A) Explain the Origins and Purposes of Kashrut with Regards to Food (33)
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... A) Explain the Origins and Purposes of Kashrut with Regards to Food (33) Kashrut refers to the laws that dictate which foods are fit for consumption by a Jew. According to Orthodox Jewish belief these laws were commanded by G-d to the Jewish people, through the giving of the Torah at Sinai. The basic skeleton was written in 2 chapters of the Torah, whilst the details and ramifications were orally transmitted through the ages, eventually written down by Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi in the Mishna, and expounded upon in the Talmud. In accordance with the directive found in the first verse of 'Ethics of our Fathers :' 'to make a fence around the Torah,' -various statutes were enacted over time be Rabbinic authorities in order to safeguard the biblical laws. Kashrut is a Chok, a mitzvah that by defintion has no comprehendable rationale that human beings can perceive. Over the














