Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Bishul Yisrael is a Hebrew term for one of the laws of kashrut in Judaism. The rule prohibits eating certain foods if they are cooked entirely by non-Jews.cite_ref-0[1] The term bishul Yisrael (literally "cooking of Israel" - i.e., by a Jew) is the opposite of bishul akum, (cooking of a non-Jew), which the rule forbids. ("Akum" ( " ) is an acronym of "Ovdey Kochavim U'Mazalot" ( ), This rule is part of a set of decrees instituted by the rabbis of the Talmud to prevent intermarriages with non-Jews.cite_ref-Bishul_Akum_at_koltorah.org_2-0[3] The purpose of the rule is explicitly to inhibit socializing with non-Jews. The prohibition of bishul akum applies to a formal meal prepared exclusively by non-Jews, even if the situation was one