kashrut
/kaʃˈruːt
/(also kashruth)
noun [mass noun]
1The body of Jewish religious laws concerning the suitability of food, the use of ritual objects, etc.For this reason, Jewish medical ethics is merely the application of Jewish law to medicine, just as kashrut is the application of Jewish law to food, or Jewish tort law is the application of Jewish law to monetary damages....
- The rules of kashrut, circumcision, covered heads, division of gender roles, etc etc - this is all fair game for mocking, just as the idols were.
- Jews are bound by a set of dietary laws called kashrut, which, among other restrictions, forbid the consumption of pork and shellfish, as well as the consumption of both meat and milk products at the same meal.
1.1The observance of the Kashrut laws.He ordered the Temple in Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Greek gods and forbade the practice of circumcision, kashrut, and observance of the Sabbath....
- They now keep Shabbat and kashrut, and the children go to religious schools.
- Similarly, failure by some Jews to keep kashrut violated purity laws but was not sinful.
Origin
Hebrew, literally 'legitimacy (in religion)'; see also kosher.