1.0Virtual Talmudhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmudRabbi Eliyahu Sternhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/author/esternKashrut: The Great Barrier - Virtual Talmudrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XRZ6xgnGaM"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/03/kashrut-great-barrier.html">Kashrut: The Great Barrier</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/virtualtalmud/2006/03/kashrut-great-barrier.html/embed#?secret=XRZ6xgnGaM" width="600" height="338" title="“Kashrut: The Great Barrier” — Virtual Talmud" data-secret="XRZ6xgnGaM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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From the Iron Chef to Alice Waters, there is nothing more universal than food. Everyone eats. Everyone needs nourishment. If there is one thing that brings us all together it is the most basic instinct of all, hunger. Hey, what’s more beautiful than imagining everyone breaking bread together? And yet, Judaism says No, stop right…