Posted on February 2, 2010.
Providing kosher fruit basket, a Guide to Giving the right gift to your Jewish friends and co-workers
Someone recently sent me an email wondering if a whole basket of fruit was adapted to send their Jewish friend, because they were assuming that it fell within the acceptable range of kosher food law as it was bearing fruit . They wanted to know if there was a difference between giving fruit baskets to hide from others.
All fruits are kosher, but must be inspected for bugs that are not kosher. And each type of fruit is allowed, but do not fall under the Jewish law when the fruit is food prepared with utensils used for food that does not qualify as meat. All fruit should be inspected to ensure they do not contain bugs. Strawberries and raspberries tend to be a problem when it comes to bug infestation.
There are restrictions on products made from grapes of Jewish laws prohibiting the use of products of idolatry. Because it has been used in the rituals of early religions, the wine has been used routinely sanctified for pagan while he was being processed. So, therefore, observant Jews are not allowed to use wine or grape products made by non-Jews, per se. Whole grapes do not fall within this restriction. You can see this is true for the wine and grape juice or grape juice sweetened products almost exclusively. Just be aware of the origin of the grape product and you will not go wrong with giving the appropriate gift to your Jewish friends or colleagues. Beer was once considered kosher, but now that the fruit beers have become so popular, Don 't expect to be the case.
Give the perfect gift to your Jewish Food tribute to their heritage and friends can be enjoyed by friends and friends kosher kosher no, it is not only thought but the fact that you took the time to be sure you give a gift that will make a memory.