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You were given a special gift; the ability to help others in need. Help make your patients’ hospital stay more comfortable by taking a few minutes to browse through fundamentals of the Jewish religion, and the culture that surrounds it<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jewish Laws and Customs <\/span><\/h4>\n

Help your patients and their families have a more pleasant stay by acquainting yourself with their customs, and the laws that apply when in a hospital setting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kosher Food Laws and Policies:<\/span><\/h4>\n

What is kosher?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kosher food is food prepared in adherence to the dietary laws of Judaism. The laws that govern kosher food deal with what foods may be eaten and how those foods must be prepared.
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How can hospitals provide kosher food?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kosher Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kosher foods are generally divided into three main categories: Meat, Dairy and Pareve.<\/p>\n

Meat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For an animal to be kosher, it must have cloven hooves and chew its cud. Therefore, pork or any derivate of pork is not Kosher. Manufacturers must process the meat in a specific way to maintain the integrity of kosher production methods. Examples of kosher meat varieties include beef, veal, goat and lamb. Birds and poultry (that are not birds of prey) are also kosher, including chicken, turkey and certain types of duck, quail, and geese.<\/p>\n

Additionally, for meat and poultry to be kosher it must undergo the process of shechitah, the prescribed method of slaughtering animals. This is performed by a highly skilled specialist.<\/p>\n

Dairy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

All dairy products and derivatives (milk, cheese, butter etc.) must come from a kosher animal. Importantly, dairy products may not be consumed with meat or poultry.<\/p>\n

Pareve<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pareve foods contain neither milk nor meat, that is, they are neutral. This category includes fruit and vegetables that must be insect \u2013 free, grains, juice, eggs from a kosher animal and fish that have both fins and scales. Importantly, fish may not be consumed together with meat.<\/p>\n

Meat and Milk in the Kosher Kitchen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Torah forbids: 1) cooking meat and milk together in any form; 2) eating such cooked products (i.e: Serving ice cream with a meat meal or serving milk coffee with a meat meal), or 3) deriving benefit from them.<\/p>\n

As a safeguard, the Rabbis extended this prohibition to disallow the eating of meat and dairy products at the same meal or preparing them on the same utensils. Furthermore, milk products (milk coffee, cheese, ice cream) cannot be consumed after eating a meat meal, for a period of 3-6 hours. Prior to eating meat after dairy, one must eat a solid food, either drink a liquid or thoroughly rinse one\u2019s mouth, and check the cleanliness of one\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n

Cooking or Warming up Kosher Food in the Hospital Kitchen<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Each kosher meal sourced from Kosher suppliers by the Hopsital catering department, comes with clearly labelled instructions on how to warm or heat up the meal.<\/p>\n

In the event, you have a home cooked meal or other self sourced food to be heated or warmed up, the following guidelines should be followed to ensure the meal remains kosher.<\/p>\n

Using a non kosher microwave: Double wrap in glad wrap the food requiring warming up. Ensure the wrap is tight and around all sides of the food packaging. (A suggestion is to place the food into a container or bowl so the glad wrap does not stick to your food)<\/p>\n

Using a non kosher oven: Double wrap the food item in foil tightly and warm up in the oven. Ensure the foil is double layered and covers the food item on all side.<\/p>\n

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Shabbat Policies <\/span><\/h4>\n

Desecrating the Shabbat or Yom Tov<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are many things which are forbidden irrespective of the fact that they are powered by electricity or not, simply because they perform functions that are forbidden on Shabbat. Such as:<\/p>\n

Using the lift on Shabbat<\/strong><\/em>
SBD giving me \u2013 awaiting copy<\/p>\n

Signing documents on Shabbat<\/strong><\/em>
SBD giving me \u2013 awaiting copy<\/p>\n

Turning on and off lights on Shabbat<\/strong><\/em>
SBD giving me \u2013 awaiting copy<\/p>\n

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End of Life and Death<\/span><\/h4>\n

Desecrating the Shabbat or Yom Tov<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jewish law prescribes specific procedures on how to treat the deceased, from the moment of passing until the burial. Respecting the body of one who has passed is of primary importance.<\/p>\n

The patient and family will most likely wish to have their beliefs upheld during this difficult time. Browse through some of the customs and procedures, and know what to expect.<\/p>\n

Jewish Burial<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Procedure following a passing, click here<\/a><\/p>\n

In case of a death, please follow the procedure below:<\/p>\n

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  1. Call the doctor of the deceased to organise a Medical Certificate Cause of Death.<\/li>\n
  2. If the deceased passed away in a nursing home and a doctor is not available to issue the Medical Certificate Cause of Death, a Registered Nurse can issue a Verification of Death Form. This will allow the Chevra Kadisha to transfer the deceased to their premises, however, a doctor\u2019s Medical Certificate Cause of Death will still be required to be arranged before the burial can take place.<\/li>\n
  3. In the case of a death requiring the Coroner (i.e. sudden death, death after\/during an operation or if a doctor is unavailable) you may wish to print out and sign the Objection to Post-Mortem form and Email or FAX to the NSW Coroner or give the form to the Police \u2013 (see Coronial Process Diagram)<\/li>\n
  4. When the Medical Certificate Cause of Death (or Verification of Death) is ready, please call and notify the Sydney Chevra Kadisha immediately on 9363-2248 \u2013 24 hours a day 7 days of the week.\n