Is kosher meat/chicken the same as halal meat and chicken, if not how?!


Question: Kosher foods meet the requirements of Jewish law. For meat, only certain animals are allowed, and they must be slaughtered according to Jewish law. No rabbi is required, but the person who slaughters the animal must meet certain requirements of Jewish observance, knowledge and trustworthiness.

After the kosher slaughter, the meat is soaked and salted multiple times within 3 days, in a particular procedure, which removes all the blood from the meat. This is not required for halal meat.

The rabbis who supervise the kosher meat processing plants are there to certify that the meat does meet kosher standards. The rabbi is not there to bless the meat, as is commonly thought.

Halal meat meets the requirements of Islamic law. Kosher meat is slaughtered in a way acceptable to most Muslims.

Halal meat does not meet kosher requirements.

I had a Muslim friend who was not allowed to eat kosher meat as halal, because her level of observance required that the sentence "In the name of Allah...." be said just before the animal was killed. Since this wasn't done in the kosher process, the meat wasn't allowed for her. (So, whenever we ate together, it was a vegetarian/dairy meal.)

My understanding is that this is a minority Islamic opinion, and that the majority of Muslims (in the U.S. at least) will eat kosher as halal, although halal meat is preferred, if available.

Kosher-observing Jews do not eat halal meat.

Both kosher and halal forbid pork.

Kosher forbids a mixing of meat and milk, but halal does not.

If there were a piece of meat that met both halal and kosher standards, cooking it with cheese would make it not kosher anymore, but it would still be halal.

There *are* facilities that supply meat for both halal and a variety of different kosher procedures. But just because the animals are all slaughtered and prepared in the same building, does not mean that they all meet the same requirements.

There are also varieties within kosher, where certain groups have a more stringent standard than others, and some groups have different standards from one another (that are not based "more" stringencies, but different ones).

Thus, within kosher, some people will only be able to eat meat from particular methods/supervisions.


Answers: Kosher foods meet the requirements of Jewish law. For meat, only certain animals are allowed, and they must be slaughtered according to Jewish law. No rabbi is required, but the person who slaughters the animal must meet certain requirements of Jewish observance, knowledge and trustworthiness.

After the kosher slaughter, the meat is soaked and salted multiple times within 3 days, in a particular procedure, which removes all the blood from the meat. This is not required for halal meat.

The rabbis who supervise the kosher meat processing plants are there to certify that the meat does meet kosher standards. The rabbi is not there to bless the meat, as is commonly thought.

Halal meat meets the requirements of Islamic law. Kosher meat is slaughtered in a way acceptable to most Muslims.

Halal meat does not meet kosher requirements.

I had a Muslim friend who was not allowed to eat kosher meat as halal, because her level of observance required that the sentence "In the name of Allah...." be said just before the animal was killed. Since this wasn't done in the kosher process, the meat wasn't allowed for her. (So, whenever we ate together, it was a vegetarian/dairy meal.)

My understanding is that this is a minority Islamic opinion, and that the majority of Muslims (in the U.S. at least) will eat kosher as halal, although halal meat is preferred, if available.

Kosher-observing Jews do not eat halal meat.

Both kosher and halal forbid pork.

Kosher forbids a mixing of meat and milk, but halal does not.

If there were a piece of meat that met both halal and kosher standards, cooking it with cheese would make it not kosher anymore, but it would still be halal.

There *are* facilities that supply meat for both halal and a variety of different kosher procedures. But just because the animals are all slaughtered and prepared in the same building, does not mean that they all meet the same requirements.

There are also varieties within kosher, where certain groups have a more stringent standard than others, and some groups have different standards from one another (that are not based "more" stringencies, but different ones).

Thus, within kosher, some people will only be able to eat meat from particular methods/supervisions.

I don't believe Halal meat is blessed by a rabbi.

Hala meat is dedicated to God by a Muslim present at the killing. Kosher meat must be slaughtered by a Rabbinical-licensed person and then soaked and salted.

Not too big of a difference

Very often, peopl who only eat chalal will take kosher meat instead but religious jews won't eat chalal.
To be kosher, the animal must be slaughtered in a specific way. Not all parts of the animal may be eaten and it must then undergo a "koshering process" to remove all blood before it can be consumed.

They must be the same. I see lots of Jewish people down at the local Arab market.

the only difference is the hocus pocus that surrounds the slaughter. Chicken is chicken, no matter what quack dances around it while sprinkling BS dust

Kosher and Halal

"There is a great deal of similarity between the laws of Dhabi?a halal and kashrut, and there are also various differences. Whether or not Muslims can use kashrut standards as a replacement for halal standards is an ongoing debate, and the answer depends largely on the individual being asked. However, most Muslim authorities believe the terms are not interchangeable."

i dont think so since halal meat the butcher whould say "bismillah" and "allahu akbar" before slaughtering it. but jewish butchers dont say that so no. but some poeple eat kosher meat

During the slaughterhouse production schedules in Omaha Nebraska, the owners will set aside time periods for Rabbis and Iman [?] to clean and bless the meat and perform appropraite rituals; but they are done in the same facility-Kosher in the morning and Halal in the afternoon (or something like that...)

Interestingly, the Army field rations also have Kosher/Halal variation. Similar to MREs, the 'My Kind of Meal' is suitable for both religions. Lots of chicken (no pork of course) and veggies, gummy bears with pectin instead of gelatin, rice and pasta side dishes. A lot of health concious GIs prefer these over the heavy MRE's...

well halal meat is approved for muslim diets kosher food is food that is actually blessed by a rabii so they are different. both however are similar in that they are approved for consumtion by a religious guidlines .both have strict measures to assure the food is fit for consumption by their peoples. however they are not interchangable. I don't think muslims and jews have a great love for the other. the middle east is proof of that. I think it is curious though that there are some similarities between these people.

Well, if your Muslim, you can eat Kosher meat.....but if you are Jewish then, "Halal" slaughtered meat is not "Kosher"!

Islamic law allows Muslims to eat the meat of the "people of the Book" (Jews and Christians). For meat to be slaughtered according to Islamic law, the animal's throat should be cut in one clean swipe with a sharp knife and this should be done in the name of Allah (God). The idea is to let all of the blood drain out of the body. No undue stress should be caused to the animal....and I think that its eyes should be covered.

Orthodox Jewish law, however, is more strict. They do not eat meat that is slaughtered by rite of any other group.....even other Monotheistic religions....particularly Islam with whom they are closest to particularly with regards to dietary laws.





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