It is usually referred to as the way of life as it is 'rooted' in the Bible and therefore the foundations of Judaism in today's society (Solomon, 2014). ... However, the context used in the Torah suggests a spiritual or moral state of being rather than a physical cleanliness. ... A Jewish definition of holiness consists of full participation in life experiences and, therefore, developing the tool of judgement as to what constitutes right from wrong, or using kashrut as a context, 'purity from impurity' or 'clean from unclean'. ... Again this is reinforced...

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