Jewish law requires that a mashgiach (Jewish supervisor) must oversee the process to ensure that only milk from kosher animals is used and that only kosher ingredients have been added. For this reason (and others), only feta cheese with a reliable kosher certification may be eaten.
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The cheese is not kosher unless a jew oversaw the addition of the rennet. Even if one knows the cheese maker buys only microbial rennet, or one has a contractual agreement with the cheese maker, by decree, it is not kosher unless someone actually watches the making of the cheese via the addition of the rennet.
The Torah forbids the cooking and consumption of any milk with any meat to prevent one from cooking a kid in its mother's milk. According to Kabbalah, meat represents gevurah (the Divine attribute of Judgment) and milk represents chesed (the Divine attribute of Kindness).
Because rennet comes from the stomach of animals, which may or may not be kosher species, and which may or may not have been ritually slaughtered according to kosher law, this introduces a whole other set of issues.
Adding rennet into milk to make cheese is not considered “derech bishul” (the usual way of cooking) so it is not prohibited according to the Torah.
Ruminant animals possess multiple stomachs. Most stomach-derived rennet is taken from the fourth stomach of young, unweaned calves. These animals are not killed expressly for their rennet; rather they are killed for meat production (in this case, veal) and the rennet is a byproduct.
Background. During Passover, Jewish law prohibits the consumption of food items other than matzo that are made with wheat or other similar grains. Given these restrictions, some individuals will make lasagna by substituting matzo for traditional wheat pasta sheets.
Tattoos can be prohibited in Judaism based on the Torah (Leviticus 19:28): "You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves: I am the Lord." The prohibition is explained by contemporary rabbis as part of a general prohibition on body modification (with the exception of ...
In Jewish tradition, the prohibition on mixing dairy and meat products has been interpreted in several different ways. Some see it as an implementation of the same principle of separating animals authorised for consumption from those that are forbidden.
In order to make chocolate, the cocoa liquor (or butter or powder) is blended with sugar and lethicin. Starch can also be introduced into the mix, which can be an issue for Pesach since the starch is either chometz or kitniyos.
Non-Kosher pizza is generally baked in the same ovens used for pizza with meat toppings, and therefore, most pizza made in non-kosher stores are Biblically prohibited. As such, two seals are required for a pizza pie.
According to Jewish dietary law, meat products are prohibited to be consumed with milk or products derived from milk, such as cheese.
Jewish law requires that a mashgiach (Jewish supervisor) must oversee the process to ensure that only milk from kosher animals is used and that only kosher ingredients have been added. For this reason (and others), only feta cheese with a reliable kosher certification may be eaten.
French feta differs from Greek in its texture, flavor, and sometimes milk. Bon Appétit reports that this type of feta has a milder flavor; it can be made with sheep's and goat's milk (though it's not to be confused with goat cheese) but is also made with cow's milk, which could explain the different flavor profiles.
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A 1986 report by the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards states that cremation is against Jewish tradition and should be advised so by the Rabbi. The report goes on to say that if your family ignores the Rabbi's advice, the Rabbi may still choose to officiate the service at a funeral parlor before the cremation.
Animals that live in water can only be eaten if they have fins and scales. This means that shrimps, prawns and squid are not fish in the true sense, and so they are just as non-kosher as the eel which has lost its fins through evolution.
Prohibition in Jewish law
The Torah (Pentateuch) contains passages in Leviticus that list the animals people are permitted to eat. According to Leviticus 11:3, animals like cows, sheep, and deer that have divided hooves and chew their cud may be consumed. Pigs should not be eaten because they don't chew their cud.
French fries from a non-certified establishment are almost certainly non-kosher. French fries are prepared in a deep fryer and the same oil is probably used to fry chicken, cheese sticks and other types of foods.
Food that is not allowed is called treif. Examples include shellfish, pork products and food that has not been slaughtered in the correct way, known as shechitah . Animals must have their throats cut with a sharp knife by a shochet , a person trained to slaughter animals in a kosher way.
Rennin is the milk digesting enzyme mostly present in the infants of cows and is absent in the case of humans. This enzyme helps in the curdling of the milk as it is a protein-digesting enzyme resulting in the milk protein transforming into casein.
Milk the cow after the loss of her calf, as it will not be nursing from her and her udder will need to be relieved of milk. Alternatively, request the veterinarian to administer a drug to dry up the milk.
Which cheeses are not vegetarian? Parmesan cheese is never vegetarian. Cheeses from a specific location need to follow a consistent recipe to be recognised as having specific names. In the case of Parmigiano-Reggiano, or Parmesan cheese, this means always using animal rennet.