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Why do you think
movie detectives say
"This don’t smell kosher"? |
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Because kosher stands for
quality, purity, whole-someness and truth. It really means "fit
for use". |
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And fitness—physical and
spiritual—is a matter of making the right choices, and leading a
proper life. |
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Sound like you? Sounds like
millions of people. |
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Perhaps that’s why kosher food
is the fastest growing segment of the food industry today.
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Kosher Food is
Healthy Food
If you’re used to
thinking of kosher as an antiquated health prescription, think again.
Kosher guidelines are part of a conscientious, in-tune lifestyle:
Processed foods must be produced under strict
supervision
Meat and fowl must be slaughtered in a humane
fashion
Since the animal feels no shock and little pain,
far fewer toxins are released into the blood
Scavengers and predatory beasts are forbidden
Gourmet maven Dr. Myles Bader writes, "If you want
healthy, clean-tasting chicken, buy kosher." Kosher chickens are
submerged in ice-cold water for thirty minutes, salted to remove blood
and rinsed three separate times to remove all the salt. Since 48% of
food poisoning is caused by contaminated chicken, this process could
literally be a life-saver.
The Kosher laws were not made for physical health
reasons. But it comes as no surprise that what's good for the soul
turns out to be good for the body as well.
Food for the Soul
Body and soul are
intimately connected. Whatever happens to the soul is reflected in the
body. And the food the body consumes has an impact on the soul. Just
as some foods are healthy for the body, and others are harmful, so too
the inner person, the soul, has foods that nourish it and foods that
obstruct its growth.
The soul needs to breathe, to reconnect to its
source—and the body is its only conduit. Eating kosher food helps
ensure that the arteries of that spiritual connection are clear. The
soul is able to shine through.
It doesn't stop there: Keeping kosher not only
benefits your inner self. It touches the soul of the entire world.
Because everything a person does is a way to infuse the world with
spiritual light—including eating. When you eat food in a dignified
way, and use the energy of that food for good things, the food itself
becomes spiritual.
Easy, tasty,
avant-garde
Fact is, you’re
already more kosher then you think. Chances are, 9 out of 10, that the
cereal you ate this morning was kosher. As many as 65% of the foods in
your supermarket are already kosher. It’s likely that most of the
packaged foods in your fridge have a kosher symbol—go check! And if
you have a favorite food that doesn’t have kosher supervision, you may
be able, if you so desire, to find a perfect substitute that does.
If you want to keep kosher, note that Kosher
cuisine isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition.
You can choose and pick what you are comfortable with.
Don’t mix meat and milk.
Cut out pork and shellfish.
Buy only kosher meat.
Buy only those processed foods that have kosher certification.
Or maybe you’re ready to make your kitchen kosher. Ask us to locate a
Rabbi in your area at
KosherRabbi@jewishcelebrations.com
