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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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Are cashews kosher for Passover?
Yes. Rav Moshe Feinstein even held that they are NOT "kitneyot" (a category which Ashkenasi Jews specifically do not eat on Passover) which means that all Jews may, theoretically, eat them on Passover.
However, since some Jews have the custom NOT to eat peanuts, it is unusual to find peanuts and peanut products with a kosher certification for Passover. Thus, although technically, eating them would be fine for most of us, practically speaking to actually do so while keeping kosher for Passover is difficult.
If you are considering spreading peanut butter on your matzoh, please remember that most commercial brands of peanut butter, even those with kosher supervision, contain corn syrup sweetners or other ingredients that are kitneyot.
Is U symbol on packaging kosher?
The kaskrut symbol (hechsher) is a U in a circle and this belongs to The Union of Orthodox Rabbis.
Pine nuts are considered to be kosher nuts. Kosher nuts are required for times like Passover. The only nuts that are not considered kosher are nuts that are in the peanut family.
There's no such thing as "Jewish Rye" bread. However, if the rye bread in question is made with kosher ingredients in a kosher kitchen and doesn't come into contact with anything non-kosher, it is kosher.
Answer:Bread purchased with a label "Jewish Rye" is kosher if it has reliable Kashrut supervision. Look for the relevant symbol on the label.
No, they can not all be kosher. Some animals are sick, and therefor their meat cannot be eaten. Also, as you said in the question, certain cuts of meat cannot be eaten at all, as the have chailev (forbidden fats) or the gid hanashe (a vein that is forbidden to be eaten according to kosher law).
Yoplait may be kosher depending on what country you're in. You would have to check the packaging for a reliable hechsher.
Why do Jews eat meat and dairy separately?
Dairy products and meat products are cooked separately. Fish, with fins and scales are "neutral" or "parve". This tradition dates back to biblical times when the Lord said not to blend or cook a calf or kid in its mother's milk.
Separating fish and meat is by Rabbinical teaching, not Torah-verse.
Can an item be labeled pareve and dairy at the same time?
No and Yes.
If we use a truly technical definition of vegan, then these items should be kosher pareve (if they are kosher), not kosher dairy. Kosher dairy requires there to be some type of dairy ingredient, which should make a product vegetarian, not vegan (since vegan products lack dairy by definition). However, the "standards" of dairy non-presence in vegan certification and the minimal requirements of dairy presence in kosher "standards" have some overlap. (I.e. Imagine that the vegan standard is 10 ppm of dairy as a maximum and the kosher dairy standard is a minimum of 5 ppm dairy. Any amount 5 < x < 10 ppm will qualify under both standards.) Any amount of dairy in this overlap will be both vegan and kosher dairy.
Is matzo ball mix the same a matzo meal?
Matzo meal is made from flour, while corn meal comes from corn.
Stride is Cadbury-Adams, and I don't think they have any kosher gums. (Trident Bubblicious or Dentyne)
An egg and cheese sandwich can be kosher if the the egg, cheese and any other ingredients are kosher and it was prepared in a kosher manner.
Is steak in cream sauce kosher food?
Only if the cream sauce is artificial and contains no cream, milk, or any milk derivative. Or if the steak is vegetarian.
This is a valid question. Just because Israel is a land "flowing in milk and honey" doesn't make all honey (or milk) kosher. I'm not sure of the answer, but it could be complicated.
________________________________________Original AnswerI am not entirely sure, but I would think so sense the promise land is "flowing with milk an honey". Good luck on figuring this out for sure.______________
If the brand is certified as kosher by an accepted organization, it is kosher. You would need to check for a 'hechsher', a marking, from one of those organizations on the packaging.
Are There Any Kosher Restaurants In Midtown Manhattan?
go to http://www.shamash.org/kosher/ and search for Madrid in Spain, that's all you need to know. but yes, in short, there are many restaurants.
Yes. To be kosher a fish must have fins and scales, and tilapias fit that description. As a matter of fact, tilapias are also called St. Peter's Fish, and are native to the Sea of Galilee in Israel. They are very popular in Israeli restaurants.
Is the wine Beringer Third Century Syrah 2005 a Kosher wine?
Yes, there are kosher Beringer wines. If you wish to locate these products, you could contact a wine store that specialises in kosher wines.
What is the difference between kosher and kashrut?
"Kosher" is an adjective. "Kashrut" is a noun.
Kosher means foods that are allowed according to the Jewish law. The word "Kashrut" has the same grammatical root and would be used in a sentence like "what is the standard of kashrut on this food;" while "kosher" would be used in a sentence like "who certifies that this is kosher."
What does the seeds on challah bread symbolize?
An interesting question. I looked it up; and the consensus is that the braiding of the Challah represents unity, intertwining, the central point, innerness, connectedness.
The three braids could hint to any of the "threes" in Judaism: kohen Levi Yisroel (the three divisions of families), Torah Neviim Ketuvim (Jewish Bible), the three Sabbath meals, etc.
What is the word for food that Jews can't eat?
Religiously observant Jews will not eat any food that is not kosher. 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.
No. They're land animals and are not ruminants and even-toed ungulates.
What are the special foods of Judaism?
Religiously observant Jews will only eat food that is kosher. Foods that meet the requirements of Jewish dietary laws are called Kosher foods.
Is canned tuna kosher for Passover?
Yes, all species of tuna are kosher as they have both scales and fins.
