can jewish people eat pork

[jellyjelly]

,

[oliveoil]

no

[Kelly1978]

othordox jews don't. Most do.

[Blu]

Not even wafer thin ham.

[cori]

Not just orthdox. Practising jews will not eat pork.

[Feistybird]

Blu a classic line

[zippitippitoes]

it is currently a controversial subject in france and Israel as meals containing pork have been dostributed to the homeless and it is seen as/intended to discriminate against moslems and jews

[Kelly1978]

ok, don't listen to me! The jewish people I've met did eat it, I guess they weren't practising.

[SoupDragon]

It's something to do with the pigs' cloven hoofs isn't it?

[bambi06]

it realy depends on how religious a person is ..my dh is jewish but eats everything..they`re not supposed to eat shellfish either as they cant eat anything that doesnt have eyes or scales therefore there are certain types of fish they cant eat either...hope that helps

[Kelly1978]

The prohibition comes from Torah, in the book Leviticus, Chapter 11, verses 2 through 8, in particular, verse 7:

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 2
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.


aparrantly!

[jellyjelly]

I am watching nigella and she is cooking/was co0oking it and mentioned her practising jewish mother eating it or something and keeping her happy.

[Twiglett]

can't eat shellfish either

[cod]

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[suzywong]

is the coney the same thing as a rock hyrax? I seen to remember that from Mary whatshername, Purity and Danger book

[JanH]

Coney is rabbit, isn't it?

[cori]

DH is jewish and eats pork. Hasnt been in a synagogue in year though. His father would eat bacon, but called it 'fish' and it would be kept in a special part of the fridge. His mother wouldnt eat any pork products. Have another friend who is not practising at all, but is pretty much Kosher,no pork, shell fish etc but just doesnt eat it because he was not brought up with it around.

[Kelly1978]

coney = rabbit, yes

[PeachyClair]

Theoretically no. And they should leep meat and dairy separate (that can mean plates, cutlery, right down to washing up sinks) but like most things, it depends on how observant the particular Jew is. The most Observant Jews would probably not eat at your house if that is the issue, as they don't like to have plates that have had dairy / meat mixed on, although I do know of situations where that has been resolved successfully with dispoable cutlery / crockery.

But Jewish does mean a community, and people who don't follow the religious Law would stil often see themselves as Jewish because it's a birthright thing, not like (eg) Christianity, where you either are a believer or not.

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