When cooking in a kitchen jews have to be very organised to separate the meat from the dairy. Most jewish kitchens will often have two sinks, two sets of cutlery, crockery and utensils so that meat and dairy can be prepared separately. Glass is the one thing that can be used for both meat and dairy.
The method in which a Kosher animal is killed is called Shechitah and is performed by a trained professional known as a shochet. He uses an extremely sharp blade to slit the throat of animals in doing so the carotid arteries and jugular veins are slit which cuts off blood supply to the brain immediately and causes no pain to the animal. Most importantly this method drains most of the blood from the animals which is extremely important in the Jewish faith because Jews are forbidden to eat blood as said in the torah “The blood is the life”.
To get rid of the remains of the blood it is removed by a processes called Kashering. This consists of soaking the meat in water for half an hour this is to soften the texture and to help the salt seep into the flesh and remove all blood. Then it is placed on a draining board scattered with coarse salt and left for an hour. It is then thoroughly rinsed. In the Jewish tradition blood is considered to carry the essence of all life.
The Jews for thousands of years have followed their Kosher laws, one reason for this is that god gave Jewish people the torah obligating them to fulfil its commandments entering them into a covenant with god. Kosher laws are a part of this covenant.
Another reason why they follow these strict rules is because god called Jews the “Holy people” in the torah and therefore prescribes them a holy diet. Kosher is gods diet for spirituality. Jewish people believe there is a link between what you eat and who you are.
These rules can be extremely difficult for Jews to keep in a modern days society because of the strict dietary rules. They cannot dine out at any restaurant it has to be a certified Kosher restaurant to ensure that all meats are kosher and dairy and meat are not mixed.
It can also be tough to get hold of kosher meats especially in small tows and villages, you might have to travel many miles to find kosher meats.
It can be very difficult for children to follow these rules because not attending a kosher school means they will be unable to eat in the school canteen, eat out with friends or eat at friends houses.
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