Podcast: Meir Soloveichik on the Purpose of Keeping Kosher (with Locusts)

By Tikvah Podcast at Mosaic, Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

The rabbi and public intellectual comes by our studio to discuss the meaning of kashrut, with the help of some unusual examples.

This Week’s Guest: Meir Soloveichik

With the exception of Shabbat, probably nothing distinguishes practicing religious Jews more than their observance of kashrut—the Jewish dietary laws. Whether at a business meeting or an everyday social gathering, Jews who“keep kosher” set themselves apart from the non-Jewish (or non-observant) crowd whenever food is involved.

To keep kosher is to stand out. Which is precisely the point.

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