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… and sanitation. One of the more pragmatic explana- tions for the dietary laws is that they sep- arate us ("sanctify" us) from the non- Jewish world. They keep us together, and away from the attractions…
… all, told in the dietary laws, most non Jews know something about "keeping kosher." From Genesis account of the Garden of Eden the Internet one can even access informa- that humanity-was to be…
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…. Beginning more than 2,000 years ago, the Pharisees and the rabbis constructed a complex system of dietary regulations called the laws of kashrut. As early as the 4th century B.C.E., Cleachus, a pupil of…
… God; you will there- fore be holy because I am holy." The apparent purpose is to achieve "holiness." It has nothing to do with health or per- sonal cleanliness, or with communal methods of slaughtering…
… of a foreign community. If we can't eat in their houses it's difficult to establish relationships. If the reasons for the inception of the system are unclear, its effect and impact within the history…
… of our religious com- munity is very clear. In following the dietary laws, we come to understand and establish a certain reverence for life. Kashrut becomes a moral imperative. In the book Nine…
… Questions his week's Torah portion declares which animals are and which animals are not permitted to be eaten. Leviticus 11 is the primary source of the vast literature of Jewish dietary requirements…
… People Ask About Judaism Aristotle, reported that his master (Simon & Schuster; $13), the had a conversation with a Jew, and authors Dennis Prager and came away from it deeply Joseph Telushkin go so far as…

















































