Kosher and Halal

Question 1

what meat outlines are taken from Deuteronomy 14: 3-10

Answer 1

clean vs. unclean animals

Question 2

shochat

Answer 2

person who performs ritualistic slaughter for kosher

Question 3

knife used for kosher slaughter

Answer 3

chalaf

Question 4

glatt kosher meat

Answer 4

no stunning allowed at all

Question 5

adhesions or defects in kosher found post mortem? what happens to the animal?

Answer 5

anything that would have caused the animal to die within a year. animal is no longer kosher but can be sold into mainstream meat products

Question 6

what is the purpose of soaking and salting kosher carcass’

Answer 6

to make sure all blood is removed

Question 7

what nerve is removed from kosher meat? where is it prominently located

Answer 7

Sciatic nerve
hind quarter

Question 8

how much time must be waited after eating meat before eating dairy products for kosher

Answer 8

3-6 hours

Question 9

how much time must be waited after eating dairy before eating meat for kosher

Answer 9

no time, but you must rinse your mouth and eat a neutral solid

Question 10

Jewish dietary four genders

Answer 10

Meat
dairy
pareve(neutrals)
traif(not kosher)

Question 11

what must not be eaten during passover

Answer 11

5 major grains
corn
rice
legumes
mustard

Question 12

5 major grains

Answer 12

wheats
oats
rye
barley
spelt

Question 13

quarans objections to swine

Answer 13

filthy animals
more fat than muscle
liable to disease

Question 14

what is a difference between kosher and halal slaughter

Answer 14

halal required prayer before slaughter

Question 15

halal laws for slaughter

Answer 15

-any Muslim reaching puberty can slaughte-
-animal must not be thirsty
-knife must be sharp
-knife can not be sharpened in front of animal
-slaughter must be facing mecca
-slaughter done quickly by cutting throat
-kosher meat or “Christian” meat is considered halal

Question 16

key issues for halal

Answer 16

-many people converted in prisons(ensuring halal is provided)
-number of muslims increasing in Texas(impact of sheep and goat market)