Thursday, February 16, 2012
Adventures in Mama-Land: Homemade EVERYTHING?
Adventures in Mama-Land: Homemade EVERYTHING?: Well, not quite. I could have made the pasta from scratch, for instance, but I didn’t. I could have grown the spinach and tomatoes from s...
What is Kosher?
I was 17 years old the first time I heard the term Kosher. I was a at a Summer program and my friend Sylvia said, that's kosher. I looked at her funny and asked what is kosher? She said it meant it was cool or good. So instead of saying that's cool, I would say "That's Kosher." I laugh at myself now. I was not cool I was ignorant.
Kosher is a set of dietary laws found in the Torah (The Bible, Old Testament). And although it's more than what you can and can't eat. It is also a way of preparing the food and keeping it. It can be very complex. I will take it slow and as I learn so will you. If you are excited to dive into it here is a Kosher Handbook provided by Chabad.org. Otherwise, I would suggest taking it slowly. It can be a bit overwhelming and it's not anything you could do in an hour.
Also Checkout Judaism 101: Jewish Dietary Laws
Right now, we do not keep Kosher. We are learning. So far we have managed to simply follow the simple rules of the Torah. We are making small changes everyday. So far here are the laws that we do keep.
1. We do not eat pork
2. We do not mix meat and dairy in the same meal.
Ok that's pretty basic. Now before you throw a hissy fit about not eating your bacon, you can still eat Bacon Bits it's Kosher. It's not real bacon. There are some symbols on prepackaged food to determine whether or not it's Kosher. As of now, we simply don't have the means to become completely Kosher.
We do not live in the Jew area of Houston and find it hard to find meat and dairy that is Kosher. However, God has made it possible for us to move in the next year to New York or New Jersey where there is a large jewish community and we will not have a problem keeping Kosher.
We do the small things that we can do. And for now it's enough. My goal is to keep Kosher as much as possible. You will find that there are many Jews who do not keep Kosher and that's ok. Find what works for you. Different sects of Judaism will agree or disagree to keeping Kosher but, all will agree either way take it slowly.
Kosher is a set of dietary laws found in the Torah (The Bible, Old Testament). And although it's more than what you can and can't eat. It is also a way of preparing the food and keeping it. It can be very complex. I will take it slow and as I learn so will you. If you are excited to dive into it here is a Kosher Handbook provided by Chabad.org. Otherwise, I would suggest taking it slowly. It can be a bit overwhelming and it's not anything you could do in an hour.
Also Checkout Judaism 101: Jewish Dietary Laws
Right now, we do not keep Kosher. We are learning. So far we have managed to simply follow the simple rules of the Torah. We are making small changes everyday. So far here are the laws that we do keep.
1. We do not eat pork
2. We do not mix meat and dairy in the same meal.
Ok that's pretty basic. Now before you throw a hissy fit about not eating your bacon, you can still eat Bacon Bits it's Kosher. It's not real bacon. There are some symbols on prepackaged food to determine whether or not it's Kosher. As of now, we simply don't have the means to become completely Kosher.
We do not live in the Jew area of Houston and find it hard to find meat and dairy that is Kosher. However, God has made it possible for us to move in the next year to New York or New Jersey where there is a large jewish community and we will not have a problem keeping Kosher.
We do the small things that we can do. And for now it's enough. My goal is to keep Kosher as much as possible. You will find that there are many Jews who do not keep Kosher and that's ok. Find what works for you. Different sects of Judaism will agree or disagree to keeping Kosher but, all will agree either way take it slowly.
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