{"id":1356,"date":"2013-10-30T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-30T14:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2023-03-27T18:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T18:07:42","slug":"kosher-in-brief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.star-k.org\/articles\/articles\/getting-certified\/what-kosher\/1356\/kosher-in-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Kosher in Brief: What Is Kosher?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; font-size: small;\">The tenets of kashrus (kosher dietary laws) are rooted in the Written and Oral Torah (the Bible). In the post-Biblical era, the rabbis elaborated upon these laws with explanations, details, and organization. These laws determine which foods are acceptable and conform to the Jewish Code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The word <em>kosher<\/em> is an adaptation of the Hebrew word meaning \u201cfit\u201d or \u201cproper.\u201d It refers to foodstuffs that meet the dietary requirements of Jewish Law.<\/p>\n<p>The barometer of kosher and non-kosher depends on two variables: the source of the ingredients and the status of the production equipment. Kosher certification, which is the guarantee that the food meets kosher requirements, revolves around these two criteria.<\/p>\n<p>A common misconception is that kosher reflects the conferring of a blessing on food by a rabbi. There is no truth to this whatsoever. Although Jewish ritual does require the recitation of a blessing prior to the consumption of food, there is no blessing which can make the food itself kosher or non-kosher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Geneva, Swiss, SunSans-Regular; font-size: small;\">The tenets of kashrus (kosher dietary laws) are rooted in the Written and Oral Torah (the Bible). In the post-Biblical era, the rabbis elaborated upon these laws with explanations, details, and organization. These laws determine which foods are acceptable and conform to the Jewish Code.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The word kosher is an adaptation of the Hebrew word meaning \u201cfit\u201d or \u201cproper.\u201d It refers to foodstuffs that meet the dietary requirements of Jewish Law.<\/p>\n<p>The barometer of kosher and non-kosher depends on two variables: the source of the ingredients and the status of the production equipment. Kosher certification, which is the guarantee that the food meets kosher requirements, revolves around these two criteria.<\/p>\n<p>A common misconception is that kosher reflects the conferring of a blessing on food by a rabbi. There is no truth to this whatsoever. 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