Treif

treif , meet or treife (Yiddish: טרײף) is an expression from the kashrut , the Jewish dietary law. This adjective is mainly used in relation to unfit meat. The Yiddish word treif is derived from the Hebrew word trefa (Hebrew: טְרֵפָה). Etymologically, it stands for carcass torn off (by predators) . This is one of the categories of meat that the Torah explicitly states as non- kosher . The meat of shellfish or fish without scales is also mature.

See also

• Shafts
• Tame (Hebrew)

literature

• Hans Peter Althaus : Chutzpah, Schmus & Tacheles. Yiddish word stories. CH Beck, 2015 ( on google.books ).

Web links

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