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Dec. 6th, 2007

07:55 am - An interesting take on Jewish dietary laws

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Hi!

I am sure that you all know that observant Jews do not eat pork. Yet here is an apparently bona-fide picture taken at a New York City market:

For those who are inspired to do more than just laugh, you can go here for more information on Kashrut, and the history, religion, practice and ideas regarding kosher food.

Cheers! generalist

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From:tsennyipa
Date:December 6th, 2007 04:05 pm (UTC)
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There is, however, a union of the set of Jews who eat pork and Jews who celebrate Chanukah, and I'm fairly sure that it's not the empty set. But this is a lot of fun nevertheless - presumably they thought "let's say Chanukah instead of Christmas, so that we can be more inclusive." I'm sure they meant well...

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From:shadowsmark
Date:December 6th, 2007 04:18 pm (UTC)
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Not to be all nerdly, but surely you mean intersection? (Doing set math in my work all day long.....)
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From:tsennyipa
Date:December 6th, 2007 04:47 pm (UTC)
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Pedant.

:')

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From:jymdyer
Date:December 7th, 2007 02:36 am (UTC)

Pedant.

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> :')

=v= Your sexp lacks an opening paren.
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From:tsennyipa
Date:December 7th, 2007 05:06 am (UTC)

Re: Pedant.

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Look, man. You deal with your sexp life. I'll deal with mine.

(':

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From:owlmoose
Date:December 6th, 2007 04:22 pm (UTC)
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I've seen this already; I forget where, but I think it's really funny (at the same time as being a bit head-shake inducing). Reminds me of the time I was visiting NYC during college, went into a store, and discovered that they had stuck a "Kosher for Passover" sticker on a loaf of bread. Talk about someone who's *really* not paying attention...
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From:sfo2lhr
Date:December 6th, 2007 07:20 pm (UTC)
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Everybody knows ham is kosher if you take the bone out!
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From:r_wolfcastle
Date:December 11th, 2007 07:54 am (UTC)
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It seems to me the main ideas behind Kashrut boil down to "hey, all we know are that people [sometimes] get really sick when they eat these particular things". To carry such proscriptions, rooted in ignorance, forward some 2000+ years into the age of ubiquitous refrigeration and scanning electron microscopes strikes me as backwards to say the very least.

The Torah says that insects have four legs, that some birds have four legs, and that rabbits chew the cud. Who are you gonna believe -- modern science or a dozens of centuries old document with obvious flaws?

Nevermind, I already know the answer to that rhetorical question.
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From:generalist
Date:December 14th, 2007 02:22 am (UTC)
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Hi!

I think you are missing the point when you say: "Who are you gonna believe -- modern science or a dozens of centuries old document with obvious flaws". Because it is not so much about belief than it is about actions. If a particular person believes that all other people are evil, and wants to commit murder every day, but nonetheless lives a life of helping others and enriching their lives, do you really care what they believe? Does it matter? What if someone believes all kinds of good things, but also happens to run over a small child with their car every day of the week?

For many, Kashrut is not about belief at all, but about having a connection, albeit weak, to thousands of years of history and practice that were in many cases based on belief, and in many cases not. Judaism is one of the few religions in which culture is in many ways stronger than faith or belief--thus the legions of Jewish atheists.

Cheers! generalist

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