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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.
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Why can't Jewish people touch elevator buttons?
Most days of the year Jews can press elevator buttons.
However, on Shabbat/Shabbos (the Jewish Sabbath), Friday from sundown until Saturday after twilight; and Jewish Holidays (a list of which you can find at jewish-holiday), Jews are forbidden from closing electric circuits and putting on lights - as part of the 39 categories of "work" that they may not do on holy days (Exodus 31:13-17; Talmud, Shabbat 73b). (See a list of these categories on 39-categories-of-activity-prohibited-on-shabbat)
Pressing elevator buttons would violate the prohibition of not doing "work" on these holy days.
No, they are one of the animals listed in the Torah as not kosher. Deuteronomy 14.
it is certified by the OU (orthodox union). Look for the symbol on the bottom of the dispenser - just below the ingredients.
Time frame between eating milk and meat for Jews?
Traditions vary. The time frames are as follows:
Eating Meat after milk - anything from nothing except drinking a glass of water to half-an-hour. The exception is that certain hard cheeses require a 6 hour wait.
Eating milk after meat - there are three main categories - 1. The Dutch tradition is one hour. 2. Three hours 3. A lot of Orthodox Jews, Charedim and Chasids keep six hours.
As with most products, grape products require kosher certification. If they do not have proper certification, they should not be considered Kosher.
Almost all non-kosher food chains serve treyfah foods. The literal meaning of treyfa is an animal that wasn't slaughtered correctly, but it has come to refer to ant food that isn't kosher. This includes pig, lobster, cheeseburgers and most marshmallows.
What does a meat bone symbolize in the Passover?
It symbolizes the Korban Pesach - the Sheep sacrifice that was brought at the time of the Temple.
What are the diets for Judaism?
The diet which is part of Judaism is called keeping kosher; eating kosher.
In order to be kosher, food has to be prepared according to the kosher-laws (see Deuteronomy ch.14).
* Meat must be from those land animals which have split hooves and chew their cud (such as beef and mutton)
* Fish have to have scales and fins. The kosher diet excludes shellfish.
* Birds cannot be amongst those listed as forbidden in the Torah (Deuteronomy ch.14) and cannot be hunters/scavengers. In actual practice, today we eat only poultry-species concerning which we have a tradition that they're permitted, such as chicken and turkey.
* Animals must be slaughtered in the manner specified by Jewish law and must be free of all disease. In actual practice, those who keep kosher purchase meat which is certified as kosher.
* As much blood as possible must be removed from meat before cooking, since consumption of blood is forbidden (Leviticus ch.17). This is done by the kosher butcher.
* Dairy and meat cannot be combined in the same meal and there's a waiting period between eating one and then the other. After dairy: 1/2 hour. After meat: 6 hours for most Jewish communities.
* Fruits and vegetables should be checked to be sure they're free of bugs. Some Jews avoid cauliflower, asparagus, and the like, because of the difficulty in checking them.
Additionally, food must be prepared and handled following kashrut-laws and with kosher ingredients only. Any food that does not meet these requirements cannot be eaten by those who are religiously observant. Foods which are purchased should be labeled as having had kosher supervision during their processing.
Can you drink Woodchuck on Passover?
Woodchuck cider is not certified kosher so religiously observant Jews would not drink it at any time of the year. It cannot be drunk during Passover.
Why do Jews only eat matzah on Passover?
We eat everything except leavened products. Not only matzah. But the Question meant to ask: of all types of baked goods, why do we eat only matzah. And the answer is that it is a Torah-command (Exodus ch.12), in commemoration of the unleavened matzah which our ancestors ate on the night before they left Egypt (ibid).See also the Related Link.
More about Passover and the Seder meal
Can you use regular salt rather than Kosher sale in a recipe?
Yes. "Kosher" salt is really a misnomer. Coarse salt was used to cure and preserve certain meats, by drawing out residual blood, part of the process of "koshering" meat. So it came to be known as "kosher" salt, when if anything it should be called "koshering" salt. But because kosher salt is like lots of regular salt crystals stuck together, if the recipe calls for regular salt you need to use less kosher salt, but if the recipe calls for kosher salt you will most likely wind up needing more regular salt if you don't have kosher salt handy.
