In the spirit of Reconstructionist Judaism, we seek to retain as much of our tradition as possible even as we modify the practice of certain rituals and adjust our understanding of their meaning. And, by documenting our practices and the intentions behind them, we hope to ennoble our own community's traditions regarding this most common of all deeds. To be kosher, meat must come from poultry or an animal that has split hooves and chews its cud, and has been prepared according to the requirements of kashrut under rabbinic supervision. Shellfish is treif. Kosher fish is considered pareve.
Examples are fruits and vegetables, fish, eggs, pasta, grains, nuts, coffee.
Pareve foods can be served with either dairy or meat. Food products approved as kosher under rabbinic supervision. The communal luncheon following Shabbat services, the food for which typically is prepared by Adat Shalom members in their own home. All Adat Shalom community events, whether in the shul, in members' homes, or off-site, are dairy or pareve. When preparing foods at home for Adat Shalom events, however, we urge congregants to be sensitive to the variety of levels of kashrut observance within the Adat Shalom community.