To be kosher, fish need scales and fins. The dictionary definition of cat fish is "Any of numerousscaleless, chiefly freshwater fishes of the order Siluriformes, characteristically having whiskerlike barbels extending from the upper jaw"

You can get a Rhode Island Red hen from a farmer who raises chickens. You can also order them on line.

The sabbath is an everlasting covenant between the Jewish people and G-d. A part of its observance is to enjoy the day. Meals eaten at night, during the morning and late afternoon are all part of its observance and enjoyment.

There are 3 meals on the Sabbath. One in the Evening (Friday night), and two during the day. The meals are festive meals starting with kiddush over wine in the first two meals. Bread should be eaten for each of the 3 meals. The bread on the Sabbath is called 'Challah'. Other than that, one may eat whatever he likes. Many eat meat, poultry or fish.

Of course they did! They used to eat tons of meat and stuff that would have killed them raw.

People of the Jewish religion eat 'kosher" (meaning fit) food because that is the way they were commanded by God in the Tanach.

The Roman staple was bread, which could be baked in the field by a Roman Legionary using a small, portable clay oven, or in a mechanized mass production bakery in a city such as Rome.

Romans also cooked over coals, often using olive oil which was another staple of Roman life.

Don't forget the spit. Roasting various types of meat was done on a rotating spit. Also there were household ovens where the stuffed pastries were baked.

Many people incorrectly believe that "kosher" is a style of cooking but this couldn't be further from the truth. Kosher simply refers to foods that are prepared following the laws of kashrut (Jewish dietary laws) which does not dictate the style of foods eaten by Jews outside of prohibiting certain types of foods. As such, religiously observant Jews will only those those foods that are Kosher.

The basic rules of kashrut are:

1. Land animals must have split hooves and chew their cud.

2. Fish must have scales and fins.

3. Birds must not be amongst the list of forbidden birds in the Torah and must not be hunters.

4. Meat and dairy cannot be combined in any way.

5. Consumption of blood is forbidden.

Now, to answer the question as to what foods Jews eat, this varies greatly depending on what part of the world said Jews are from. The types of foods eaten by Jews from Eastern Europe will be different from those in Southern Europe, from those in India, Northern Africa, Yemen, Iraq, Israel, etc.

Foods will even vary by region within the same part of the world, a dish that is eaten by Polish Jews may also be eaten by Russian Jews, however, the ingredients or how that specific dish is made will be different.

American Jews usually eat plenty of matzoh ball soup and latkes(potato pancakes) lox and bagels.

Israeli Jews eat middle eastern foods... humus... dolmades... different types of fish... cabbage rolls...

this is coming from an American Jew with lots of israeli friends. I also eat a kosher beef hot dog soup often.

A bar mitzvah meal is not a religiously prescribed meal such as the seder which is part of Passover, however, a bar mitzvah generally does include a party, so people do indulge in a feast of some kind.

Yes, it is. OU

On Passover, leavened foods made from or containing any of the 5 grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats, and spelt) may be eaten, because of the prohibition against leavened foods in Passover (Exodus ch.12). This includes bread, pasta, cakes, pastries, crackers, pancakes, pizza, cereal, etc.
Instead, unleavened bread, which is called matzah is eaten. Matzah may also be ground into different consistencies to cook with. Other foods such as fruits, vegetables, eggs, meat and fish, are permitted, following the year-round rules of keeping kosher.
Ashkenazi Jews have a custom which also prohibits grains such as rice and corn and legumes such as beans, lentils, and peanuts during Passover. The restriction applies to their use in all forms, so it prohibits the ingestion of products that use corn syrup such as candy or soda and many others. See:

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Yes, salmon is a kosher fish.

Religiously observant Jews will not eat any food that is not kosher (fit). The core rules of kashrut (dietary laws) are:

* Land animals must have split hooves and chew their cud.

* Fish have to have scales and fins.

* Birds cannot be amongst those listed as forbidden in the Torah and cannot be hunters/scavengers

* Animals must be killed in a specific manner and must be free of all disease

* As much blood as possible must be removed from meat as consumption of blood is forbidden

* Dairy and meat cannot be combined in the same meal and there's a waiting period between eating one then the other.

* Orthodox Jews and some Conservative Jews will not eat certain fruits and vegetables because it's too difficult to guarantee that all bugs have been washed away (cauliflower, asparagus, and the like).

Additionally, food must be prepared and handled following kashrut. Any food that does not meet these requirements cannot be eaten by those who are religiously observant.

Cows are by nature kosher because they chew their cud and have cloven hooves. Front or back is no issue, but how the cow is killed does affect whether its meat is considered kosher - the idea is to drain the life blood out of the meat in the killing process (in ancient times thought to be both relatively more "humane" than clubbing an animal to death and the proscription was against eating blood although people didn't realize it was infused into the flesh...). If on the other hand you're referring to the idea that the proscription is not to "seethe" (boil, simmer, cook...) a calf in its mother's milk and the milk comes from the udders in the posterior of the cow, that's a different issue. There it is a question of respect for the animal since mother's milk is life-giving and it seemed to be just a violation of the value of life and motherhood (among other things). That's why dishes like Beef Stroganoff are not kosher, because the sauce over the beef contains milk products.

No, a rabbi doesn't have to be involved in the preparation of kosher food whatsoever. What makes food kosher is that the ingredients are kosher and the preparation follows the rules of kashrut.

Fish and chips can be kosher if it`s made with kosher fish in a kosher kitchen. In fact, it was Portuguese Jews who introduced fried fish to England.

There are hundreds if not thousands of laws surrounding kashrut. The key rules are:

1. Animals must have both split hooves and chew their cud.

2. Fish must have scales and fins.

3. Birds must not be hunters/scavengers and must not be one of the forbidden species specified in the Torah.

4. Meat and dairy must be kept completely separate.

5. Animals cannot display any sign of injury and disease.

6. Animals and birds must be slaughtered in a specific manner and drained of all blood.

7. Consumption of blood is forbidden.

Yes.