Kashrut Resources

Resources on the Web

Click on the following links for more information about kashrut. These links provide information from various sources. The Ritual Policy Task Force is providing this information for your personal knowledge and study. The websites listed below and the information contained within them does not necessarily represent the opinions of the task force. If you have other links you would like to add to this list please email the RPTF.

Other Reconstructionist Congregations' Policies

The attachments below are kashrut policies from other Reconstructionist congregations. We requested these via the JRF website. These are the synagogues that responded. If you have access to policies from other synagogues that you would like to share please send them to the RPTF and we can add them.

Additional Information

Kashrut main page

President's letter to the congregation by Jay

Introduction to kashrut by the RPTF

Resource information including links to other web sites and the kashrut policies of other Reconstructionist congregations.

Kashrut Book List

Cohen, A. 2007. Everyman's Talmud: The Major Teachings of the Rabbinic
Sages. Published by "Editorial Benei Noaj".Ch. 8.3 Dietetics. (Paperback)

Dosick, W. 1995. Living Judaism: A Complete Guide to Jewish Belief,
Tradition & Practice. HarperCollins, NY. Ch. 5 Kashrut.

Dresner, S.H., D.M. Pollack, and  D.M. Pollock.1982. The Jewish Dietary
Laws, Their Meaning for Our Time, A Guide to Observance. Revised Edition.
The Rabbinical Assembly and United Synagogue Commission on Jewish Education.
Burning Bush Press, NY. (Paperback)

Jacobs, L. 1987. The Book of Jewish Practice. Berman House, Inc. Publ. West
Orange, NJ. Ch. 10, The Dietary Laws. (Paperback)

Klein, I. 1979. A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice. Jewish Seminary of
America, Ktav Publ. House. Chapters XXI-XXVI, The Dietary Laws: Shehitah,
Respiratory System, Bone Structure and Digestive System, Circulatory System,
Fowl, Porging and Kahering, Meat and Milk, Mixing of Kosher and Non-Kosher
Foods. Chapter VII, Pesah.

Newman, L.I. (ed.) 1945. The Talmud Anthology: Tales and Teachings of the
Rabbis. Behrman House, Inc. NY. Ch. 69 Eating and Dining. [Brief quotes from
the Rabbinic literature, such as: "He who eats overmuch of any food invites
sickness", said R. Pappa "even of dates", Gittin, 70. And, said R. Issac:
"It is forbidden to eat raw vegetables before breakfast, Berakot, 44.]

Olitzky, K.M. and R.H. Isaacs. 1983. The How To Handbook for Jewish Living.
KTAV Publ. House, Inc. Hoboken, NJ. (Paperback). Pp. 127-129,
Prohibited/Permitted Foods, Rules for Kashrut.

Steinsaltz, A. 2006. The Essential Talmud. Translated by C. Galai. Basic
Books. (Paperback). Ch. 22. Dietary Laws.

Strassfeld, M. 2006. A Book of Life: Embracing Judaism as a Spiritual
Practice. Jewish Lights Publ. Woodstock, VT. Part One, pp. 66-93, Eating and
Food. (Paperback)

Teutsch, D.A. 2003. A Guide to Jewish Practice, Introduction Attitudes,
Values, Beliefs. Kashrut: The Jewish Dietary Laws. 2nd edition.
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Press. Wyncote, PA.

Trepp, L. 1980. The Complete Book of Jewish Observance. Behrman House,
Inc./Summit Books, NY.

"The Laws of Kashrut - Commentary on ParashatShemini in Leviticus 9-11" in The Five Books of Miriam: A Woman's Commentary on the Torah, by Ellen Frankel, Ph.D., G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1996 (ISBN 0-399-14195-2).