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Treif /
Treifah - In common usage, means 'food that is not kosher,'
and now the meaning also includes non-kosher
vessels and utensils. The term
is derived from the Hebrew word
(Exodus 22:30) "teref" meaning "torn," and
literally means an animal whose flesh was
torn or ripped, which is forbidden to be
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Insects
(all swarming, creeping, swimming or
flying)
- Any
animal which does not chew its cud and
have a split hoof (including whales, which
are mammals)
- Pig
(-the entire animal, including ham, pork
and bacon)
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Shellfish (including crabs, shrimp, etc.)
- Fish
without fins and scales
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Amphibians and Rodents (such as frogs,
mice, etc.)
- Neveilah and Treifah
(any animal, regardless of whether it had
the 2 criteria to be kosher, which has
died of its own accord, or been torn by
wild beasts. A kosher animal must be
kosher-slaughtered to be permissible.)
- Blood (all blood, even
that of a kosher animal, is forbidden.)
- Cheilev (non-kosher
fats; found on certain internal organs,
they need to be removed from a
kosher-slaughtered animal by a skilled,
G-d fearing expert.)
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