abbi Jonathan Gerard of Easton, Pa., writes: “One often hears Americans using the term ‘kosher.’ Hearing it on National Public Radio recently prompted me to wonder what the speaker actually meant by ...

Many grocery stores today now have their own kosher food sections. (Photo credit: Rafael Ben Ari/Dreamstime) Kosher food is any food or beverage that Jewish dietary laws allow a person to eat. It ...

Kosher describes any food that complies with a strict set of dietary rules in Judaism. Kosher diet rules are called kashrut. The rules cover which foods to eat, how to prepare them, and how to combine ...

From its start in 1906, A Bintel Brief was a pillar of the Forward, helping generations of Jewish immigrants learn how to be American. Now our columnists are helping people navigate the complexities ...

Passover is an eight-day Jewish holiday, and kosher refers to food that meets certain strict biblical laws regarding what can be eaten as well as which foods can be combined in one meal. That makes ...