Kashrut
KASHRUT, from the Hebrew word kasher (Eng., kosher), meaning "acceptable" (see Est. 8:15), denotes anything permitted by Jewish law for use. More specifically, it connotes the Je...
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The Hebrew Dietary Laws
Overview
The Hebrew dietary laws, or laws of kashrut, were first set forth in the biblical books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy about 3,000 years ago. As such, they were among th...
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The observance of the traditional food laws is a key indicator of an Orthodox Jew's overall observance of the halakhah (the legal traditions in Jewish religious writings). Reform Jew will be more libe...
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Kashrut
The Hebrew Dietary Laws
