Kosher

This UJS Guide to being a Kosher Student should hopefully tell you everything you need to know.

We also recommend that you check out the local kosher restaurants in your area - if there are any! - and local Hillels so you can be guaranteed of at least one kosher meal a week that you don't have to cook!

  • Jewish mysticism teaches that non-kosher food blocks the spiritual potential of the soul. Kashrut, or "keeping kosher," originates in the Torah and is further developed in later rabbinic literature. ...
  • Any plant - vegetable, fruit or grain is kosher (providing that it is not dangerous!). The only thing to worry about is that your food is thoroughly cleaned and that it is not concealing insects which are definitely not kosher!...
  • Fish which have fins and scales are kosher; any other water life is not. Fresh, smoked and frozen kosher fish may in general be eaten as long as they are still identifiable or are named on the package. Fishmongers will use the same knives for kosher ...
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