trefah

If he called the chicken "trefah" I must not eat of it; no, not if I had to starve.

The Promised Land Mary Antin 1915

If he called the chicken "trefah" I must not eat of it; no, not if I had to starve.

The Promised Land 1912

If he called the chicken "trefah" I must not eat of it; no, not if I had to starve.

The Promised Land Antin, Mary, 1881-1949 1912

The label “Conservative” Judaism has nothing to with religious or political conservatisim; it is simply a self-adopted label taken by those liberal/reform rabbis who broke away from Reform in reaction to the infamous “trefah banquet” held to celebrate the first graduating class from Hebrew Union College.

The Volokh Conspiracy » A Thought on American Jewish Demography 2010

The label “Conservative” Judaism has nothing to with religious or political conservatisim; it is simply a self-adopted label taken by those liberal/reform rabbis who broke away from Reform in reaction to the infamous “trefah banquet” held to celebrate the first graduating class from Hebrew Union College.

The Volokh Conspiracy » A Thought on American Jewish Demography 2010

They bewailed my mother's lot, who had to tear herself away from blood relations to go among strangers; who had to face gendarmes, ticket agents, and sailors, unprotected by a masculine escort; who had to care for four young children in the confusion of travel, and very likely feed them trefah or see them starve on the way.

The Promised Land Mary Antin 1915

A soldier often had to eat trefah and work on Sabbath.

The Promised Land Mary Antin 1915

Although she was so pious that she was never tempted to eat trefah, no matter if she had to go hungry, her conduct in other respects was not strictly orthodox.

The Promised Land Mary Antin 1915

If they did serve trefah on the ship, she and the four children would have to starve, unless she carried provisions from home.

The Promised Land Mary Antin 1915

They bewailed my mother's lot, who had to tear herself away from blood relations to go among strangers; who had to face gendarmes, ticket agents, and sailors, unprotected by a masculine escort; who had to care for four young children in the confusion of travel, and very likely feed them trefah or see them starve on the way.

The Promised Land 1912