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For some, the Bible influences the basic fundamentals of an individual’s life, for the Jew and the Rastafarian, the scriptures also provide a culinary roadmap; the forbidding of killing and eating certain animals, the overall health of God’s creation (man) and verse interpretation marks for similarities and differences in rather strict diets.
The first book of the Bible, Genesis, is perhaps the foundation for the dietary restrictions for the Rastafarian religion. ... Identifying and feeling a kinship with the Hebrews, the Jamaicans of this relatively new religion proscribe a certain diet, the Rasta’s eating restrictions has guidelines resembling that of the Jewish culture. Like the Jewish “Kosher”, the Rasta’s have a term for proper diet and lifestyle. ...
Genesis1:29 is the most perhaps the most influential verse for the Rasta’s diet. ... "Kashrut" comes from the Hebrew root Kaf-Shin-Resh, meaning fit, proper or correct and is closely related to the word "kosher," which describes food that meets these standards. ...
While it is not known how many Rasta’s maintain an “Ital” diet, it is thought about 25% to 30% of Jews in America keep kosher to one extent or another. Like the Ital diet, certain animals may not be eaten. ...
The Jewish culture has such historic and strict dietary laws that when the Rastafarians identified themselves with the Hebrew, it gave the Jamaicans no other choice than to follow along.
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