Kosher Stamp to buy for marking food?
Do you mean which stamp should you buy to mark food produced by you as kosher, or which kosher stamp should you look out for on food bought by you?
If it's the first then it's not as easy as that, I'm afraid. Kashrut - the laws that decide which foods are kosher and which are treif (non-kosher) form a large and important section of the 613 Mitzvot which, in turn, form a large and very important part of Judaism. As such, the kosher labelling system, known as hechsher, is very closely guarded and controlled. To be able to declare your product kosher you will need to contact one of the rabbinic agencies responsible for the hechsher stamps, such as Orthodox Union in the USA who use the well known encircled U which is one of the most recognised indications that a product is kosher. The agency will have the premises where the food is produced, along with the ingredients and method used, closely scrutinined by a mashgichim (supervisor) who is an expert on kashrut to ensure that the food is in fact kosher - this will incur a cost, needless to say. Only then will you be given permission to use the agency's stamp - agencies can, will and do take legal action against producers who use their stamps without permission. Kashrus magazine (www.kashrus.com) publishes an annual list of hechsher agencies in the USA and abroad which is available on their website.
If you are asking which stamp to look out for, most of them are reliable outside Israel. In the USA, the encircled U of the Othodox Union and the Star-K mark of Vaad Hakashrut of Baltimore are the best known and both are beyond reproach. Both are also common in the UK, but others such as Badatz Igun Rabbonim are also common. In Australasia, Kosher Australia is by far the largest kashrut organisation. Kashrut magazine has a list of over 900 agencies worldwide, so they'll be able to supply you with information for the country in which you live.
Note that Israel suffers more than most nations with fraudulent kosher labels. Because of the high Jewish population, some companies have been set up which sell the rights to use hechsher stamps with little or no inspection of the production and/or ingredients used in making the food. Israel's Chief Rabbinate stresses that they take no responsibility for unauthorised hechsher agencies and cannot guarantee that products certified by them are kosher.
Is granola kosher for Passover?
Though some brands of granola are kosher for non-Passover use, no granola is kosher for Passover. For Passover, you can get fake 'granola' that is made from matzo. Or, it may be fun to research ingredients and try to make some on your own.
The product website says that the ready-to-drink product has an OU dairy certification on the label. However, some of the products which they make are not kosher. You can view the labels for those online. They are made on machinery that shellfish products are produced on and probably contain other non-kosher ingredients that are found in powder mixes. See the attached Link.
You slaughter it in the name of God.
Answer:In order to be kosher, food has to be prepared according to the kosher-laws (see Deuteronomy ch.14).
* Meat must be from those land animals which have split hooves and chew their cud (such as beef and mutton)
* Fish have to have scales and fins. The kosher diet excludes shellfish.
* Birds cannot be amongst those listed as forbidden in the Torah (Deuteronomy ch.14) and cannot be hunters/scavengers. In actual practice, today we eat only poultry-species concerning which we have a tradition that they're permitted, such as chicken and turkey.
* Animals must be slaughtered in the manner specified by Jewish law and must be free of all disease. In actual practice, those who keep kosher purchase meat which is certified as kosher.
* As much blood as possible must be removed from meat before cooking, since consumption of blood is forbidden (Leviticus ch.17). This is done by the kosher butcher.
* Dairy and meat cannot be combined in the same meal and there's a waiting period between eating one and then the other. After dairy: 1/2 hour. After meat: 6 hours for most Jewish communities.
* Fruits and vegetables should be checked to be sure they're free of bugs. Some Jews avoid cauliflower, asparagus, and the like, because of the difficulty in checking them.
Additionally, food must be prepared and handled following kashrut-laws and with kosher ingredients only. Any food that does not meet these requirements cannot be eaten by those who are religiously observant. Foods which are purchased should be labeled as having had kosher supervision during their processing.
What kinds of foods does a kosher restaurant serve?
All kinds of foods.
They just have to abide by the rules of Kashrut.
For example, they will never mix meat and milky products together.
