By porkeater - 16/07/2009 15:02 - United States

Today, we went up for visitor's day for my son's Jewish summer camp. We don't keep kosher, but most of his fellow campers do. When we went around in the circle saying our favorite foods, he said, "My mom makes the best pork chops." We got dirty looks for the rest of the day. FML
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chumponimys 0

Does anyone even know what kosher is?! I am a conservative jew, and the jews started kosher to keep healthy. Because before we had refrigerators, if you ate meat and dairy in the same meal, you would most likely get sick. if you ate pork which is considered a dirty animal, you would also usually get sick. Kosher also prevented you from drinking from certain wells, and other safety hazards. Today, the only reason that jews keep kosher is to keep the tradition. Just because the family is breaking the laws of kosher, it does not mean that they are not jewish, it only means that they are not orthodox.

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_DANTE_ 0

Yeah, by that logic, Christians should keep Kosher too... Their Bible might be an extended version, but it's still starts off as the SAME book. Everybody picks and chooses which laws they want to follow and which laws don't fit with contemporary lifestyle... and YES, the pork and shellfish ban is because of health reasons back in those times. You weren't supposed to eat shrimp because they're bottomfeeders or pigs because they walk around in thier own filth... Nowadays, though, we have technology to cook and disinfect the meat we eat, so there is no real reason to follow Kosher law. Conservative Jews only do to be "traditional". - A Reform Jew who loves bacon cheeseburgers

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ry274 0

I know more Jewish friends that don't keep Kosher compared to those that do. I don't know what the big deal is. It's a choice this family has made and it doesn't affect anyone else's life so I'm not sure why everyone is criticizing these people.

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ryanr21 0

Coming from a fellow orthodox Jew, you need to remember to respect other Jews by not mentioning your pork interests, and reminding your soon the same. FYL, though, as it is not something I would tell my kids (if I had kids).

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xxstealthxx 0

is it against jewish religion to have PORK CHOP?!?! what the ****? thats why im not religious cause i do whatever, whenever, and have no regrets roflz

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ASpocksky 0

**** Their Lives... Pork Chops are good!

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bob1124 0

Ignore them. And don't send your kid back with such a bunch of stupid close-minded kikes.

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Writergirl1022 0

You and your family's choices on how you follow your religion and how you choose to have it play a part in your lives (i.e. dietery choices) is no one's business but your own. I won't even say FYL because it's not your problem, it's the other people who assume that everyone lives their lives the same way as they do.

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SMG227 0

23 ehlyah is an idiot! haha

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katelynmarie 0

At least he likes his momma's porkchops, lmao. :)

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lovely997 0

A lot of people I know hate Jews. But that's just me.

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theluckygirl28 8

I'm a practicing Orthodox Jew and I keep kosher... You can't pick and choose what you follow. Of course, everyone has difficulty with some things.... but effort is important. You can't rationalize. OP- you sent your son to a Jewish sleep-a-way camp. You should have forseen something like this happening. YDI.

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