Comments on: Kashrut and Community http://www.shma.com/2010/01/kashrut-and-community/ A Journal of Jewish Ideas Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:19:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Susan Barnes http://www.shma.com/2010/01/kashrut-and-community/comment-page-1/#comment-4453 Susan Barnes Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:19:09 +0000 http://www.shma.com/?p=1425#comment-4453 I don't think the author is trying to "give reasons" for keeping kosher or not. I believe she's talking about the issues created by the fact that some Jews keep kosher and others don't, as well as the fact that not all Jews agree on the details of what is and isn't kosher. You could take your Orthodox rabbi and put him in a room with a Haredi, a Mizrahi, and someone from one of the isolated Jewish communities in Africa and they could have a heated discussion about who could or couldn't eat in each other's homes and why. All this before you even broach the subject of whether rice is kosher on Passover. And that, as the author points out, is a problem. http://www.kissamezuzah.blogspot.com/ I don’t think the author is trying to “give reasons” for keeping kosher or not. I believe she’s talking about the issues created by the fact that some Jews keep kosher and others don’t, as well as the fact that not all Jews agree on the details of what is and isn’t kosher.

You could take your Orthodox rabbi and put him in a room with a Haredi, a Mizrahi, and someone from one of the isolated Jewish communities in Africa and they could have a heated discussion about who could or couldn’t eat in each other’s homes and why. All this before you even broach the subject of whether rice is kosher on Passover. And that, as the author points out, is a problem.

http://www.kissamezuzah.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Steve Smith http://www.shma.com/2010/01/kashrut-and-community/comment-page-1/#comment-4444 Steve Smith Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:15:31 +0000 http://www.shma.com/?p=1425#comment-4444 Typical Reform Jew, no understanding of kashrut at all. I believe that Mrs.Magder needs to sit down with an Orthodox Rabbi and let him explain to her the facts of being a Jew. The only reason we as Jews keep kosher is that G-D commended us to "this you shall eat and this you shall not eat" people seem to like to give reasons for doing or not doing something but the only reason that is needed is that G-D said so. Steve Typical Reform Jew, no understanding of kashrut at all. I believe that Mrs.Magder needs to sit down with an Orthodox Rabbi and let him explain to her the facts of being a Jew. The only reason we as Jews keep kosher is that G-D commended us to “this you shall eat and this you shall not eat” people seem to like to give reasons for doing or not doing something but the only reason that is needed is that G-D said so.
Steve

]]> By: Susan Barnes http://www.shma.com/2010/01/kashrut-and-community/comment-page-1/#comment-4421 Susan Barnes Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:23:58 +0000 http://www.shma.com/?p=1425#comment-4421 I agree it's important for us to be able to eat together. When I was a kid I used to go to summer camp. On the first day we would meet our cabin-mates, but all afternoon everything felt shy and awkward. Then we would all sit down to dinner together, and by the end of the meal everyone was relaxed and chatting easily. I don't know how we can accomplish the ideal of being able to eat together with our different definitions of what is or isn't kosher, as well as those who are Jewish but who don't observe any of the dietary laws. Add to that communities in which there are no kosher restaurants, and we definately have a problem. http://www.kissamezuzah.blogspot.com/ I agree it’s important for us to be able to eat together. When I was a kid I used to go to summer camp. On the first day we would meet our cabin-mates, but all afternoon everything felt shy and awkward. Then we would all sit down to dinner together, and by the end of the meal everyone was relaxed and chatting easily.

I don’t know how we can accomplish the ideal of being able to eat together with our different definitions of what is or isn’t kosher, as well as those who are Jewish but who don’t observe any of the dietary laws. Add to that communities in which there are no kosher restaurants, and we definately have a problem.

http://www.kissamezuzah.blogspot.com/

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