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 liberal with the interpretations of these laws, and only keep the ones that the individual feels are relevant to help them keep a spiritual lifestyle.

Jews observe these laws of kashrut because the Torah says so. Torah does not specify any reason for these laws, and for a Torah-observant, traditional orthodox Jew, there is no need for any other reason.

Keeping the kashrut shows that they are willing to obey God even at the most basic level, eating. Its purpose is to discipline the Jewish people toward holiness discipline and gives a sense of Jewish identity. It reminds them that they eat to live, not live to eat. It also makes the meal table a sanctified...