Food Laws

• • Kosher = meets the standards of kashrut
• • Parev = neutral (e.g. vegetables, eggs, plant products)
• • Treifa = doesn't meet kashrut standards
• SHECHITA BY A SOCHET

  • A method called Shechitah is used to prevent causing a creature pain when slaughtering it
  • A sochet, who carries out the slaughter of animals, must be Jewish and live a good, moral life.
• • Most Jews will obey kashrut JUST because they know God commanded it
• • ‘Bring your first fruits to the Temple of God your Lord. Do not cook meat in milk, even that of its mother.’ Exodus 23:19​
• • Kitchen utensils must be kept separate in preparing meat and milk products (some Jews have separate places in their kitchen)
• KOSHER FOOD is food which meets the requirements of Jewish law
• "Thou shall not boil a kid in it's mothers milk"