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Pragmatic Judaism · July 16 · 6 min

Kashrut: The power of saying no

What if kashrut isn’t primarily about food, but about boundaries? In this episode, host Shai Davidai explores how Jewish dietary practice functions as a portable system of distinction, repetition, and identity preservation. A story about habits, limits, assimilation, and why sometimes what keeps a people together is not what they choose—but what they refuse.

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What if kashrut isn’t primarily about food, but about boundaries?

In this episode, host Shai Davidai explores how Jewish dietary practice functions as a portable system of distinction, repetition, and identity preservation.

A story about habits, limits, assimilation, and why sometimes what keeps a people together is not what they choose—but what they refuse.