#kashrut — Public Fediverse posts

Huh. Star-K just put out a major revision to what constitutes acceptable Kosher beer, and it's far stricter than the guidance most of us have been living with.

Waiting to see what the repercussions are for kosher restaurants, caterers, and synagogue social halls.

I mean, can we just be honest here for a moment? *WHY* is something more strict than the CRC list needed? Is there a good reason, or is this just a naked money grab?

I'm open to hearing it.

#kashrut

If you haven't listened to today's new episode of the Judaism Unbound podcast, I highly recommend it. It is an interview with Jordan Rosenblum, the author of the book "Forbidden: A 3,000 year History of Jews and the Pig," which delves into the cultural issues behind pigs and Judaism, but especially why pigs are seen as super-treyf, in ways that other non-kosher foods (i.e. shellfish, squid, camels, eagles, etc.) are not.

Listening to this episode reminded me of the time my son and I went to Jewboy Burgers in Austin, which features food informed by Jewish and borderlands culture --- and that is unkosher.

Their burgers include the "Oy Vay Guey" (pepperjack cheese, hatch chiles, grilled onions), the "Goyim" (2 patties, pastrami, bacon and more), and the "A$$hole from El Paso" (2 kinds of cheese, crispy fried jalapeños strings, + a creamy and spicy serrano/chile de arbol salsa). And while they do have fries, burritos, flautas, and other stuff, probably their favorite sides are the latkes (original and green chile/cheddar).

Obviously, this menu is very unkosher by halachic standards (pork products and mixing meat and cheese are the obvious issues, there are other concerns for the more observant), but I would argue it is also still very Jewish, in part because of its Jewish cultural references but also for its contrariness.

To illustrate the contrariness, in the restaurant there is a F.A.Q. sign, which I'm going to quote some excerpts from:

"Q. Are you kosher?
A: Nope, we are a Reform Jewish Institution.

Q. Are you Jewish?
A: The owner is. Bar Mitzvah'd in March 1985

Q. What's with the unsettling theme? A: You got a problem with that?!"

I know some of my more traditionally observant Jewish friends will find this objectionable, but I do not. I see this kind of intentional knowing defiance of the kashrut rules to be actually a very Jewish thing... or maybe better to say a Hebrew thing (riffing on the idea of Hebrew, Ivri, as being boundary crossers).

Anyway those are my random thoughts this morning.

Tagging: @lexaphus

#Judaism #Mazeldon #Kosher #Kashrut #Austin #JewBoyBurgers

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

An article about why #pork is taboo to two major religions. It's an intriguing deep dive on this divisive, complex topic. https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2025/letters-from/on-the-origin-of-the-pork-taboo/ #foodhistory #foodrevulsion #Mishnah #Talmud #Koran #foodarchaeology #Kashrut #Halal #foodways

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Over the last week, I've spent some time digging in to "Nosh Kosh," the Jewish Pac-Man clone for the Apple II that's all about kashrut — Jewish dietary law.

Along the way, I've run into bugs, mapped out level designs, and calculated checksums to figure out how many versions there are.

https://breakintochat.com/blog/2025/02/13/digging-in-to-nosh-kosh-the-jewish-pac-man-clone/

#appleii #apple2 #kirschen #breakintochat #pacman #jewish #judaism #kosher #kashrut #gamedev #games #digipres #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #videogames

Another unusual item I was hired to translate for the Posen Library: part of a guide for kosher butchers written around the year 1510 in Ladino, for Sephardic butchers who couldn't read the laws of kosher slaughter in Hebrew.

https://www.posenlibrary.com/entry/compendia-de-las-shehitot-compendium-laws-kosher-slaughtering

#Mazeldon, #Jews #Judaism #JewishHistory #kashrut

Chef and Nosher contributor Sonya Sanford will guide you through an easy, elegant Rosh Hashanah dinner inspired by her Ukrainian heritage that anyone can master.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-easiest-rosh-hashanah-dinner-ever-tickets-998822804897?aff=oddtdtcreator

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #RoshHaShanah #Kashrut #KosherFood #JewishRecipes #HighHolyDays

Chef and Nosher contributor Sonya Sanford will guide you through an easy, elegant Rosh Hashanah dinner inspired by her Ukrainian heritage that anyone can master.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-easiest-rosh-hashanah-dinner-ever-tickets-998822804897?aff=oddtdtcreator

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #RoshHaShanah #Kashrut #KosherFood #JewishRecipes #HighHolyDays

With the high holidays coming up, here's a link to a Jewish woman owned company that provides kosher organic and pasture raised meats, schmaltz, sausages, and other products.

"...KOL Foods ships to the entire continental United States and is proud to produce the only regenerative, 100% grass-fed, kosher beef and the only heritage kosher chicken in the United States...

KOL Foods also strives to keep social responsibility in mind in our business model. We are committed to fair wages and practices for our farmers and employees.

...KOL Foods supports a variety of institutions committed to environmental sustainability and food security, including Green Bronx Machine and Difference Makers. When making decisions about how we conduct our business, we strive to be conscientious participants in our communities."

- Devora Kimelman-Block, Founder and CIO

Visit the website: https://kolfoods.com/

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JewishWomen #Kashrut #Kosher #HighHolyDays #Judaism #Jewish

If you don't have a kosher market in your area, or are leery of the factory farmed kosher meat most places offer, there are places you can order pasture raised organic kosher meats. My favorite is KOL foods. I order from them a few times a year. As you can imagine, they're not cheap. But if you want something special for Pesach or the High Holidays, this is my go-to place.

https://kolfoods.com/

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JFedi #Kosher #Kashrut #JewishFood

https://youtu.be/7Ajt3pneqOE
Here's class session #6 of #HumanisticJudaism 101 on the topic kashrut, taught by Martín Di Maggio

#Kosher #Kashrut #JewishEd #Mazeldon #Judaism #Jewish #Jewdiverse

https://youtu.be/7Ajt3pneqOE
Here's class session #6 of #HumanisticJudaism 101 on the topic kashrut, taught by Martín Di Maggio

#Kosher #Kashrut #JewishEd #Mazeldon #Judaism #Jewish #Jewdiverse

#Judaism [?] / “Good looking gentile women”

[2012] When you don't say "no", what do you mean?

