The simple answer is that kosher means "Rabbi approved" or "blessed" as we
Christians would say, theoretically in keeping with Jewish food laws set out
in Leviticus 11.  The word "pareve" you may notice on some foods means, in
layman's terms, that it's okay to eat even though it's tough to fit under
the letter of the Law.  Now if only they were calorie free, too.  Smile.  No
such thing as dumb questions, Brad, only dumb answers, like mine.  Smile.

Paul