Food Traditions
Kashrut (Jewish Dietary Law)
kahsh-ROOT
Also Known As Kosher
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The body of Jewish dietary law governing which foods may be eaten and how they must be prepared: the separation of meat and dairy, ritual slaughter (shechita) by a trained slaughterer, and the exclusion of certain animals such as pigs and shellfish. It is public law and practice, documented extensively in rabbinic legal literature, not a restricted or secret tradition.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Reflects the scholarly consensus dating of the Pentateuch (containing Leviticus and Deuteronomy, the Torah source of most kashrut law) to its final written form in the Persian period, 538-332 BCE. This dates the codification of the written law, not necessarily the earlier origin of the underlying dietary customs, which may predate the text. Origin RegionAncient Israel and the Levant; the core dietary laws are set out in the Torah's books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy, later elaborated in the Mishnah and Talmud. 2 In the Other Atlases
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