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Rav Kook & Vegetarianism

This major 20th-century Jewish thinker saw vegetarianism as the biblical ideal to which humankind should work to return.

Ashkenazi Jews Embrace Sephardic Fare

Now that the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are being realized, American Jewry is embracing Sephardic cooking.

Eating Matzah At the Seder

The bread of poverty has a rich history in Rabbinic literature.

Food Laws in the Bible

The consumption of food and drink was subject to certain restrictions that became the basis for later Jewish dietary practices.

Making Meat Kosher: Between Slaughtering and Cooking

Blood must be removed from kosher meat, usually by salting and soaking, before it may be cooked and consumed.

Kashrut & Physical Purity

A traditionalist perspective Kashrut on gives us a physical sense of purity.

Vegetarianism and Kashrut

Moral and theological implications of vegetarianism can be seen as a challenge to the rabbinic tradition.

Kashrut Themes: Contemporary Concerns

Modern Jews balance their secular knowledge and Jewish commitments in forging attitudes toward traditional dietary laws.

Why Keep Kosher: Traditional Views

Reasoning from Maimonides, Nahmanides, and the kabbalists.

The Knish

Small Russian pies, made with a variety of fillings.

Mediterranean Food

The Jews of Turkey and Greece ate foods inspired by Ottoman cuisine.

Jewish Indian Cuisine

India's three Jewish communities have unique histories and unique cuisines.

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