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Kashrut or Kashruth, Kashrus (Hebrew: כַּשְרוּת }}) or "keeping kosher" (Hebrew: כָּשֵר ) is the name of the Jewish dietary laws. Food in accord with halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher in English, from the Hebrew term kasher, meaning "fit" (in this context, fit for consumption by observant Jews).

Food not in accord with Jewish law is termed treifah or tareif (טְרֵפָה rh}}) ("torn"); the term originally referred to animals (from a kosher species such as cattle or sheep) which had been either incorrectly slaughtered or mortally wounded by wild beasts and therefore were not fit for human consumption. Among Sephardim, it typically only refers to meat that is not kosher.

The basic laws of kashrut are in the Torah's Book of Leviticus, with their details set down in the oral law (the Mishnah and the Talmud) and codified by the Shulkhan Arukh and later rabbinical authorities. Many varied reasons have been offered for these laws, ranging from philosophical and ritualistic, to practical and hygenic; see below for examples and explanations.

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Bacon is cool (even if not kosher)!!! rt @workforfood Bacon Flowchart http://www.flickr.com/photos/fncll/2129889439/sizes/o/ (via @dudup)
eastcoastjew (gabriel goldstein) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:35:51 -0000
Bacon is cool (even if not kosher)!!! rt @workforfood Bacon Flowchart http://www.flickr.com/photos/fncll/2129889439/sizes/o/ (via @dudup)
No sushi papaya novo da Vilaboim. Achei q era normal, mas esse é de comida KOSHER!!! Só tem judeu aqui!!!
andrevin (André Vinícius) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:34:19 -0000
No sushi papaya novo da Vilaboim. Achei q era normal, mas esse é de comida KOSHER!!! Só tem judeu aqui!!!
Even better with (leftover) homemade chili and cheese on them (of course then they're not kosher, but I don't care about that)
coreymutter (Corey Mutter) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:34:08 -0000
Even better with (leftover) homemade chili and cheese on them (of course then they're not kosher, but I don't care about that)
If you get non-swine flu is that like kosher flu?
ScrambledEx (Darren Etherington) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:33:21 -0000
If you get non-swine flu is that like kosher flu?
.@kashrutnews From the OU - Alerts and #kosher Classes http://j.mp/3rVDBN http://j.mp/3ujaFM
jewishbloggers (JewPI Blogs) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:30:09 -0000
.@kashrutnews From the OU - Alerts and #kosher Classes http://j.mp/3rVDBN http://j.mp/3ujaFM
@KatyinIndy, Higher carbon produces more plant & animal life, thus creating more heat. Taxing our life force is not Kosher. It kills~ tcot
RGeorgeDunn (RGeorgeDunn) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:24:26 -0000
@KatyinIndy, Higher carbon produces more plant & animal life, thus creating more heat. Taxing our life force is not Kosher. It kills~ tcot

 
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