A question for the jews....

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ok, there seem 2 b a lack of jewish folk in NZ so ive yet 2 find sum1 2 answer my questions...why exactly ( like whats the actual religious reason) dont jews eat pigs and shellfish? ( im not makeing fun, i actually dont no)and how do u guys get those yamiga ( probably spelt wrong, u no, those little hat things) to stay on? do they come in different sizes? and what if u have thick or boofy hair, do u ,like, pin it on or sumthing?im sorry if i sound dumb...but i just wanna no...

If no one objects to a Gentile putting in 2cents here Just a little cut and paste form Judaism 101Of the "beasts of the earth" (which basically refers to land mammals with the exception of swarming rodents), you may eat any animal that has cloven hooves and chews its cud. Lev. 11:3; Deut. 14:6. Any land mammal that does not have both of these qualities is forbidden. The Torah specifies that the camel, the rock badger, the hare and the pig are not kosher because each lacks one of these two qualifications. Sheep, cattle, goats and deer are kosher. Of the things that are in the waters, you may eat anything that has fins and scales. Lev. 11:9; Deut. 14:9. Thus, shellfish such as lobsters, oysters, shrimp, clams and crabs are all forbidden. Fish like tuna, carp, salmon and herring are all permitted.Actually, just based on my own experience with both Jewish and Muslim friends, the swine is just veiwed as unclean in general... especially with one of my Muslim buddies who looks at pork with great disgust and distain!oh, and wearing a yamamka generally involves a couple of hairpins

ffJava was jewish as well, but shes gone afor a few months.OF course she was raised jewish and was as of late becoming more and more agnostic.

I never knew about the shellfish.Actually both Jews and Muslims forbid pork (and I'll assume shellfish) based on religeous grounds.

There was this "family guy" episode where peter said "Pigs are like super heroes to them" to the jews, it was the greatest funny thing ever. lol why cant they eat pigs anyway thats like a sin of deliciousesness.

one post, two replys....Mr U, I wish to point yo to the conversation between jules and vincent in Pulp Fiction...Vincent: Want some bacon? Jules: No man, I don't eat pork. Vincent: Are you Jewish? Jules: Nah, I ain't Jewish, I just don't dig on swine, that's all. Vincent: Why not? Jules: Pigs are filthy animals. I don't eat filthy animals. Vincent: Bacon tastes gooood. Pork chops taste gooood. Jules: Hey, sewer rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'd never know 'cause I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker. Pigs sleep and root in shit. That's a filthy animal. I ain't eat nothin' that ain't got enough sense enough to disregard its own feces. Vincent: How about a dog? Dogs eats its own feces. Jules: I don't eat dog either. Vincent: Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? Jules: I wouldn't go so far as to call a dog filthy but they're definitely dirty. But, a dog's got personality. Personality goes a long way. Vincent: Ah, so by that rationale, if a pig had a better personality, he would cease to be a filthy animal. Is that true? Jules: Well we'd have to be talkin' about one charmin' motherfuckin' pig. I mean he'd have to be ten times more charmin' than that Arnold on Green Acres, you know what I'm sayin'? fand fPurple, why do you bother to ask " lol why cant they eat pigs anyway thats like a sin of deliciousesness"if you bothered to red the entire thread youd see that long before you posted your reply, r U, already asnwered that from judism 101.

but piggies are yummy! also filled with special deliciouseness...hmm yummy! anyway the family guy was funny though lol, pigs are super heores to them!

