kashruth

or kash·rut

[ Sephardic Hebrew kahsh-root; Ashkenazic Hebrew kahsh-root, -ruhs; English kahsh-ruhth ]

noun

1. the body of dietary laws prescribed for Jews:

   an observer of kashruth.

2. fitness for use with respect to Jewish law:

   the kashruth of a religious object.

kashruth

/ kaʃˈruːt /

noun

1. the condition of being fit for ritual use in general
2. the system of dietary laws which require ritual slaughter, the removal of excess blood from meat, and the complete separation of milk and meat, and prohibit such foods as pork and shellfish

Word History and Origins

Origin of kashruth¹

1905–10; < Hebrew: literally, fitness

Word History and Origins

Origin of kashruth¹

literally: appropriateness, fitness

Example Sentences

Some people of the Jewish faith follow the kashruth, which are the dietary laws of Judaism that denote what foods and cooking preparations are considered kosher, and dairy is a big factor.

From Salon

About nine days after the holiday ended, they received the news from the Houston Kashruth Association that they had lost their Kosher certification.

From Washington Times

On our way home, my father told me that Danny probably didn’t eat anywhere except in his own home, or in the home or one or his father’s followers, because of kashruth, and that it would be wise for me not to embarrass him again with another invitation.

From Literature

Not that he bought it with a light heart: rather superstitious than religious, he felt uneasy about breaking the rules of kashruth, but he liked prosciutto so much that, before the temptation of the shop windows, he yielded every time, sighing, cursing under his breath, and looking at me furtively, as if he feared my judgment or hoped for my complicity.

From The New Yorker

If there is no Sabbath observance, there is no kashruth.

From Time Magazine Archive