Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-03-09
From the Cincinnati Advertiser.
KabOulah; or, Jewish License

KabOuiah; or, Jewish License.
Those who buy meat in our city markets may
have noticed at certain stalls. pieces of beef
with cabalslic marks resembling The Chinese
characters on a tea chest, and doubtless won
dered what they meant.
These are Hebrew characters. expressing
the word Koshur, signfying good, or approved.
and are equivalent to the inspection mark, or
brands, by which we Gsnliles buy our f,ur,
pork, &c.
All animals which under The Mosaic Law are
allowed to be eaten by The Jews, are prepared
for use by shochat, or bu,cher-one Of them
selves,-who is Sc. apart by license. for this
purpose. The license, which is termed the
Kaboalah, is given by the Rabbi. A copy Oft
concludes this article l, is taken from " The
Voice of Jacob" periodical Of this people.
The meat before it can 60 on The table OF a
conscientious Jew, undergoes three DRAWINGS
or publications. by which the blood is dis
charged from the flesh vessels. One of these
is performed by The shokal in preparing The an
irnal for the sal--lhe second is by an officer
calleNihe Porger, who cuts out the stagnant
blood that may be left when the meat is dlvi:
ded into the exact size aud shape required by
The purchaser, and the final draining is per-
formed at home by the application of water and
table salt, several hours before use. Among
the Jews no meat can be eaten which has been
killed more than three days.
make no apology for these details. What
ever relates 10 The customs Of six thousand in-
dvduals, adults and children, residing in our
midst, must possess sufficient interest for the
readers notice.
"In the name Of God Amen |, the under
written, do testify for The young man, Rabbi
Joseph Solomon, son nf Rabbi Emphraim Quo
lenghe, " HON The Lord by his Spirit hath moved
TO draw near 10 The work, even the work of
God 10 exercise his hands in killing of fowls );
aud he inclined 10 learn his mind before nIe
the rites of killing, till he knew them perfectly,
and particularly in the sense Of feeling, E,he
knife, he feels all the defects flaws of the
knife, though ever so small; and also he hath
killed before me, many times fowls of various
sorts, both great and small, tll give him IL
cense TO kill both for himself aud Others, te,en
though he did it alone by himsef,( So that all
Israel may lawfully eat of his killing And, as
this time he is about TO take journey into
far country, will no. refuse TO do him JUS
lice, bu, will, under my hand. testify for him
according to truth and justice, and will be adj
vocate for him, of his being in the fear Of ,hs
Lord from his youth to this very lime. And :,
therefore, il shall be lawful for him 10 kill in
every place where he shall 60, and lawful for
all Israel TO eat what he kills only with this
condition that he will continue to study the rites
of killing, arleasi four times year, ,ha, ne
may be certain of them, and may always lave
The fear of the Lord before his face, and e sery
cautious as TO any doubts that may arise about
his killing.
i" CaSQl-This is the Statute of the Law. I'm
the year of the Creation, 1869. Sampson
Eeszer. in the name of the Rev. Doctor. nv
Lord and Father, our Teacher.
RABBI MEIR BAai"