Are 'kosher' and 'halal' the same thing? Will Jews eat 'halal' food, and will Muslims eat 'kosher'?

Question

Shalom and Salaam everyone.

Answer 1

Muslims will eat Kosher when Halaal is not available- but Jews will not eat Halaal.

Why not?
Kosher slaughter and Halaal slaughtering is identical- where it varies is what comes after it (also, Halaal slaughteres will say the name of Allah as they kill the animals, Jews do not, thus making Halaal meat preferable to a Muslim over Kosher meat.) After the emat is slaughtered in kosher slaughter it is checked for specific defects that would have killed the animal in time- if they exist, the meat is non-kosher. Also, the meat is hung and salted to withdraw as much blood as possible. neither of these procedures are carried out under Halaal slaughter, and thus why Halaal meat cannot be deemed as kosher.

It does not end there- let us take a Muslim that has bought kosher meat and invites his Jewish friend over for dinner (and it happens far more frequently than people think). The Jew still cannot eat the food cooked in the Muslim's house. Why not?

Jews interpret the verse "You may not bathe a calf in its mother's milk" very broadly- to us it is a prohibition from eating any mxture of milk and meat together. In Islam, this verse is narrowly interpreted and thus the prohibition does not exist. Thus anything which has been used to cook a mixture or both at seperate times is deemed unkosher (and that is why Jews have two sets of cutlery, crockery, pots, pans etc- they can only be used for one or the other).

The story of a Rabbi eating in a Halaal restaurant could only apply to a NON orthodox Rabbi- since Orthodox Rabbis are very aware of the rules- and the lack of seperation of milk and meat in Halaal.

Answer 2

I'm not sure about Muslim/ Halal but with Jewish /Kosher it would depend on how observant the Jew was and what was involved in "serving". I have friends who are Jewish (Conservative) and they don't have a problem eating at my house or if we fix food and take to theirs. On the other hand if they were Orthodox there would probably be a problem because our kitchen is not Kosher ( We do not have separate refrigerators or utensils for meat and dairy) . Kosher has NOTHING to do with the food being blessed by a rabbi but whether or not the food is forbidden and how it is prepared . For example it is forbidden to combine meat with a dairy product. This can mean cooking them together, eating them in the same meal or cooking meat in a container that has been used for dairy products. Part of the problem is that few gentiles understand exactly what Kosher involves. On the other hand you could serve a piece of fruit that could easily be peeled and that would be acceptable by even the most observant Orthodox rabbi. Edit : It would not matter who served it but how it was handled. A Christian or Atheist could prepare the food and it would still be Kosher as long as none of the laws of kashrus are violated. Serving kosher food on a plate or in a bowl that isn't kosher renders the food unkosher. Not all Jews are this observant but to those who are minor details matter.

Answer 3

Jew's have different standards and laws about the slaughtering of the animal which make it as painless as possible. Jews will not eat halal meat but muslims will eat kosher meat. For a food to be kosher there are very complex laws. Many foods fall besides meat fall under the category of what needs to be kosher.

Answer 4

Same concept but not entirely the same.

Jews that keep kosher will not eat meat that is halal because kosher meat requires more preparation (such as salting) then dose Halal which is only about slaughter.

Kosher Meat on the other hand is automatically considered Halal.

Alcoholic beverages though may be Kosher, but would not be halal due to the Muslim probation against Alcohol

Answer 5

I think its pretty much the same but Jews have different standard so they wouldn't eat the muslims halal like the other poster a religious jew wouldn't eat it that is.

I'm a muslim in America and its hard to find halal so I eat kosher I always look for the kosher symbols on foods before i eat it or buy it.

Answer 6

No they are not the same thing. Jews cannot eat halal because the person slaughtering the animal must be a Jew trained in ritual slaughter. Some Muslim sects say its OK to eat kosher while others do not. Nunya is referring to a non Orthodox rabbi, as a religious Jew would only eat kosher.

Answer 7

w/salaam,
No it is not the same thing. However, Muslims can eat Kosher but Jews can not eat all foods which are halal. Jews also have to cook their foods certain ways and have separate pots for cooking milk or meats. Many richer Jewish families will have two separate kitchens or areas in the kitchen to cook their foods. Also, Jews have standards of what to eat off of and spoons etc. Muslims can eat all foods and cook all foods in the same utensils.

Answer 8

Muslims will eat kosher food, but don't think Jews will eat halal food, but perhaps only the meat that is slaughtered in the halal way.

The Judaic law covers areas that is not obligatory to Muslims.

Answer 9

Muslims will eat Kosher .
Jews will not eat Halal , because there are some differences , like camel meat is Halal , but it is not Kosher .

Answer 10

I know alot of muslims who eat kosher, I also know a Rabbi and his wife that eat at a Hallal Chineese Restaraunt, everything on the menu is Hallal. I got no problem with Kosher. On some items I will choose the kosher over others.

A Rabbi and his wife near my masjid eats at a Hallal Chineese Restaraunt. Im not making it up. He and his wife are people I consider friends and He says he likes it because he knows the people arent lying about the pork which alot of people do(lie) when you ask if theres pork or not.

So this makes my friend less jewish than a hardasss who makes life hard just for kosher? Jewish is jewish thats it.