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 East-Kazakhstan
regional museum situated in the town of Ust-Kamenogorsk has
received an unusual exhibit. It is a stone directly connected with the
Jewish Tradition. At first sight it does not seem noteworthy - just
a stone weighing 7 kilograms.
Its distinctive feature is a through hole most likely of natural
origin, and heat stability. According to the museum staff, the Jews who
lived in Kazakhstan before the revolution used it to kasher dishes.
There has been several ways of kashering dishes. One of them
was concerned with boiling water. The dishes were put into boiling water
thus lowering its temperature, and to make water boil again, they drew
down a red-hot stone. So it served as a heater. After that
the dishes was washed in cold water.
After these stages of cleaning the dishes were suitable for
festive meals.
Nina Krutova
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