Comments on: Why do you keep kosher? (cont’d) http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/ Jews, Food, and Contemporary Issues Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:47:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: The Jew and the Carrot » Blog Archive » Behold, the power of kosher cheese http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/#comment-144 The Jew and the Carrot » Blog Archive » Behold, the power of kosher cheese Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:29:28 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/#comment-144 [...] about my beloved cheese.  Responding to Anna’s amazing question, “Why do you keep kosher,” I [...] […] about my beloved cheese.  Responding to Anna’s amazing question, “Why do you keep kosher,” I […]

]]> By: Avi http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/#comment-134 Avi Sat, 27 Jan 2007 19:10:20 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/#comment-134 "Because it's a way to spiritually connect to G-d through something physical. Because it's one of those things that I've done in one form or another since I've been born, and somehow even when I cant fully explain it in a way that i can with other mitzvot (like shabbat) it is a part of my being and who I am. At the Dental Ball this year, my non-jewish coursemates who are organising the ball, arranged for me to have kosher food without even asking me (and I'm probably the first jew they've really met)- even though I'm the only one in the whole of the dental school who would really need kosher food and that really blew me away. I ate vegetarian in non-kosher restaurants till I was 18 and I have to admit that I miss eating out - and when I say eating out I mean eating "proper food" (because clearly there are Kosher restaurants). But, the food I miss the most is good pizza - why cant jews make good pizza?! “Because it’s a way to spiritually connect to G-d through something physical. Because it’s one of those things that I’ve done in one form or another since I’ve been born, and somehow even when I cant fully explain it in a way that i can with other mitzvot (like shabbat) it is a part of my being and who I am.

At the Dental Ball this year, my non-jewish coursemates who are organising the ball, arranged for me to have kosher food without even asking me (and I’m probably the first jew they’ve really met)- even though I’m the only one in the whole of the dental school who would really need kosher food and that really blew me away.

I ate vegetarian in non-kosher restaurants till I was 18 and I have to admit that I miss eating out - and when I say eating out I mean eating “proper food” (because clearly there are Kosher restaurants). But, the food I miss the most is good pizza - why cant jews make good pizza?!

]]> By: Tamar http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/#comment-133 Tamar Sat, 27 Jan 2007 18:53:24 +0000 http://jcarrot.org/why-do-you-keep-kosher-contd/#comment-133 Because I've been doing it all my life (Tamar, aged 11) Because I’ve been doing it all my life

(Tamar, aged 11)

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