La comida en el judaísmo tiene un papel importante. Esto puede verse del hecho de que en toda reunión uno de los asuntos más importantes es la comida, además el Talmud mismo declara que «Es importante la comida porque acerca a las personas».
For this reason, there are many laws related to food that are generally called laws of kashrut.
La palabra casher significa «apto», en el contexto de la comida, apto para el consumo judío. Son muy amplias (y a veces complejas) las leyes de chashrut y no alcanzaría esta pequeña sección para dedicarse a todas ellas, pero vamos a escribir, semana a semana, algunas leyes para ir conociendo «nuestra comida».
El primer punto a tener en cuenta es que en el judaísmo todas las acciones (también palabras y pensamientos) deben estar dirigidos a Di-s. De aquí se desprende que el acto mismo de comer, desde la perspectiva judaica, no es un acto meramente fisiológico o «animal», sino que se vuelve en sí mismo un acto de servicio a Di-s.
The most basic level of this concept is that the food a Jew eats must be fit for consumption, that is, kosher. Meat, vegetables, fruits, beverages, etc., all must undergo a koshering process. Some processes are more complex (like that of meat) and others simpler (like that of vegetables and fruits), but everything must be inspected and approved for consumption.
That's great! While I knew some things, I didn't know others. It's good to keep learning more about our customs every day. Thank you!
It's good to learn a little about our customs, Rabbi Tuvia Serber
Glad to hear it!!
What about preservatives, flavorings, and other chemical additives in packaged foods? Perhaps these food adulterants didn't exist in other eras, but I'd like to know to what extent something with kosher certification is truly kosher. Thanks!
Con permiso del Rab, Silvia los aditivos empleados en «estas épocas» sirven para aumentar nutrientes, agregar sabores atractivos y conservantes que para ser empleados en producciones Kosher son autorizados por Rabinatos con bastos conocimientos en alimentación Kosher que conocen y analizan cada halajot en su referencia.
Bs»D Estos aditivos cuentan deben tener su supervisión rabínica para ser usados, ejemplo ácido lactico utilizado en industria lactea con sello OU.
Hi Silvia Stiberman, in practice, everything you eat requires rabbinical supervision. Not because the rabbi is important or not, but because he will tell you what God considers important.
There are foods that can be bought in any supermarket, and that is because the rabbi supervised the plant where it is manufactured and authorized the consumption of that food, or because, due to the way that food is manufactured, there are no kashrut problems, such as, for example, common wheat flour.
With spices, there are cases where they mix in other coloring products or preservatives; sometimes they cook or grind them together with others that are not kosher.
In practice, you have to check whether everything you put into your body is okay or not.
For you, as a pharmacist, it's easy to understand: just because a remedy is available for sale and people say it's good for you doesn't mean you should take it, because it can harm you for other reasons. We Jews have an incredible physician, Hashem, who prescribes in great detail what to put into our bodies and what not to, because He knows that some things will be good for us, spiritually speaking, and some things won't.
He aquí las leyes de cashrut de los alimentos…
Greetings!
que hay por cierto , respecto a los medicamentos?? no tienen sello de kasher alguno….. o por cuestiones de salud todo es apto???
Silvia, medications are generally permitted, but there are situations where they must be supervised, such as during Passover, for example. This doesn't mean you can do anything for your health; there are many laws regarding this and many degrees of severity. Each case is analyzed individually, but in general, medications can be taken.