What exactly does Kosher mean? What makes a food Kosher?

Kosher food is food or drink which was harvested or slaughtered, prepared, and cooked according to the Jewish dietary laws called the Laws of Kashrut. This food is strictly observed throughout all aspects of it's harvest and preparation by Rabbis who have trained in the laws and if they find it to be fit according to the laws of kashrut they will allow the packaging to be marked with a "Hechsher", a special symbol copyrighted to their group which certifies that the product is kosher for Jews to eat. The symbol is important because the word "Kosher" is not specially protected in any way, so they use a copyrighted symbol to certify that something really IS kosher and didn't just have the word printed on the label.

You've probably seen these symbols all the time and never realise what it was, the most common is a U inside of a circle for example. Sometimes there are differences: Meat products are made only from certain parts of an animal that has been very thoroughly inspected post-slaughter to ensure it was a healthy animal free of defects, and Parve (neither meat nor dairy) products are guaranteed to contain absolutely no dairy products. Others have no real functional difference outside of the inspection, such as honey or eggs.

The general rules of Kosher are actually fairly simple:1. Every animal which eats another animal is not kosher (thus no birds of prey or carrion)2. Land mammals must have a cloven hoof and chew a cud3.

Fish must have fins and scales4. Meat and Dairy must never mix5. Things which are neither meat nor dairy (fish, eggs, vegetables, bread etc) can go with one or the other and are called "Parve"Unfortunately beyond this things become extremely difficult.

These rules are thousands of years old and extremely convoluted at times even for us to understand, which is why we rely so heavily on knowledgeable Rabbis to certify food as kosher for us. If you aren't serving food to any Jews or Muslims then you really have nothing to worry about. However if you plan to serve kosher food due to some guests being jews it's much simpler to just ask one of them to assist you as beyond this the rules can get very confusing for someone not raised with them.

Even something as simple as which plates or silverware you use can be kosher or unkosher. On top of this you will also put your guests at ease if they know a fellow jew, especially a more conservative one, was involved in the purchase and preparation of the food.

Kosher food means food which has verifiably been prepared according to very specific guidelines set out in the Jewish bible. These include (but are not limited to): - No seafood except for fish with scales. - No meat except for mammals with cloven hooves that chew their cud (thus no pork, beef is ok, sheep ok, goat ok, etc.).

- Certain parts of kosher animals are also non-kosher. - Birds are mostly limited to poultry (chicken ok, turkey ok, quail ok, etc.). There are restrictions as to how the animal is to be slaughtered, which means that it has to be done by a kosher butcher with rabbinical supervision.

There are restrictions on no meat and dairy at the same time - hence need separate dish sets. Orthodox requirement is to wait at least 30 minutes after eating dairy before eating meat, and 6 hours after meat before dairy - hence no kosher cheeseburger. Things which are neither meat nor dairy are called parve, and can be served with either meat or dairy.

Fish is parve, as are veggies, fruits, bread (unless it has whey in it which is a dairy product), etc.In general, food is kosher only if (a) it is produced and packaged according to the kashrut laws, supervised by appropriate kosher over-seers (e.g. The Orthodox Union, which has a logo of a U inside an O, but there are others). You can make kosher food non-kosher if you do not keep the separation of meat and dairy. Obviously you cannot make non-kosher food into kosher food.

A restaurant may be kosher if it preserves the separation of meat and dairy, if it only allows kosher foods to come in, etc. There are requirements on wine that make most wine non-kosher. These requirements have mostly to do with proper adherence to laws on letting the land lie fallow every seventh year, providing a portion of the crop to charity, etc. But also include the requirement that a kosher wine can only be produced by Jews. You could serve kosher food at a party, but this would be worthless if your serving dishes, or flatware, or plates, etc.Are not single-use ones.

You would also need to make sure you do not use any utensils to place the kosher food onto the serving dishes, etc. That had been previously used for any non-kosher food, or in a way that did not adhere to the separation of dairy and meat. Regardless of what you do, it is almost guaranteed that an observant Jewish person would not eat in the home (or restaurant) of a gentile (non-Jewish person), or in the home of a non-observant (or even less observant) Jewish person. You can read an excellent primer at jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm .

Another interesting source addressing what animals may be kosher can be found at http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ritual/Kashrut_Dietary_Laws/Kosher_Food/Animals.shtml .

Kosher food is food or beverages that have been captured or killed, prepared and cooked according to Jewish dietary laws called the laws of kashrut. This food is always observed in all aspects of this harvest and preparation. Check kosher new york for more info’s and services.

The law of Kashruth, or kosher comes from the Halacha or Judaic law found in the old testament. The law was given after many errors made by the people and to keep them as righteous as possible. Fish must have fins and scales not just scales.No raptors, certain insects are considered, kosher animals must have spilt hoof and chew its cud The actual law is available in the torah.

But kosher is more than just what to eat, it also extends to utensils, touching a dead body, etc. Aside from being law, the idea of Kashruth allows the lower animal to be raised to a higher level.To choose to eat kosher is more than a law it is also a mitzvah or good deed. You already eat kosher items daily. Look at you ketchup, mustard, lettuce, vegetables.

While a company may not be certified kosher, companies that serve Nathan’s, Hebrew national or other items that already have the kosher or circle k certification are kosher. As an orthodox Chabadist, we have eaten in places that serve either vegetarian options or beef and chicken.

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