1
a
: sanctioned by Jewish law
especially
: ritually fit for use
kosher meat
b
: selling or serving food ritually fit according to Jewish law
a kosher restaurant
2
: being proper, acceptable, or satisfactory
is the deal kosher?
: the observance of kosher practices
keep kosher
Examples of kosher in a Sentence
Adjective
Something about this deal is just not kosher.
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Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Iran is specifically accused of organizing an act of arson on a kosher restaurant in Sydney last October and another on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Sam Sussman, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
Rather than ask Medina to bring in a portable kitchen, as the company normally does, the hotel koshered one of its kitchens with the help of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.
—Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Ostrow and her team, however, create a fine dining menu first, then work on making each dish kosher.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Whisk together cream cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, kosher salt, black pepper, celery salt, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl until smooth.
—Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
Iran is specifically accused of organizing an act of arson on a kosher restaurant in Sydney last October and another on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
My writing was starting to find its place in the world, and did not need Dylan to kosher it.
—Sam Sussman, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
Rather than ask Medina to bring in a portable kitchen, as the company normally does, the hotel koshered one of its kitchens with the help of the Rabbinical Council of Greater Washington.
—Nicholas Rowan, Washington Examiner, 3 Mar. 2020
Noun
Once it’s established that all of this is Scottish-kosher, the rest of the men in the room — including MacKinney — line up to pledge their support.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
Ostrow and her team, however, create a fine dining menu first, then work on making each dish kosher.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Kosher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kosher. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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