do some Jews not keep kosher?

2) How do you keep kosher?

Answer 7

That depends on how religious they are. I'm Reform, and I just enjoy the food I'm eating!

Answer 8

Orthodox Jews eat nothing BUT kosher food, while other Jews eat whatever they want.

Answer 9

Tell the truth. Explain to your friends the kosher dietary laws and maybe you could even bring your own food.

Answer 10

Jews may eat any kosher food that they're not allergic to, and that belongs to them.