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Kosher Food
Kosher food is food that meets Jewish dietary laws. Any food can be called kosher food if it adheres to Jewish law. Foods that are considered Jewish aren't necessarily kosher. Kosher food laws are rather extensive, some are derived from the bible and others through rabbinic interpretations over the years.
1,170 Questions
Does a rabbi bless every chicken in a kosher meat plant?
However, that is not part of the process, nor is it what makes a certain kind of
food (in this case, chicken) kosher. The rabbi might be inspecting the plant for
cleanliness; making sure the chicken was raised in a humane fashion; and ensuring
that the laws for kosher slaughter of an animal were observed, so that the animal
did not suffer needless pain. But saying a prayer occurs just before a Jewish person
eats something (similar to Christians saying "grace" before meals). I enclose a link
to a site that gives an understandable explanation of how (and why) food is koshered.
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Addendum, intended to clarify:
-- A blessing by a rabbi is not a part of the ritual slaughter of a kosher chicken.
If a chicken is defective, or deformed, or ill, or not properly slaughtered, then
all the blessings by all the rabbis in town wouldn't make it kosher.
-- The slaughter is performed by an individual educated and trained in the procedure
and its laws, who may also be an ordained rabbi but is not required to be.
-- Each and every chicken in a kosher meat plant is slaughtered by one of those
individuals, according to the same meticulous procedure and its laws.
Is Kosher like being a vegetarian?
Almost, vegetarian is Kosher pareve, but not all kosher pareve products are vegetarian or vegan: (Think Kosher jello).
Answer:
Kosher is quite different than vegetarian. Keeping kosher means you follow the kashrut guidelines, and avoid certain foods. In addition, some foods have to be prepared in a specific way in order to be considered kosher for example meat, chicken, liver etc. Keeping kosher does not mean you can not eat meat, but you can not eat meat with milk, and the meat itself has to be kosher meat.
Additionally, there are things that a vegetarian or vegan might eat that are not kosher such as leavened bread during Passover, bread made from chadash flour prior the Omer, wine that is not mevushal, and orlah-fruit.
Can you kosher your own kitchen yourself?
Yes, you can, though you'll need a basic knowledge of the relevant Jewish laws.
At what point did the kosher food requirement begin in Judaism?
The earliest written text concerning kosher food and food preparation appears in the Bible, specifically the book of Leviticus (ch.11), which lays out all the religious laws.
It started when the mandate of the Torah was given to Israel. According to tradition, the Torah was given in 1312 BCE.
Answer 2- Rather than edit the above, I would like to give a second perspective. Leviticus has some of the kosher laws, but not all of them. It lists the foods that God named as ritually permitted, and the foods that aren't.
The rest of the kosher laws are in the Oral Torah. They reiterate the laws of the Torah but add further details as per rabbinic tradition. For example, according to the literal verse of the bible, we are not to cook a kid (baby lamb or goat) in its mother's milk. Kosher law (which is recorded in the Talmud and other rabbinic writings) adds that a Jew cannot mix meat and dairy at all. This is why an Orthodox Jew will have two separate sets of utensils.
AnswerAccording to Judaism, kashrut became a part of Judaism the moment the Torah was received. This is why during the holiday of Shavuot the tradition is to eat dairy only; because right after the Torah was received, the cooking utensils of the Israelites could not be used because they weren't yet kashered, so no meat was eaten until this situation was resolved. Of course, the laws of kashrut have evolved over the last 3500 years so they are more detailed today than they were as listed in the Torah.According to Rabbi Dr. David Sheinkopf, Gelatin IS kosher. Author of "Gelatin in Jewish Law" (Bloch 1982) and "Issues in "Jewish Dietary Laws" (Ktav 1998) Rabbi Sheinkopf provides an in depth analysis of how and why gelatin is kosher.
Rabbi Sheinkopf also provides answers to the questions Is carmine kosher? (Yes)
For more details visit his website: http://rabbidavidsheinkopf.com
Is deli the same of kosher food?
Delicatessen places serve kosher food. And if you are talking about 'deli' food, it is usually kosher.
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Delis are only kosher if they're kosher certified. Most delis aren't kosher.
The bovine growth hormone dairy products kosher?
Yes. The hormones in a cow's bloodstream do not affect its kashrus, or that of the milk it produces.
Kosher cookies are cookies that have been made with kosher ingredients. For example, no gelatin from animal sources (so marshmallows must be kosher, which are made with fish or seaweed-based gelatin.)
It's cheese made following the rules of kashrut. Kosher cheeses do not contain enzymes derived from animals (rennet and lipase).
Alfredo sauce is made from butter, cream, cheese, parsley and garlic. Presuming that you use kosher ingredients and implements, there is no inherent problem with the sauce. Vegetarian noodles alfredo can therefore be koisher. The problem comes in when you serve chicken alfredo, because under the accepted rules for kosher food, you cannot mix milk and meat, and the dairy products in alfredo sauce count as milk, while chicken counts as meat. This traces back to the prohibition in the Bible that you must not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. That prohibition is repeated 3 times in the text.
What is ta importance of growing rabbi cereal crops as foof safety and availability?
Jews are staunch believers in ALL kinds of safety. The rabbi would have to learn about safety standards from where they live and combine that with the kosher laws.
Here are a couple of places to consult and consider: -- Exodus 12:19 -- Deuteronomy 16:3-4
How do you eat kosher food in china?
It's very difficult - you can check with chabad and you can always eat fruits and vegetables.
Your Jewish friends who are kosher are coming to dinner What can you serve them?
Better to stick with fish for the main course, and avoid any meat items anywhere in the meal.
That includes sauces, broths, etc. that have any meat origin. Also avoid sauces or broths with
"seafood" origin, like oyster sauce etc.
Other ideas to consider:
-- For a kosher meal, "fish" does not mean "anything that lives in water". There are many
non-kosher species that swim. Kosher fish generally means a fish that looks like a fish,
doesn't have claws or a shell etc. But that's not a reliable working definition. Better to
phone a local kosher market and ask. Or, better yet for this particular occasion, do your
shopping there.
-- If your friends are concerned about keeping kosher, it seems like they would be hesitant
to join you for dinner no-questions-asked.
-- If they did agree to have dinner with you, then perhaps they decided to leave kosher
at home, and not make an issue of it.
-- If they want to keep kosher even in your home, then the discussion of what to serve them
is a discussion you could be having with them, not with some stranger on WikiAnswers.
No, but pareve is a part of kashrut.
Within the laws of kashrut, foods fall into one of three categories: dairy, meat, pareve.
Pareve refers to neutral foods that do not contain any meat or dairy, this includes: vegetables, fruits, all edible plants, eggs, and fish.
Can people on a kosher diet eat peanut butter?
There is nothing non-kosher in the ingredients for peanut butter and there are several brands of peanut butter that are certified kosher.
OUD means the food is kosher and dairy. This is the designation for the Union of Orthodox Judaism.
