[Sarah28394]

There actually isn’t such a thing as ‘Hebrew’ food. Hebrew is the language while Jewish is the religion (also used sometimes to refer to the culture.) I’ve found a lot of people aren’t aware that there is in fact a difference, but just think of it this way: it’s like saying that you’re eating American food vs. English food (English as in the language.) So to answer your question-it was Jewish style food that you ate. As a side note, Hebrew is also the official language of Israel, and if you are eating food from that country, (Mediterranean style) than you would say you are eating ‘Israeli food.’

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[Paulette]

Hebrew food, it is not. Bagels have jewish roots in the opinion of most people, but are not considered a ‘jewish food’ per se. Tuna salad, unless prepared ‘Israeli style’, is certainly not considered a jewish food, and as for the coconut dessert you mention, you would have to be more specific. The only food you mention that indeed would be considered a food that is a staple item for many Jews is the macaroni dish, which, by the way you describe it sounds like noodle pudding.

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[Shalom Staub]

‘Hebrew’ refers to a language, whether the ritual language of Jewish prayer and the Bible or the contemporary language of Israel. It does not commonly refer to food. You will hear ‘Israeli’ food as a reference to common dishes you will encounter in Israel: Israeli salad, humous, felafel, etc. ‘Jewish’ food is a term commonly heard in the United States to refer to the culinary traditions of Jews, principally from Eastern European ancestry, to refer to common Jewish foods or dishes: bagels and lox, chicken soup, gefilte fish, etc. ‘Kosher’ food refers to any food or dish that is prepared according to the Jewish religious dietary regulations derived from the Bible and refined in rabbinic tradition: separation of meat and dairy dishes, exclusion of pork and seafood, consumption of meat only from kosher slaughtered animals, etc. Having said all this, it’s hard to know exactly what food the Hadassah organization was selling, perhaps kosher food, probably Jewish dishes, possibly Israeli foods.

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[Deborah D.]

The culture, including the food, is Jewish. The language used by those who are instructed in the ways of the religion is Hebrew. Jews don’t usually refer to ourselves as Hebrew, but rather as Jewish. Therefore, food sold at a Hadassah event would be considered Jewish food, not Hebrew.

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[Leah26110]

Its jewish food. THats what my family calls ir, or i guess like jewish deli. But Jewish people speak hebrew, not jewish.

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[Nancy]

I’m an American-born immigrant to Israel. The short answer is there’s no such thing as ‘Hebrew’ food. From your description, it sounds like you ate food typical of Jews whose background is Eastern European (the dominant Jewish ethnic group in the US). In Israel, which is home to Jews who came from all over the world, the menu is much more widely varied – from gefilte fish (typical of Eastern European Jews) to spicy stuffed spleen (typical of Moroccan Jews). One important note – while the term ‘Jewish’ food refers to cultural distinctions, the term ‘kosher’ food refers to a body of laws governing the preparation of food. These laws are observed by all practicing Jews, regardless of national origin.

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[C-Jacobs]

I’ve never heard of something described as Hebrew food. I would think that Jewish food means food traditionally made by Jews (i.e. cholent/hamim, kugels, gefitle fish, matzo balls, hamentashen, etc.). However, there is another thing called Kosher food, and that is food made according to the guidelines provided by the Torah (both written and oral). This includes not mixing meat and milk, not eating pork or shellfish, and many, many other rules. Also, I’ve heard of ‘Kosher-style’ food, meaning traditional Jewish dishes made with little or no regard to the laws of the Torah.

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[Steve27856]

It is not ‘Jewish food’ or ‘Hebrew foood’. It is Kosher food. It follows the dietary laws described in the Hebrew Bible.

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[Paula]

Hi Ann, Hope this will answer your great question. I’m Jewish and live in Canada. Jewish food would be things that you would find in a Jewish type deli or restaurant such as bagels and lox, knishes, kamishbroit cookies or many other things. I’ve never heard the term ‘Hebrew food’ so can’t answer to that. However, some Jewish people keep kosher. This means they don’t mix milk and meat/chicken dishes. So for instance you wouldn’t put butter on your baked potato if your were eating turkey, chicken or meat. Also you would wait 6 hours after eating meat/poultry before eating say ice cream or having cream in coffee. There are non-dairy cream or type of milk that you could use that would be ok after eating meat or poultry. Fish is not in this category so you could have butter with fish. hope this clears up the confusion.

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[Tom24107]

There’s no such thing as ‘ Jewish ‘ food or ‘ Hebrew ‘ food…but there is Kosher food. It just means that the food meets Jewish dietary laws. For example, if it was a steak, the cow was killed in a Jewish fashion…the slaughterhouse was inspected and/or blessed by a rabbi and the animal had it’s throat cut very quickly so as to lessen the pain of the animal, meet Jewish customs etc.

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[Pat]

More than likely it is Jewish, but very likely Kosher. Kosher means that the food is prepared or manufactured under the auspices of a local or regional Jewish authority, usually a Rabbi. The Rabbi makes sure that the Halakahlic ( rules of the Road to living Jewishly) laws are followed in the preparation of the food. No matter what you call it, a nosh is always a good thing! 🙂

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[dana27198]

Hebrew is a language while jewish is a religion. I think most jews today consider themselves Jews and Hebrews the people in the bible. If you convert you become a jew. Enjoy the food.

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[Harry Highstreet]

What difference does it make if you’re an atheist? Anyway, you will discover the answer when you pay for what you bought.

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[yvonne]

I am not Jewish so somebody out there help me if I am wrong, but food bought in Kosher stores is under srtict rabbinical supervision. Hebrew is the religion of the Jewish people. People who are Jewish speak Hebrew. It’s the same theory as people who are Hispanic speak Spanish, they are not spanish. Their eithnicity is Hispanic, Latina, or Latino. The food that you bought was from the Jewish people, maybe even a from a special region in Israel.

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[Jason31243]

Ann, I’m not sure which answer is correct, but I think it depends upon how you define ‘Jewish’ and ‘Hebrew’. Does one denote the religion and the other an ethnicity or a cultural background? I’d say there isn’t much difference, since culturally the two could be considered synonimous. When identifying an ethnic group, the terms are also synonimous. Probably a better question would be which sub-group (Judaism, like all other religions has it’s own differing schools of progressives and orthodoxy, identified largely by regions they lived in during the past 1500 years) developed the foods you enjoyed (i.e.- eastern Europe vs. Iberia, etc.) In short, I don’t think there’s much difference between the two. Anyone else may correct me if I’m wrong.

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