keep kosher

keep kosher
Kosher Ko"sher, n. Kosher food; also, a kosher shop. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used mostly in the phrase

{keep kosher}, v. i.. [PJC]

{keep kosher} To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher food and handling it properly. [PJC]


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  • Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc. — Gallagher v. Crown Kosher Super Market of Massachusetts, Inc. was a case that was argued before the Supreme Court of the United States December 7 8, 1960 and decided May 29, 1961 that declared that a kosher butcher store had to abide by the state …   Wikipedia

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