| There is simplicity in keeping kosher if you | | | | kosher. To keep kosher meat it must be |
| are Jewish. It is in the Torah, and not hard | | | | slaughtered by a shochet. This is not an |
| to decipher. One need not be Jewish to read | | | | average butcher, but a butcher who is a |
| and understand the law as stated.Here are the | | | | devout, and obedient to Jewish law. The |
| basic rules:1. Certain creatures may not be | | | | shochet is practiced in slaughtering so |
| eaten, not even the smallest part about them | | | | deftly and quickly that it is a virtually |
| including their eggs if they are birds.2. Any | | | | painless process. Keeping kosher means there |
| creature that is okay to eat must be killed | | | | is to be no undo pain or stress on the animal |
| according to the law as written in the | | | | that is being butchered. If it is found that |
| Torah.3. No blood from any creature may be | | | | a butchering knife had a nick, or the animal |
| eaten; it must be drained completely or | | | | was not properly dispatched in any way, the |
| broiled away.4. There are even certain pieces | | | | meat may not be called kosher and may not be |
| of allowed creatures that may not be eaten.5. | | | | eaten by any Jewish people, though it may be |
| Meat may not be eaten with dairy, and may not | | | | sold to non-Jews.The easiest way for a Jewish |
| come in contact with each other, nor may any | | | | cook to keep kosher, whether in the home or |
| utensils used on either may come in contact | | | | in a public eating-place, is to keep separate |
| with each other.6. Any non-Jewish produced | | | | utensils in the kitchen. There should be |
| grape product may not be eaten.If you are a | | | | pots, pans, and cutlery in separate areas of |
| vegetarian, keeping kosher is your normal | | | | the room designated for either cooking meats |
| state of living. The very hardest part of | | | | or dairy. This is, perhaps, the hardest part |
| keeping kosher is how to deal with meat | | | | of keeping kosher for a Jewish family in |
| products. There is a very precise ritual in | | | | today's world. Now, everything has to be so |
| how to kill any living thing for food. There | | | | fast, so on the go; but to keep kosher takes |
| are very precise lists of what exactly may or | | | | time, thought and preparation. Once the food |
| may not be eaten. Leviticus and Deuteronomy | | | | is placed on the table, it tastes the same, |
| both state anything which has cloven hooves | | | | looks the same and really, is the same, as |
| AND chews a cud may be eaten. Anything with | | | | anything called non-kosher. Keeping kosher |
| fins and scales may be eaten. The fowl are | | | | is not about the food itself, but about the |
| less clear, but there is a list that says | | | | ritual behind it's preparation.Thanks for |
| what may not be eaten, leaving everything | | | | reading. If you found this article helpful be |
| else open for food.Keeping kosher while | | | | sure to check out more kosher information, |
| eating meat products is difficult unless | | | | tips, and more articles about Jewish cooking |
| there is a kosher meat shop in your area, or | | | | on my website: www,jewishhomecooking. |
| unless the meat is wrapped and stamped | | | | |