WEBVTT - How do kosher foods work?

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Brain Staff front House, staff works dot com

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<v Speaker 1>where smart happens. Hi Am Marshall Brain with today's question,

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<v Speaker 1>how do kosher foods work? In the grocery store, you'll

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<v Speaker 1>find all sorts of foods labeled as kosher, but the

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<v Speaker 1>most common are kosher hot dogs and kosher pickles. You

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<v Speaker 1>will often find a you with a circle around it

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<v Speaker 1>on kosher products. There's also the word parava on many foods,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is a form of kosher labeling as well.

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<v Speaker 1>When a food is labeled as kosher, it means that

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<v Speaker 1>the food has been prepared in accordance with the rules

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<v Speaker 1>of food preparation that are set forth in the Old

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<v Speaker 1>Testament of the Bible and formalized in Jewish law. For example,

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<v Speaker 1>in chapter eleven of the Book of Leviticus, the Bible states,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, say to

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<v Speaker 1>the people of Israel, these are the living things which

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<v Speaker 1>you may eat among all the beasts that are on

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<v Speaker 1>the earth, whatever parts the hoof and is cloven footed,

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<v Speaker 1>and choose the cud among the animals you may eat. Nevertheless,

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<v Speaker 1>among those that chew the cud or part the hoof,

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<v Speaker 1>you shall not eat. These The camel because it choose

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<v Speaker 1>the cud but does not part the hoof is unclean

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<v Speaker 1>to you. And the rock badger because it choose the

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<v Speaker 1>cud but does not part the hoof is unclean to you.

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<v Speaker 1>And the hair because it choose the cud but does

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<v Speaker 1>not part the hoof is unclean to you. And the

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<v Speaker 1>swine because it parts the hoof and is cloven footed,

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<v Speaker 1>but does not chew the cud is unclean to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Of their flesh you shall not eat. And there are

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<v Speaker 1>carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you.

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<v Speaker 1>These you may eat. Of all that are in the waters.

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<v Speaker 1>Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether

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<v Speaker 1>in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.

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<v Speaker 1>But anything in the seas or rivers that has not

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<v Speaker 1>ends and scales. Of the swarming creatures in the waters,

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<v Speaker 1>and of the living creatures that are in the waters,

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<v Speaker 1>is an abomination to you. The Bible goes on to

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<v Speaker 1>cover birds, insects, and so on in quite a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of detail. Other parts of the Bible indicate that the

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<v Speaker 1>mixing of meat and milk is forbidden, that animals should

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<v Speaker 1>be killed humanely according to certain rituals, and so on.

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<v Speaker 1>By following all these different rules under rabbinical supervision, of

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<v Speaker 1>food can be certified and labeled as kosher. Meat and

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<v Speaker 1>milk cannot be mixed, they cannot be eaten at the

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<v Speaker 1>same time, and even the utensils used to prepare meat

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<v Speaker 1>and dairy foods must be separated. On the other hand,

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<v Speaker 1>most vegetables, fruits, grains, and nuts can be mixed with

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<v Speaker 1>either meat or milk. Therefore, these foods could be consumed

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<v Speaker 1>at any time. A food that can be eaten either

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<v Speaker 1>with meat or milk is labeled as parav a. You'll

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<v Speaker 1>see that label on the cover of a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different foods. For moralness and thousands of other topics, visit

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