In reply to: It's spelled yalmulke oops, I got caught anglasizing

There are actually quite a few Jews in NZ. You just tend not to know who they are. I have a Jewish friend and he knows all the other jews, so that's how I know who they are. He's actually over in Israel at the moment and has sent back pictures of himself firing M16s! I'm so jealous.

wow, cheers! i feel so much more informed.i hate not knowing stuff.thats pretty cool!i dont eat pig eather, tho its more 4 moral reasons than religious... yer, i no y muslim ppl dont eat it, i just wasnt sure y jews didnt.and u have sloved the mystery of the yamamka , tyi didnt no that there were any jews over here, i once saw a synagog ( no idea on the spelling, but u no, the jewish place of worship) but that was afue hours away from where i live.im facinated by this...no idea y

well, there is a moral thing with pig in that they are concidered (in the middle east anyway) as consuming more than they produce. (no comment on the x)But really... pigs + BBQ = Heaven

its a kinda resent thing, the not eating pig, only been doinging it 4 6mounths and im not planning on giveing up. u never notice how much pig products there r around till u dont eat them, theres bacon in tones of burgers ( whats with the urge 2 put more than 1 animal in a burger), kinda limits my pizza options as i was a big fan of hawiian pizza, limits meat choice for sandwiches in my house as thats all we usually have , sandwich apropriate meat wise.ok, maybe i should try 2 explain why i made this choice. 1: pigs r cute, i see them kinda as a pet ( id love 2 have a miniture piggy as a pet, so cute)2: they r increadbly intelegint, more so than dogs. i would eat a dog cuz its that smart, so im sure as hell not gonna eat i pig cuz its smarter.3: because of their intelegence, at the slaughter house, they KNOW they r gonna die. so, waiting in the pen for their death, leaves the pig in a verry stressed state b4 they die which i think is crule.4: i dont wanna eat stressed out meat5: pigs dont deserve their dirty rep. they r very cleen animals, the roleing in mud thing is for sunscreen, u CAN "potty train"them like u could a dog. they do kinda pig out on what eva u give them 2 eat, but so do lotsa animals like goats6: they r quite genetically close 2 humans i belive, this being why u can use sum pig organs , vains etc in humans for medical precedures like heart issues and suchim sure there is more, but thats all i can think of right now. i KNOW this is stupid and weird of meand ppl wont understand, but i dont care, im doining it anyway!

1)This really is subjective, but I think pigs are ugly as sin. They have these squinty mean little eyes. They are even fun to pet, cuz they have wirey hair all over. Although, their short little stubby legs are kind of cute.

One as a pet though? That is a hell of a lot of maintenance. You have to do everything that you do with a dog, plus put sunscreen on it every single day, since you won't let it roll around in the mud. Plus all the food it eats (although a miniature pig may not eat as much).

Pigs are fucking annoying. I would WAY rather hear a dog bark than a pig squeal. Cuz it's not really a squeal, it's this high-pitched rasping sound, similar to metal dragging acrossed metal.

2. And they are not smarter than all dogs, because I have actually helped my friend train her pig to walk on a leash (it was for this 4-H thing), and that thing was retarded. I am a dog walker, and it takes about five minutes for a dog to learn how to walk nicely. I worked with that pig all day, and it still didn't understand the whole leash concept, and it would rush off every time we walked by the corn bin.

3. I would have to disagree. I sound like a complete nutcase saying this, but I think animals can sense auras. Dogs can tell instantly when I'm upset, which is pretty frickin amazing since no one else really can.

4. I think all animals are stressed before they die, because none of them want to go.

5. But goats do this cool pass out thing if you scare them, which is just hilarious.

6. True. A lot of people even LOOK like pigs. But they have to die before you use their organs... Do you want to use stressed out organs?

I know you think I don't understand... I actually really get it. It's just your arguments I don't like. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: Also, I didn't take it like you were having a war, Pigs vs Dogs. I just don't like any other pet type.

Im the local jew...er exjew...no jew... i dunno, anyways go here: http://askmoses.com/it answers anything you want to know

The animals Jews don't eat are considered unclean. Pigs roll in their filth, shellfish are bottom feeders that eat dead things and waste. I don't follow that though, I just eat anything really.Kippes, yarmulkes, skullcaps, whatever you wanna call them come in different sizes for different sized heads. You can use a bobby pin to keep them on, most people just use bobby pins to keep their nice, personal yarmulkes on and the free ones in the basket at the synagogue just have a way of not falling off your head. A lot of Jews have thick, poofy hair and they stay on fine.