Dietary Laws

• What is the specific class of mitzvoth for dietary laws known as?

  kashrut
• What is food that cannot be eaten known as?

  terefah
• What animals are forbidden from being eaten - identified in Leviticus 11?

  • Animals that don't graze e.g. pigs
  • Animals without cloven hoofs
  • Birds of prey
  • Sea creatures without scales and fins
  • Insects
  • No animal that has died of natural causes or by another animal
  • Blood can also not be in their food.
• What cannot be mixed in one meal?

  Meat and dairy
• What is a shochet?

  A trained kosher slaughterer
• How must the animal be killed in order to be kosher?

  They must sever the:

  
  

  • Jugular vein
  • Trachea
  • Oesophagus
  • Carotid artery

  
  

  • In a single movement
• Is poultry kosher?

  Yes, if all blood is removed
• When do fruit and vegetables become kosher?

  After they have been inspected for infestations of insects
• Rabbi interpretations say it is acceptable to eat terefah food when?

  • If you'd otherwise starve to death
  • Medical purposes
• What does the Talmud say regarding the consumption of terefah and pregnacncy?

  If a pregnant woman is craving pork she may eat it.