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Keeping Kosher

Is keeping kosher a necessity in Jewish life today? What issues have we faced when deciding whether to have a kosher home? How has it affected our identity as Jewish women?

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2781hur - 03:04pm Mar 5, 2004 EST (# 7 of 16)

Keeping kosher isn't just for abiding by ancient laws. Keeping kosher allows us to feel holy every day. We keep a spiritual connection with the mandates of God.

Kosher

I think the hardest part is to raise your kids kosher and always be on top of them when they are young, especially since mine go to a public school where there non-kosher kids everywhere you turn. But it's the right thing to do and I hope they understand that, all i can do is try my best!

I grew up in a Kosher home

and I married a woman that also believes it's the only way we could raise our kids. I think it's one of the most fundamental concepts in Judaism.

Kosher is the way to go!

I believe that Kosher is the way to go. It's very important to my Jewish Idenity, though not necessarily as a woman, but as a Jew. Kosher is the way to go!

eating kosher

I think this depends on how much you value your faith. Don't just be kosher just because...all your decisions you make should reflect a love of God. Otherwise, it is hypocrital and a waste of your time.

Kosher is not a must

I think that those that wish to practice kosher should but not very jewish person I know practices kosher. A lot of jews I know will eat kosher items or will be kosher for certain holidays but will eat what they want the majority of the time.

I like eating kosher.

not for me

I am still jewish but I do not keep kosher. I don't feel it is the lifestyle for me.

Kosher

Keeping Kosher does not make you more "Jewish" but it does allow you to be more in touch with your culture and history.

Tradition is worth honoring

Keeping Kosher has its practical benefits - health, etc. But more so, it's a statement of faith and a giving of self. You honor Judaism and the Jewish people through history by making a choice to live a certain way. This outward display of commitment - to others but more importantly to yourself - is a beautiful thing, and it's essential to the practice of any faith.