How to Keep Kosher 1st (first) edition Text Only

by Lisë Stern

Excellent Book

Genres: Judaism, Food, Jewish, Judaica, Religion, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published August 17, 2004

Reviews

[Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have been confused by Jewish dietary laws since I met my dear friend, Gail in 1981. Gail kept a kosher household and did her best to answer my questions before I left Texas. However, most of what she told me just didn't make sense to my Protestant mind. Lise Stern has cleared up a good many of misconceptions I've had. Her book takes the very complex laws of kashrut and explains them so that even this gentile has a basic grasp of the concepts. Written by a Jew for Jews, she still takes care to define any Hebrew or Yiddish words she uses.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful, clear and detailed

This is a very helpful guide for the person wishing to begin keeping kosher. It provides both text based teaching, and logistical guidelines. It manages to be detailed on how to kasher a kitchen without overwhelming. The author covers Orthodox and Conservative approaches to kashrut and explains how they differ in relevant places (such as toiveling or gelatin), as well as mentions of Reform and Reconstructions thoughts on kashrut.

[Melvin Marsh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of this is very obvious discussions about kashrut. I think it would be better for someone who really knows little. There was a little bit that I didn't know. But really this was not a big deal and I probably should not have paid money for it.

[Kaiti · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a bit overwhelming with all the rules and exceptions to the rules and exceptions to the exceptions to the rules and so on, but it's very informative. It would probably take a few read-throughs to fully understand everything (for me at least), but all the same, a helpful read.

[ML · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book contains everything you probably ever wanted to know about kashrut. Going in I wanted to know more , but it definitely was a lot .

[Miriam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Somehow Stern managed to write a comprehensive but approachable and non-judgemental book about Kashrut from the perspectives of all the major Jewish denominations. While she doesn't make transitioning to halachic kashrut seem easy, it does seem more feasible than the approach taken in many books.

[Paulo Reimann]

OK, must review Moses' ado

Great book. No doubt of it. Nevertheless you would become a master of Kosher. Deep, thorough and actually entertaining. But I always remain with a last question:- did Moses crossing the desert had all this vision?

[Natassia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative. The authoress breaks this down to the hows, whys, history, commentary, where-froms, and recipes. My copy was damaged by water and I still kept it -- musty mold smell and all.

[Lia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very exhaustive with great recipes