Whether you are think­ing about adopt­ing a kosher lifestyle or already have a kosher home and just want to under­stand what it is all about, Lisë Stern’s How to Keep Kosher is essen­tial read­ing. You will learn about the bib­li­cal and his­tor­i­cal ori­gins of keep­ing kosher, the devel­op­ment of the kosher cer­ti­fi­ca­tion sys­tem, spe­cif­ic food prepa­ra­tion require­ments for Shab­bat, Passover, and oth­er hol­i­days, and how to actu­al­ly set up a kosher kitchen.