my mom's father wasn't jewish.
kosher is law from leviticus.
not to pound the torah, but read leviticus in hebrew scriptures, and further onon, ezekial ~
both are purposeful in matters like these ~
Thanks MaeMae. I have a very distant ancestor that was Jewish, some centuries ago actually [it's part of the 'family legend/history'...mothers side]
I, unfortunately, can't read Hebrew. [you do mean; 'To read them in the original consonantal Hebrew', don't you?]
I only know the above line [
Which, btw, I had misspelled one of the words and have corrected it, I apologize.]as because of Rabbi Larry Karol's musical endeavors which include a couple of CDs and that I purchased one of them. [and mostly for the song that derives from [titled: 'Ohev Amo']...one of the Psalms...if I recall correctly.] I would play a few Sanskrit and or Hindi 'Shlokas' in the morning each day, after my meditation and rites [as I am a practitioner of Yoga for over 40 years, and have found all forms of prayer, invocation, rites from many different Religions/Beliefs work and undoubtedly so in fact. As long as one is sincere and does them correctly ...and, of course, that they are genuine.]
I would play the song by Rabbi Karol as last just before I started doing work/writing on my book for that day. It really put me in the right context of mind, I feel..and it's the Rabbi's best work...IMHO... of course.
When I joined Facebook last year I found him among the members and asked to be a 'FB' 'friend'...to which he graciously accepted me.
He was the Rabbi of a temple in Delaware at the time. ...then get this, a couple of months ago He got transferred to...Los Cruces, New Mexico.
As I have been doing this, birth chart of Yeshua, endeavor these last, nearly, 8 years...how could I not take it to be some kind of sign?!?
I didn't mention that to him, though, but I did ask if he would be so gracious as to assist me with any questions I might have that pertain to matters of the Jewish faith and he did!
A prince of a man... I am truly honored and blessed to have, both, made his acquaintance and obtain his help.
...it seems to me that the courts cannot rule against the Jews right to know where it's from, what exactly it is, and anything else one might want to know, about their food.
[Interestingly...fyi... and I hope none of you members ever have to actually be in need of it. Jail/Prison food will nearly make you ill at times if it doesn't just outright turn you inside out. If you are or claim to be either Jewish or Moslem you can be assured of far better meals and the peace of mind that someone in the kitchen [it's all prisoners and a supervisor or two in the kitchen making the meals all the time.] didn't do something...ahem...'nasty', to your tray of food as those meals are kept under scrutiny.
This is certainly true in Calif. {I've only done time in the Sacramento Co. Jail... about 200 days... but it is the 2nd worst jail in the U.S...as I am to understand.}...and am told the above by others that have done time in other jails in the country and prisons too.]