Sunday, July 1, 2018

Delicious And Nutritious Kosher Meals

By Brian Ellis


Judaism has many laws and practices and these extend to foodstuffs and prepared foods as well. Kosher meals are prepared with the strictest of rules and must abide by all the laws and practices contained in Oral Law as well as Written Law. There is a lot involved when preparing food of this nature and some of these are mentioned here.

For one, meat that is prepared must be Shechted by a Shochet. This means that these people are fully aware of the laws that are contained in this practice and besides this, are all completely practicing Jews in their own right. One has to study many years to become a Shochet or ritual slaughterer and besides this, one must abide by all the other laws of this Religion, Judaism.

A knife is used for this and it has to be of certain requirements. It is very sharp and it must be without any kinks in the cutting edge. The animal is soothed and calmed prior to the cutting which avoids it into jumping into a state of shock.

A Shochet for example must calm the animal down before slaughtering commences so as to make certain that it is not in a state of shock. Apart from this a long bladed knife is used that has been honed down to a remarkable sharpness without any knicks or kinks in the metal. This is to ensure that the cut is swift as not to cause the animal any undue stress.

Meat ann milk must not be consumed simultaneously so it would be quite uncommon to witness a practicing Jew eating a cheeseburger for example. Apart from this, restaurants or food outlets that serve kosher foods must meet up to the many standards as dictated by a Beth Din or Rabbinical Court of Law. Apart from this, a mashgiach must be present in the kitchen and out to ensure that these practices are upheld.

At home these laws extend to the kitchen where two separate zincs are used for washing up purposes. There must be two sets of dishes one for meat and one for milk and these must be cleaned and kept separate at all times. Apart from this, separate working surfaces are used to prepare for these two differing meals and there is strict code involved not to let the two mix at all.

Judaism is about, in a nutshell, keeping the holy and the unholy apart. This is something that is instilled in every young Jewish boy and girl from an early age and is practiced right through a lifetime until their dying day. Every facet of life is connected to a law as prescribed in the Chumash and oral law.

Some ideas here have been touched upon but there are many more that make up this section of Jewish Law. One can be certain that if food is obtained from a reliable source it will certainly have been approved by a Rabbinical Court. Eating is great and its best to keep it within the realm of Kashrut if done so.




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