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The word "kosher," which describes food that meets the standards of kashrut, is also often used to describe ritual objects that are made in accordance with Jewish law and are fit for ritual use. Food that is not kosher is referred to as treif.
Jewish Dietary Laws . Introduction *Kashrut . is the set of * Kosher Dietary Laws. followed by observant Jews. These laws include a collection of mitzvot (commandments) of the Torah (Pentateuch), rabbinic teachings of the Talmud and commentators, and communal customs. The word “kosher” actually means “fit” or appropriate.
The word "kosher," which describes food that meets the standards of kashrut, is also often used to describe ritual objects that are made in accordance with Jewish law and are fit for ritual use. Food that is not kosher is referred to as treif (literally torn).
The Jewish dietary laws, known as “kashrut” or “keeping kosher”, have a number of components. This source sheet looks at the sources for the basic aspects of keeping kosher as well as some of the more complex aspects of kashrut.
WARFARE AND ITS RESTRICTIONS IN JUDAISM. Reuven Kimelman, Brandeis University. 1. TYPES OF WARS. The Jewish ethics of war focuses on two issues: its legitimation and its conduct. The Talmud classifies wars according to their source of legitimation. Biblically mandated wars are termed mandatory.
The following is a brief listing of the 613 commandments (mitzvot), as recorded and classified by Maimonides in the 12th century. This listing is taken from his classic compendium of Jewish law, the "Mishneh Torah," which contains 14 primary "books" or sections.
The term “kosher” is an adjective derived from the Hebrew word kasher, describing a food product that is ritually fit for con-sumption according to Jewish tradition.1 The term “kashrut” de-scribes the corpus of Jewish law, lore, and custom controlling whether a particular food qualifies as kosher.2 Observing the dic-tates of kashrut is often r...
