E-café website http://www.wlu.edu/x49110.xml The E. Café is a kosher café. What is kosher food? The word kosher in Hebrew means “fit” or “suitable.” Kosher foods are those that conform to the dietary laws of the Jewish religion.  Taken from the Bible, these laws describe lists of permitted and forbidden foods, humane methods of slaughtering animals, [...]

Hands are washed by observant Jews before meals, especially during holidays.  A cup is filled with water and poured over the top and bottom of the hands while reciting a blessing praising the sovereignty of God, and God’s commandments.

The Mezuzah, a small box containing a parchment scroll inscribed with verses from the Torah, is affixed to the doorposts of Jewish homes.  Written on the parchment are two passages from Deuteronomy.  The first passage is the commandment to write the words of God “upon the door-posts of thy house and upon thy gates.”  The [...]

The Torah refers to the Five Books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy)—the entirety of Judaism’s founding legal and ethical religious texts.  The Torah scroll is a copy of the Torah written on parchment in a formal, traditional manner by a specially trained scribe under strict requirements.  W&L’s Torah scroll was restored by [...]