Glatt
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Glatt may refer to:
- Glatt (Rhine)Glatt (Rhine)Glatt is the name of a lesser affluent to the High Rhine in the Unterland of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It is long and flows out from the Greifensee thru the Glatt Valley, discharging into the Rhine by Glattfelden...
, a river in Switzerland - Glatttalbahn, a modern rapid-transit system in the canton of Zürich
- Glatt ValleyGlatt ValleyThe Glatt Valley is a region and a river valley in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.- Geography :The River Glatt is a tributary of the River Rhine in the Zürcher Unterland area of the Canton of Zurich...
, the river valley of the river Glatt and a region in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland - Glatt kosher, a special requirement of kosher foodKosher foodsKosher foods are those that conform to the regulations of the Jewish Halakhic law framework, kosher meaning fit or allowed to be eaten. A list of some kosher foods are found in the book of Leviticus 11:1-47. There are also certain kosher rules found there...
adhered to by Orthodox Jews. Those who describe themselves as keeping "Glatt Kosher" observe the laws of Kashrut very closely. - glatt, a German and Yiddish word meaning "smooth"