Keeping Kosher

  Kashrut (translated as Kosher) is the set of Jewish religious dietary laws. Torah specifies certain kinds of food that are right to eat, and the other kinds that shall not be eaten. The meat of some animals are forbidden and whose meat may be eaten must be killed in a special, careful way by a religiously trained slaughterer. In Judaism for those who keep kosher, observance of the dietary laws is a both opportunity for obedience to God and for preserving Jewish unity and identity. The importance of the laws of kashrut to the Jewish people has been demonstrated in times of persecution, in which Jews have been forced to eat non kosher foods (usually pork) under penalty of death: many Jews chose to die rather than break kosher. Presently, about a sixth of American Jews or 0.3% of the American population fully keep kosher, and many more abstain from some non-kosher foods, especially pork. This practice of Jews is known by the whole world because eventually markets make kosher products around the world and it's visible to everyone.