I'll admit it. I was a Hebrew school nerd. I didn't hide under my desk like the other kids did if the teacher left the room, I refused to play toss the yarmulke in the halls as we'd walk to assemblies, and I never dreamed of making fun of my fourth grade teacher's penciled-on eyebrows (though I did wonder where her real ones went).
Kosher
May 20th, 2010
Do You Really Believe that Not Eating Pork Brings You Closer to God?
Dear Jew in the City,
I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but do you really think that just because you abstain from eating pork and the animal is killed in a certain fashion that brings you real closeness to God? Jesus said that nothing from the outside can make you "unclean," only your inner thoughts and actions.
Sincerely,
Tim
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January 26th, 2009
"A Kosher Konundrum," Episode 4
Is kosher food healthier than non-kosher food? Is it blessed by a rabbi? Watch this video to find out.
February 25th, 2008
Have Your Pork and Eat it Too
I had a BLT for lunch today. Last night for dinner, shrimp scampi. The day before that, chicken parmesan. And you know what - I don't feel guilty about any of it. How could a self-professed Orthodox Jew flaunt such utter disregard for the laws of kashrut, you wonder. One word, baby. Soy.
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