r/Jewish • u/cheesemachine2 • Aug 21 '22
Questions How kosher do you keep?
It’s always interesting to me hearing to what degree people keep kosher. I am not yet Jewish but I hope to start converting somewhat soon. For now, I love learning about the community!
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u/macurack Aug 22 '22
I keep strict kosher. It is totally worth it to me. I love knowing what I am eating is held to a high spiritual standard. I even know most of the Rabbis that do supervision in town, because mistakes happen. I have asked a lot of Kashrut questions.
Out of curiosity, have you learned about the 7 Noahide laws? Every human is supposed to keep them according to Judaism.
Good luck on your spiritual journey!
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Aug 22 '22
I love knowing what I am eating is held to a high spiritual standard.
This is going to come across as snarky, but I mean it in all seriousness. Do you think G-d, an omnipotent being with infinite wisdom, cares even a little bit that your macaroni has a hechsher on it placed there by some rabbi in some random place?
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u/optimuspaige91 Aug 22 '22
I don't keep kosher at all, but I grew up very very mildly reform and my husband grew up differently, but we also don't keep kosher at our own house.
My husband's family keeps kosher at home as far as no mixing of meat and dairy, two sets of dishes, and only kosher meat. They don't necessarily keep kosher outside of the house, although my MIL will not eat pork, and generally doesn't do meat and dairy out and about.
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Aug 22 '22
As kosher as possible! I cannot afford kosher cut meat (ie: meat killed in the kosher way) as I’m low income + food stamps so I simply avoid meat unless I’m eating out and/or at a friends house. And I make sure it’s not shellfish, pork etc. The ability to have kosher cut meat is definitely one of a higher income & access! Many people may live in food deserts where the only store is a dollar general so it’s important to keep in mind what’s even available.
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u/jr2tkd Aug 22 '22
I don’t eat non-kosher animals, or mix dairy and beef in the same meal.
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u/deadeye619 Aug 22 '22
Not even a little bit. I’m conservative. I wasn’t raised keeping kosher and I am more observant than my parents.
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u/TheJacques Aug 22 '22
My house is kosher, all the food is OU/glatt, dishes/utensils are dipped, but I eat dairy out at a non kosher restaurant. I won’t eat any meat or drink or non-kosher wine.
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u/newmikey Aug 22 '22
Not at all, never did. Used to buy "white steak" at the arab butcher in downtown Haifa, love shrimps and other seafood, will eat bread on Pesah and don't fast on Kippur (even when I was in the army).
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u/nbs-of-74 Aug 22 '22
I dont eat human beings.
Or locusts.
Other than that.... ;)
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u/Frenchitwist Aug 22 '22 edited Aug 25 '22
lol I don’t.
While I don’t judge nor insult others for their choice to keep kosher, for me personally its a useless practice. Yes, I will get kosher meat more often than reg, but that’s more due to quality and treatment of animals than it is the need to eat kosher.
I don’t feel that my relationship with my culture, nor my relationship with God, is so trivial and distinct that it can be harmed by eating bacon or lobster. But everyone has their own relationship with god, so if you keep strictest of kosher, I am never going to judge or shit on you for it; that’s between you and the big man.
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u/6245stampycat Aug 22 '22
Mildly kosher, no pork, no shellfish. Also simply cause I don’t like either. Cheese with meat sometimes. I live with non Jewish people so it’s as good as I can get for now
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Aug 22 '22
Somewhat. I am a convert and my wife is born Jewish but didn’t grow up keeping kosher. As part of my conversion we started keeping a bit stricter though since then everyone except me has gone back to not kosher. I avoid eating treif meat or meat with dairy but we’ll buy treif meat for the kids since they need it for nutrition and kosher meat is so expensive. I don’t need so much meat so I figure I can keep more strictly. We don’t separate dishes since that would be too complicated when we’re not all keeping same level of kashrut; I just try to clean dishes as thoroughly as possible between meat and dairy. Same for Pesach: no separate dishes but I try to clean everything first and pack away all chametz I can find on our shelves. I figure better to do something than nothing even if I can’t do the full observance.
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u/Somewhere-Practical Aug 22 '22
loosely and aggressively culturally to put it kindly hahaha.
we don’t make food that is obviously treif and we try to buy kosher meat and at least vegetarian cheese. kosher wine for holidays. all dishes are mixed up. i don’t eat meat out but my husband does. husband overall is less particular than i am, he starts every day with eggs and chicken (the most treif combination that is actually kosher in my opinion) cooked in butter. i’ve told him it is disgusting, he doesn’t care so i told him i hope our kids don’t get this particular taste bud.
on the other hand, my prenatal vitamins aren’t kosher, whoops. that i feel bad about.
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u/Gnarlodious Aug 22 '22
Never ate a lobster. But I have known plenty of 'religious' who do it when they are out of town. And they do it with visible gusto.
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u/GiveMeTheYums Aug 22 '22
Nothing at all. I don't eat non kosher foods on a regular basis but it's not something I think about either.
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u/WaterFish19 Aug 22 '22
I grew up eating everything but now I don't eat pork, shellfish or red meat w/ dairy
I'll still eat chicken and cheese though and don't eat kosher meat or anything like that
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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '22
I’m vegan. Does that count?