Kitchen Judaism
Jenna Weissman Joselit
1994
Kashruth was not only redefined but repositioned as a growing number of American Jews restricted its observance to the home. The new geography of kashruth promoted a more flexible approach toward dietary constraints, localizing and containing them. […]
This dichotomy between the public and the private consumption of kosher food was actually one of…
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