Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Unclean and unfit for consumption according to dietary law; not kosher.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
treyf .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Harif · October 18th, 2007 at 9:33 am that does make them kofrim, and in fact, means that their hegemony over the shchita industry in this country is hugely problematic, since it would render the food treif, which is, I suspect, the real reason that no one is being quick to try to boot them out
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And furthermore, IMO Dr. Berger may be a little blunter than one might hope for, but *if* it is true that a significant number of Lubavitchers believe that their deceased rebbe is divine, then that does make them kofrim, and in fact, means that their hegemony over the shchita industry in this country is hugely problematic, since it would render the food treif, which is, I suspect, the real reason that no one is being quick to try to boot them out I think Berger may have pointed this out somewhere in his book.
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I had to look "treif" up because I knew there was a Yiddish or maybe Hebrew word for it but couldn't quite remember it.
The New New Museum EAGEAGEAG 2009
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I have the impression that "Jewish Ideas Daily," perhaps like other projects supported by the Tikvah Fund, is so paternalistic that it will not allow anything "treif" that deviates from the old school Zionist consensus to be published, unless it is immediately contested.
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Sam and I found temporal refuge and perceived sanctuary on those Yom Kippurs, scurried away in anonymous naugahyde booths eating treif.
Ali Berlow: Fasting (Or Not) On Yom Kipppur Ali Berlow 2011
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Sam and I found temporal refuge and perceived sanctuary on those Yom Kippurs, scurried away in anonymous naugahyde booths eating treif.
Ali Berlow: Fasting (Or Not) On Yom Kipppur Ali Berlow 2011
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Establishments that serve kosher food, including restaurants, cafés, catering halls and butcher shops, need to have a mashgiach on hand, an on-site supervisor, typically a rabbi, assigned to stand around and watch, guarding against treif or unkosher ingredients that could slip in.
As Passover Nears, These Rabbis Are Getting Out Their Blowtorches Lucette Lagnado 2011
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As I listen to Jews discuss which positions on Israel are now kosher or treif, I realize how quickly those borders can and do change, and I admire even more Rabbi Eisenstein's visionary commitment to keep the conversation open.
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer: Jewish Heresies, Then and Now Nancy Fuchs Kreimer 2011
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As I listen to Jews discuss which positions on Israel are now kosher or treif, I realize how quickly those borders can and do change, and I admire even more Rabbi Eisenstein's visionary commitment to keep the conversation open.
Nancy Fuchs Kreimer: Jewish Heresies, Then and Now Nancy Fuchs Kreimer 2011
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There's a sordid history of lax supervision of kosher-for-Passover food, substitution of cheaper treif meat in butcher shops, and rabbis selling high priced kosher certifications with no oversight in exchange.
Rabbi Jason Miller: Ending Kosher Nostra: How To Bring Sanity To The Kosher Industry Rabbi Jason Miller 2010
hernesheir commented on the word treif
Also treyf, Ya'll.
March 2, 2011