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Keeping KosherKashrut, keeping kosher, is a system of laws and practices derived from several sources. First, there is the biblical injunction to maintain holiness before God, which includes eating only those animals, birds and fish that are kosher or acceptable. Second, there is the attitude that, through these laws, a person practices discipline over his or her behavior, in this case what he or she eats. Third, kashrut is intimately tied to the concept of reverence for life. Creatures used for food must be slaughtered in a prescribed ritual and humane way with the blood (life) carefully removed before the flesh is cooked and eaten. Further, the life-giving milk is kept separate from the meat to ensure that the two are never cooked or eaten together. The following foods are kosher: * Vegetables and fruits, which may be served with either meat or milk * Fish that have both fins and scales * Most domesticated fowl ritually slaughtered by a qualified shochet (ritual slaughterer) * Eggs without blood spots from kosher birds * Animals that both chew their cud and have a split hoof and that have been properly slaughtered, soaked and salted During the eight days of Passover, all foods containing leavening are forbidden, including bread, grains, beans, peas and lentils, in Ashkenazic tradition. GREATER PHOENIX VAAD HAKASHRUTH 515 E. Bethany Home Road Phoenix, AZ 85012 602-277-8858 Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi David Rebibo The Vaad, founded in 1965, is a nonprofit agency representing the kosher consumer and promoting kashrut through education, research and supervision. It is a constituent agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and is the central council that oversees compliance with Jewish dietary laws. The Vaad supervises banquets, weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, conventions, barbecues and other meals at selected hotels and establishments throughout the Valley by special arrangement and on a per-function basis. To secure proper supervision, arrangements must be made with the Vaad and the establishment well in advance of the event. For a list of supervised function sites, contact the Vaad. Locally produced products bearing the "K-aleph" symbol are also available in grocery stores. KOSHERING YOUR KITCHEN Call the Vaad for instructions. 0102
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