Tag: Jewish Dietary Laws

For over 2,000 years, asparagus has been considered a prized vegetable, with historical significance in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and among Jews as mentioned in the Babylonian Talmud.
The tradition of boiling at least three eggs at a time to nullify blood spots is not explicitly mentioned in halachic sources like the Shulchan Aruch.
This recipe for cherry tomatoes with puy lentils, capers, and dill was inspired by the fresh produce near Sorrento in southern Italy.
The recipe includes honey garlic roasted chicken and miso glazed carrots.
The video explores creative ideas for salads and dips, ideal for Shabbat meals.
A newsletter promotes a paid annual subscription to The Jewish Table and shares a last-minute Passover recipe for Chicken with Clementines, Dates, and Capers from the cookbook "Hot Sheet."
The video delves into a peculiar fish mentioned in the Talmud with a unique taste resembling that of pig brains.
Olivia Ostrow, a Paris-born chef with a background in hospitality, has opened Ostrow Brasserie in Miami, offering kosher French cuisine in an unconventional location.
Yonatan Adler's book, "The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal," challenges the traditional Jewish origin story by arguing that Jews did not begin to treat the Torah as an authoritative text until the Hasmonean era around 140 BCE.
These Madeleine Olivias Berry Crumble Cereal Bars are reminiscent of a childhood favorite dessert, apple and blackberry crumble, and are described as addictive with a sweet berry jam center.
This recipe presents the ultimate mushroom Wellington with a mix of mushrooms, leek, chestnuts, spinach, sage, cranberry sauce, and miso paste or soy sauce wrapped in gluten-free puff pastry.
PLNT Burger is a restaurant that offers plant-based alternatives to classic American dishes, and it is 100% kosher and halal.
The Orthodox Union (O.U.) has granted kosher certification to lab-grown poultry products from Israeli startup SuperMeat, marking a significant development in the application of Jewish dietary laws to emerging food technologies.
Police investigating the dumping of shellfish on the grounds of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) at the University of California, Berkeley have concluded that it was not a hate crime.
The Orthodox Union (OU) faced backlash when it certified Herrs roast pork-flavored potato chips as kosher, despite there being no actual pork or meat byproducts in the ingredients.
The permission to eat meat granted by God to humanity after Noah's Ark is often overlooked.
This article discusses various aspects of the kashrut of eggs.
The Summer 2023 issue of Letters in the OU Kosher Centennial edition received positive feedback, with readers expressing appreciation for the detailed history of kashrus supervision and its significance.
The Conservative movement has issued a ruling stating that Jews may eat at vegetarian or vegan restaurants that do not have kosher supervision.
A company called VIAVI Solutions has patented a handheld device that uses spectroscopic classification to determine whether food is kosher or halal.
Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, a vegan for 12 years, has issued a challenge offering $5,000 to anyone willing to debate him on veganism in front of their congregation, aiming to convince Jews to embrace veganism due to health, environmental, and ethical reasons, rejecting the assumption that kosher necessarily means ethical meat consumption.
In this article, Rabbi Moshe Elefant emphasizes the importance of being an informed kosher consumer in today's modern world.
The article discusses the celebration of the 100th anniversary of OU Kosher, an organization that certifies kosher food.
This text discusses the chaotic state of kashrut supervision in early 20th-century America that led to the establishment of the Orthodox Union's (OU) kosher certification.
This article discusses the significant role that the Orthodox Union (OU) has played in revolutionizing kosher cuisine in the United States and securing the place of Orthodox Jewry in American society.