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kash·rut

also kash·ruth  (käsh′rəth, -rəs, käsh-ro͞ot′)
n.
1. The state of being kosher.
2. The body of Jewish dietary law.

[Mishnaic Hebrew kašrût, from kāšēr, fitting; see kosher.]
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People often think about how kashrut separates Jews and non-Jews, but it also creates divides within the Jewish community.
His death comes days after Roseman's and his other business, Prestwich-based Gough's Deli, were accused of breaching Kashrut, a set of Jewish dietary laws governing the sale of Kosher produce.
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Roseman's Deli and Gough's Deli, based in Prestwich and also owned by Mr Kaye, were both accused of breaching Kashrut, the Jewish religious dietary laws which govern the sale of Kosher produce, theLiverpool Echoreported.
The word Kosher is an adaptation of the Hebrew word "k?s?r" meaning "fit" or "proper" and it refers to food that conforms to the regulations of kashrut or Jewish dietary law.
Veterans of the radical reform German rabbinical conferences of the 1850s, the liberals intended to expunge what they deemed outmoded religious practices such as kashrut --derisively called "kitchen Judaism"--and the second day of holiday observances.
And for two, it would need to abide by kashrut, or Jewish dietary laws based on religious belief.
They keep kashrut restrictions in mind, and grazing is presumed.
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For decades regulators in 20 states have inspected businesses selling ostensibly kosher food to make sure they follow the laws of kashrut."