Jewish dietary laws that forbid the consumption of certain foods, such as pork and shell fish, as well as the eating of meat or chicken with dairy products, and describe the method of ritual slaughtering of animals.
Jewish dietary laws. There are many specific regulations but they cluster around three primary ideas: certain food are forbidden (shellfish, pork); mixing meat and milk is prohibited; animals must be slaughtered in a specific way which minimizes pain to the animal; and all blood must be drained from the animal before it can be cooked and eaten.
the system of Jewish dietary laws
(from the Hebrew, "kasher," "fit" or "proper") — Jewish dietary laws derived from the book of Leviticus. See kosher, treyf.
Heb. (kosher) The system of dietary laws.
Fit or proper to eat, of Jewish dietary laws
In English, "kosher," meaning that which is required by Torah to maintain ritual purity before the God of Israel. The laws of kosher reflect the order of creation, where God differentiated the birds of the air from the animals of the sea from those of the land, and humans from them all. E.g., Lev. 11; cf. Ex 22:19; 34:26b
(Hebrew, "fitness"). Jewish dietary laws. See Jewish Practices: Dietary Laws.
the rules relating to diet for Jews. The kashrut includes rules on what food is kosher and what is not, as well as many other rules about utensils, animal welfare and slaughter, and even dishwasher use.
Means 'proper' and refers to Kosher dietary laws.
Hebrew - "fitness". The term to generally describe the laws of food.
Kosher laws of YHWH and the lifestyle
The system of Jewish dietary regulations that includes prohibitions against certain foods such as pork and certain food combinations, such as meat and dairy (Lev 7:22-27; 11).
As used for the Jewish dietary laws to describe fit or proper food for Jewish people to eat.
(KAHSH-rut; KAHSH-root; kahsh-ROOT) From a root meaning "fit," "proper" or "correct." Jewish dietary laws.
Kashrut or Kashruth, Kashrus or "keeping kosher" is the name of the Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kashér, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption by Jews according to traditional Jewish law).