Chewin' the Cud, Jewish Flamethrowers, and Geriatric Pregnancies
A 100% certified kosher podcast
When most goys think of being Jewish, they think the little hats, eight crazy nights, and no cheeseburgers; well it's that last thing we're talking about today…kosher.
But first, we'll do something we rarely do…cover a recent event. We'll discuss a New York Post story about a Jewish World War 2 soldier who was lost behind enemy lines only to have been discovered two years ago buried in a mass grave with Nazi soldiers and the efforts undertaken to give him a proper burial.
NY Post Article: https://nypost.com/2024/06/01/world-news/remains-of-jewish-american-soldier-recovered-after-being-buried-with-nazis/
When we get to the kosher topic, we'll discuss-
The history of kosher laws
Challenges with keeping kosher
The meaning of the word "kosher"
How Kosher upholds Jewish belief in treating animals with dignity
The difference between kosher and parve
What a kosher kitchen looks like
The deal with kosher wine
And how chickens made the cut to become kosher
For this week's parsha, we'll discuss the Angels who visit Abraham and Sarah and tell them the good news about Isaac's coming.
Parsha Portion: Genesis 17:16 - 18:15
To round it out, our buddy Eli Lake wrote us a little ditty about keeping kosher (with an AI assist). It's a banger…
Eli Kosher Song
If you have any questions for us, make sure to drop us a note at edjewcationpod@gmail.com
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Is there any provision within kosher guidelines for using more modern methods of slaughtering? From what I understand, the current "gold standard" is a bolt gun to the skull which apparently kills the animal instantaneously. Is this method kosher? Is it not considered kosher because it has a certain fail rate?
How insurmountable is it to accommodate kosher-adhering people in your own kitchen? I've got a very small kitchen, so it wouldn't be all that hard to have a duplicate "kosher kit", like a box with separate knives, cutting boards, saute pan, cutlery, plates and such. I can't blowtorch my countertops but I could switch out my mini-island top with a fresh (meat only) board pretty easily. I don't have one of those double-sinks though, so would everything become non-kosher once I washed stuff in that sink?
That AI song is EPIC.
Also, when i was in college, I abdicated any and all religious responsibilities, which really weren't many, having grown up
eating ON Yom Kippur, but I stopped going to any and all services. All of that. Plus side, I ate such good mussels in college. Like, the best. So yummy. i also miss shrimp. i have never had lobster, and I've had mixed messages on that.