theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, arrogance, foolishness. All these wicked things come from within, and they make a person unclean” (Mark 7:14–23). These must have been shocking words to those Jewish disciples. They sound no less shocking to Jewish ears today. It is often presumed by both Christian and Jewish theologians that these words of Yeshua negate all of kashrut. However, this interpretation becomes difficult when compared with other statements by Yeshua,