[…] The former head of the Rabbinate Department in the #IDF, Lieutenant Colonel Rabbi Eyal Krim, was asked in the past if it is permitted for an IDF soldier to rape a woman during wartime. Instead of an unequivocal "no", he explained that in such times one must take into consideration the difficulties of the fighters.

Are these the people the IDF appoints as spiritual authorities?

[…] Rabbi Krim was essentially asked if IDF soldiers are permitted to rape girls during wartime. He answered that as part of maintaining the army's fighting capability and the soldiers' morale, it is permitted to "breach" modesty and #Kashrut fences, so that it is permitted to eat prey and satisfy the evil inclination through laying with good-looking gentile women against their will, "out of consideration for the difficulties of the fighters and for the overall success."

Hebrew https://archive.is/dSYkt

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@palestine
#Israel
#WarCrimes
#SexualViolence

I thought I had a pretty good understanding of kosher law and food buying, but I actually learned quite a bit with this Frum It Up video on going grocery shopping as an Orthodox Jew.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJKsjgRGTLA

#kosher #kashrut #mazeldon #jewdiverse #JewishLaw

EDIT: Sorry, I had the wrong video originally!

According to this article, Pokemon are alive, but not animals:

https://www.quora.com/Are-Pokemon-animals-or-monsters

At the same time, it is accepted in the Pokemon universe that people eat Pokemon by-products as well as Pokemon themselves.

https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2018/9/28/17914112/what-do-pokemon-eat-food-humans

My question is, if these Pokemon are not animals, are Pokemon Kosher? Does their non-animal status preclude them from being kosher, or are they actually parve? Does ritual slaughter apply to these "non-animals"?

#JewishQuestions

#kosher #kashrut #pokémon

A while back I was in a #nonprofit that was awarded two low-power FM licenses by the FCC. Our mandate was to have a set % of locally produced shows. So several of us made radio shows to get started.

My show was called Kosher Cuisine. I recently edited those down & posted them on BandCamp. You'll notice they get better, lol, as we learned what we were doing. The first one features Moroccan music & recipes.

#Cooking #Kosher #Kashrut #Podcast #Jewish #Mazeldon #Recipe
https://kohenetleahkiser.bandcamp.com/track/kosher-cuisine-podcast-1-morocco

Traditional Judaism, based on our religious beliefs and #halakhah, got caught in a tug of war between people moving to the religious far left or far right. In some communities Jewish law was eliminated, while in others it became too strict. But this story here shows the Judaism that most of our ancestors had; a warm, loving #Judaism still taught by the many wonderful #rabbis I have learned from in all of our denominations.

#Kashrut

@chaimbenaharon @rochelle
@mazeldon

Consider the hidden assumption - many Jewish people think that eating kosher requires eating only food with a heksher. Turns out that this has never been a requirement. In fact most Orthodox Jews who lived before 1960 have never heard of such an idea. They would have regarded such a view as extreme, and such stringencies violate the Mishnah in Yadayim and numerous other rules.

More details here -

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/2016/12/24/does-kosher-food-really-need-a-hechsher/

#kashrut #halakhah

In #halakhah there never was a mandatory 6 hour wait time between eating milk and meat. That idea is a more recent (1500's) chumra חומרה (stringency.) People of course may follow this, but they should also know the history. Ashkenazi Orthodox insist on this waiting time as binding. Other Jews disagree.

Details here. Iyun Halacha, Vol. 4, Issue 2, 5782/2021, Denver Kollel

https://www.denverkollel.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/waitingbetweenmeatandmilk.pdf

@mazeldon #kashrut #chumrot #Jewishlaw #kosher

Interesting #historical discovery of the day: In 1962, #legislation was proposed in the #RI general assembly to strip the tax-exempt status of #colleges & #universities that forced students to pay for food their #religion prohibited them from eating or refused to schedule makeups for exams scheduled on holy days. (See article at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cTZ8yfgxG5bEZYUWPnjtSy7JNwVu5riK/view?usp=share_link -- sorry for poor OCR quality). See https://www.tabletmag.com/podcasts/gatecrashers/episode-5-brown-university-kosher-dining-jewish-ivy-league #Jewish #kashrut #religiousDiversity #RhodeIsland #Brown

@PYMundGenealogy

Please read the sources here. They are pretty mainstream within Orthodox Judaism: Mishnah, Talmud Bavli, Rabenu Nissim, Yosef Messas, and the Shulkhan Arukh itself (which, on this topic, Ashkenazi reject), and R. Ovadia Yosef, Yaakov Peretz, etc

http://files.ctctcdn.com/64c06db0201/e0c28217-2deb-444c-9e34-f3089c5fb520.pdf

#Kashrut #kosher #koshering

A common misconception about #kashrut is that it is an ancient health measure which had its place in antiquity but, what with modern methods of slaughtering & sanitary food preparation, is now an anachronism which should be discarded along with the horse and carriage. But was health really the purpose of keeping #kosher? No.
The purpose of Kosher is not health but rather a meaningful spiritual practice.

https://merrimackvalleyhavurah.wordpress.com/kashrut/

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