Keeping Kosher

How to Negotiate Jewish Differences

9 tips to help your family get along, even if members observe Judaism differently.

Is Kosher Food Blessed by a Rabbi?

Blessing food does not make it kosher, nor is food that has not been blessed necessarily unkosher.

The Kosher Turkey Debate

Dealing with disagreements in interpretation of the law.

Why Keep Kosher?

Jewish dietary practices allow us to welcome the sacred into our daily lives and into mundane acts.

The Ban on ‘Tereifah’

Parashat Mishpatim includes a very curious law about eating meat.

Tevilat Kelim: Immersing Food Utensils

Some Jews perform symbolic sanctification of newly acquired items.

Considering Our Food Choices

This portion challenges us to express our most intimate and deeply held values with every mouthful.

Eating Holy Food in a Holy Way

What can we do with knowledge of the sources of our food?

Lessons from the Pig

There is a lot to learn from the long tradition of Jewish aversion to pork.