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Practically Kosher
45 minutes Posted Apr 1, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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Is it Kosher to question Kashrut?
A listener writes, “Why do Jews have Kosher rules? And how would you suggest a previously unobservant Jew approach Kashrut, if at all?”
Rabbi Shira admits that teaching the laws of kashrut is one of the hardest things she has to do as a rabbi. She does her best to make sense of it all and gives her best pitch for a mindfulness-based Jewish eating practice.
FAQ about Kosher laws
Read more about keeping Kosher in a non-Kosher world
Read Maimonides' commentary on the laws of Kashrut
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