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Jewish Food Laws – AO2
Imagine you have been asked to write an article for the school magazine on Jewish food laws.
As I am an orthodox Jew living in a non-Jewish community, I often get asked lots of questions on the food which I can and cannot eat. Hopefully after reading this article you will understand more about the Jewish food laws and what we can and cannot eat.
Food that Jews can eat is called Kosher, which means ‘fitting or correct’, and from the word kosher we get Kashrut which is the state of being kosher. If food is not kosher it is known as treifah. A few people think that Kosher food is food that a Rabbi has blessed but this is not so. All plants are Kosher, but not all animals, birds and fish are. There are certain ways which you can recognise kosher animals, birds and fish.
It is easy to recognise kosher animals by two features. ... Cows, sheep, goats and deer have both the features so are therefore kosher. Although pigs have split hooves they do not chew the cud so are therefore not kosher. ... As causing any pain to a living creature is strictly forbidden in the Jewish laws, shechitah is a humane way of killing animals. ... Animals and birds can also become treifah if they are found to have defective organs and have to be examined by a Rabbi who will decide if they are still Kosher.
There is no special ways of recognising kosher birds like there are for kosher animals.
Approximate Word count = 1230
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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