>And THERE'S a daft religious law - along with cloven feet - what's the point?
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>Maybe one time in history all hands were getting sick from tainted pig or shellfish, so it was sensihble to avoid them, but we don't now. Why do Judaism and Islam still follow proscriptive rules/laws laid down by some old fogies millennia ago?
The laws of kashrut aren't meant to be about health and never were. They're about having reverence for what you eat. Keep in mind that not only do animals have to be kosher to begin with, they also have to be processed in a kosher manner.
It's about mindful eating.
Tamar
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