Kosher Dishes

NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES FROM MEDIEVAL ENGLAND REVEAL THAT LOCAL JEWS KEPT KOSHER DESPITE HARDSHIP

When people hear the word “archaeology” most will immediately think of Israel or the ancient Near East. Who would have thought that important archaeological research pertaining to the history of the Jewish people would be going on in Oxford, England? But actually, a group of British archaeologists working in Oxford have published a fantastic study in which they examined two sets of evidence—animal bones and broken pottery. The simple result? They were able to confirm that an area known from medieval property records was indeed the Jewish quarter and that Jews in the 12th and 13th centuries observed the laws of kashrus.

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