Kashrut - Wikipedia
Kashrut (also kashruth or kashrus, כַּשְׁרוּת ) is a set of Jewish religious dietary laws.Food that may be consumed according to halakha (Jewish law) is termed kosher (/ ˈ k oʊ ʃ ər / in English, Yiddish: כּשר ), from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the Hebrew term kashér (כָּשֵׁר ), meaning "fit" (in this ...