Keeping It Kosher

Keeping kosher in the Jewish religion may be more important for some than it is to others. For example, Orthodox Jews consider keeping kosher obligatory while Reform Jews typically do not. When browsing on ou.org, the first network that a searcher is able to click on is a tab called “kosher.” This tab opens a plethora of subheadings and thoroughly explains what it means to be kosher, why to go kosher, and even illustrates videos of how to make certain kosher foods at home (such as guacamole). According to ou.org, over 60% of American foods are kosher and many people consume kosher products without even realizing it. In agreement with ou.org, Samuel C. Heilman states that kosher foods are widely available. This statement seems to be true in that they even have a kosher section at the Indiana supermarket Kroger. It is interesting to see that they have this kosher section because there are so many other products that are kosher and are not in the kosher section. For example, Oreos, M&Ms, and Coca-cola are kosher but yet they are not in the kosher section of the market. It is also interesting to see that there is a kosher section in Indiana’s supermarket because there are so few Jews in Indiana compared to the rest of the Orthodox Jews in the United States. Over the past several years, kosher conventions have been taking place in places like New Jersey and Manhattan most likely because of their large Jewish populations. The Orthodox movement is consistently growing and thus, the kosher market is growing.