KOSHER FOOD

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KOSHER FOOD

• What is Kosher food?
• What is Kashrut?
• Why do the Jews have food laws?

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What does Kosher mean?

• Kosher means fit or proper
• From this we get the word KASHRUT which means the
  state of being kosher.
• Foods that are forbidden are called Treifah, e.g.
  a pig.

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FISH

• Fish is allowed, but only fish with fins and
  scales.
• Can you think of any examples?
• E.g. Plaice, cod, herring, haddock, mackerel,
  salmon, tuna, pike.

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• All other seafood is forbidden to Jews.
• Can you think of any fish that Jews cannot eat?
• Eels are not Kosher as they have no scales.
• No shellfish is allowed, e.g. crabs, lobsters,
  prawns, mussels and shrimps, octopus or squid.

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• INSECTS are forbidden apart from those that hop.
• E.g. grasshoppers or locusts.

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POULTRY

• Most poultry are acceptable apart from birds of
  prey or scavengers.
• So what poultry can Jews eat?
• In practice Jews only eat chicken, turkey and
  duck.

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• What about eggs? Kashrut or Treifah?
• All eggs of permitted birds are kosher.
• However if the egg contains one spot of blood it
  becomes Treifah.
• Any birds found to have defective internal organs
  are Treifah.

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• Animals that Jews are allowed to eat are listed
  in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14.
• The general rule is only animals that chew the
  cud and have a cloven hoof can be eaten.

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PARVE

• Foods which are neither Kosher or Treifah ane
  called Parev neutral food.
• Can you think of any food which is parev?
• E.g. cereals, fruit, nuts, pulses, vegetables
  (provided there are no insects!)

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Can you remember the key terms?

• Kosher
• Kashrut
• Treifah
• Cud
• Parev

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Assessment task
Design either a kosher or Treifah meal on the
plate provided. Draw your chosen foods on the
front. You can do it as a collage if you wish.
Explain on the back of the plate which foods you
have chosen and how your meal is Kosher or
Treifah.