I am the very proud owner of a “You shall eat, be satisfied and bless” jcarrot bag; the conference revolves around sustainability and ethics in our homes and in kosher food production; you offer tips on creating an environmentally friendly kiddush or seder.

An article that ends with a sassy invitation to help others violate biblical codes in no time just isn’t in the spirit.

Is this blog trying to change direction?

I must admit that bacon fascinates me too, though more because of the very approach that Jewcers seem to have towards it. Jessica writes: “bacon represents a perfect extreme: a completely gratuitous and delicious rebellion from a defining tenet of Judaism. Bacon is hillarious in its offensiveness. And it just tastes so good.” Where she misses the mark is in its offensive hilarity. For some it’s not so funny, and there’s countless legislation in Israel and there are plenty of fights in American Jewish history as proof. Where she gets it right is that it is certainly “gratuitous.”

And regarding pork as medical treatment, there are countless stories of Eastern European Jews whose doctors recommended they eat pork to cure certain diseases (my own family has such a story), and even in Israel various pork butchers can attest to the fact that ultra-Orthodox Israelis come with orders from their doctors or healers to eat pig meat and/or fat for certain cures (sometimes it’s a more spiritual cure). So yes, as Jews we have a deep, intimate relationship with pigs that goes well beyond the pop culture fetishization of bacon.

This post was originally published on Jewcy.com, which is the largest web site for Jews 18-35 covers religion, the arts, sexuality, politics, pop culture, and other components of the modern Jewish experience.

Although the post is clearly written for the Jewcy audience (as it says in its title and as it frequently refers to “Jewcers”, or Jewcy readers) it is written from the author’s personal and irreverent perspective.

No offense was intended as we do recognize that many Jews do not eat pork or even meat for that matter, and perhaps the conversation can be directed to why people chose or do not choose to eat pork?

Amanda, Editor-in-Chief