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Tag: kosher foods
Blessings Over Food and Drink
There are many blessings over food and drink. Learn how to determine what blessing to use before and after eating a meal.
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz
July 17, 2024
Blessings
Every Day
Embracing Kitniyot on Passover
This essay advocates for Ashkenazi Jews to embrace kitniyot on Passover, to enhance dietary diversity and align with modern interpretations.
Eric M. Leiderman
April 15, 2024
Holidays
How to observe Passover
Embracing Change: A Call to Rethink the Passover Seder Plate
How and why can you create a plant-based seder plate? We embrace change during Passover, especially in rethinking the seder plate.
Rabbi Jonathan Bernhard, Executive Director - Jewish Initiative for Animals
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Kayla Kaplan, M.S.
March 13, 2024
Holidays
Passover
Pesah and Continued Kashrut Slavery: A Conceptual Reflection
A conceptual reflection of Pesah and Kashrut can bring more meaning to how we follow the halakhah of food on Pesah.
Rabbi Aaron Alexander
March 12, 2024
Holidays
Passover
How to Incorporate Kitniyot into Your Passover
Though the Conservative Movement has allowed eating kitniyot on Passover, many still do not. How can we incorporate kitniyot this year?
Nathalie Ross
February 29, 2024
Every Day
Food
The Weird and Wacky World of Kosher for Passover
The weird and wacky world of keeping Kosher for Passover is confusing and overwhelming, especially when you're new to it. Start here!
Rabbi Sydni Adler Rubinstein
December 26, 2023
Holidays
How to observe Passover
The Meatless Menu
Read the explanation of the recent teshuvah, Meatless Menu, about eating in non-kosher vegan and vegetarian restaurants.
Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner
September 7, 2023
Every Day
Kashrut
How is Kosher Slaughtering Performed?
To take even animal life, requires that the shochet be wholly attuned to the serious nature of the slaughter and never callous or uncaring.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 8, 2023
Every Day
Kashrut
Soaking and Salting Kosher Meat
After an animal has been butchered, inspected, and forbidden parts removed, the meat still needs to have as much blood removed as possible.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 8, 2023
Every Day
Kashrut
Restrictions on Kashering Animals
Even if an animal is killed appropriately, it is still possible for it to be considered non-kosher if that the animal was ill or maimed.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 3, 2023
Every Day
Kashrut
Understanding Kosher Supervision
In general, one should only consume processed foods prepared under the supervision of a rabbi or an accepted kashrut supervision agency.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
May 1, 2023
Every Day
Kashrut
Why Separating Meat and Dairy is Part of Keeping Kosher
Halakhah specifically encourages us to separate meat and dairy products and prohibits us from eating them together.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
February 22, 2023
Every Day
Guidelines for Keeping Kosher
Which animals are kosher?
The Torah says which animals are kosher and may be eaten (after an appropriate process) and which animals are not.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
February 14, 2023
Every Day
Guidelines for Keeping Kosher
Why Kosher Food Shouldn’t Have Visible Blood
The Torah requires specific methods of slaughter, inspection, and preparation before acceptable animals may be eaten.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
February 11, 2023
Every Day
Kashrut
Fixing Common Errors in a Kosher Kitchen
Mistakes will happen in a kosher kitchen. While some are easily corrected, others require a bit more effort. Here's what you do.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
February 8, 2023
Every Day
Guidelines for a Kosher Kitchen
Feeding Pets in a Kosher Home
It is not forbidden for Jewish individuals to feed their pets non-kosher food, but to keep pet food away from kosher utensils and dishes.
Rabbi Paul S. Drazen z"l
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The Observant Life (Book)
February 8, 2023
Every Day
Guidelines for Keeping Kosher