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===Dietary laws===
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Beta Israel [[kashrut]] law is based mainly on the books of [[Book of Leviticus|Leviticus]], [[Book of Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]], and [[Book of Jubilees|Jubilees]]. Leviticus 11:3–8 and Deuteronomy 14:4–8 list permitted and forbidden land animals and their signs. Leviticus 11:13–23 and Deuteronomy 14:12–20 list forbidden birds. Leviticus 11:9–12 and Deuteronomy 14:9–10 list the signs of permitted fish. Insects and larvae are forbidden in Leviticus 11:41–42. [[Gid hanasheh]] is forbidden in Genesis 32:33. [[Milk and meat in Jewish law|Mixtures of milk and meat]] are not prepared or eaten, but benefiting from them is permitted—Haymanot use a literal interpretation of the verses Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, and Deuteronomy 14:21, "shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk", similar to [[Karaite Judaism]]; whereas, under [[Rabbinic Judaism]], any benefit from mixing dairy products with meat is banned.

Ethiopian Jews were forbidden to eat the food of non-Jews. A [[Kahen]] eats only meat he has slaughtered himself, which someone else may prepare. Someone else may also eat meat that a Kahen has slaughtered. Those who break these taboos are ostracized and must undergo a purification process that includes fasting for one or more days, eating only uncooked chickpeas provided by the Kahen, and ritual purification, before entering the village.

Unlike other Ethiopians, Beta Israel do not eat raw meat dishes such as [[kitfo]] or [[gored gored]].<ref>Shelemay, ''Music'', p. 42</ref>