If a stone were comprised of 93% quartz and the other 7% was polyester pigment and resin, would it be considered Kosher? I know the question sounds weird but it is even possible for materials to be kosher?
2006-08-07 05:41:52 · 7 answers · asked by Gabe 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OK, here are the facts as best I know:
Non-edible items do not need to be kosher, but they can't contain something which is unkosher. For example, if (for some strange reason) someone wants to eat a stamp, that stamp shouldn't have any pig-processed stuff on it (for example, the glue). So, if you want to eat a rock or some dirt, feel free.
More practically, some non-edible items (like stamps) may have a kosher certification because of the chance that non-kosher items may be consumed. For example, if you lick the stamp and the glue is made from a horse, many jews might consider that a possible violation of eating/licking/tasting non-kosher.
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2006-08-07 08:07:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Because it is inedibile, it is by definition not kosher for eating. On plants, animals that chew the cud and have a cloven hoof, fish that have fins and scales, and insects that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground (locusts, crickets, grasshoppers) are considered kosher for eating.
However, a stone may be kosher (meaning "proper") for other uses that a stone would ordinarily be used.
2006-08-07 12:55:26 · answer #2 · answered by leo509 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Look around your local grocery store, and you'll see a small (K), (U), (OU), or the word "parve" on many non-food items. These markings indicate that the product contains no animal meat, shellfish, or milk derivatives.
The word Kosher is not only used to describe food. It is can be used to describe any item that's officially approved for use by Orthodox Jews.
2006-08-07 12:58:11 · answer #3 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kosher is not limited to food. Items such as a Torah Scroll, Mezuzah, etc... can be Kosher or non-Kosher as well. Meaning it's fitness as a ritual or religious item.
2006-08-07 12:45:37 · answer #4 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, in Isreal even postage stamps are certified kosher. Well I guess you could eat postage stamps but why?
2006-08-07 12:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by bullybrian2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The word kosher has been borrowed by many languages. In English as slang, it generally means legitimate, acceptable, permissible, genuine or authentic." (Wilkipedia)
In that, deriived, sense, it's posssible.
In the Jewish sense, it's not.
2006-08-07 12:49:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not know the answer to that but I think that it is a very good question. I could take a guess at it and say that it is possible but very unlikely.
2006-08-07 12:45:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