At Jerusalem's huge open-air fruit and vegetable market there are several Judaica stores as well. Yesterday I was somehow surprised to see these multi-purpose milk and meat cutlery sets on sale next to the mezuzot.
Each one has a fold-out fork, spoon, knife blade, and can and bottle opener.The red one is for meat dishes only. The blue one is labeled MILK and is for dairy food.
Jews who observe the kosher laws never mix meat and dairy food in the same meal. Dishes and utensils also must be kept separate, one set for meat and one set for dairy.
How neat ,they thank of every thing you would need.
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WEll that is a beautiful way to exalt your dining with kosher and blending this with your religion.Then eating becomes a sacred act which it should be because it keeps us alive.(well supposedly as I reach for the chip dip ha ha.)
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I once dated a guy whose roommate kept Kosher. I was so ignorant about it back then I didn't know which glass to use to get myself a glass of water in the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteThe perfect gift for Aunty! Wouldn't you know it, 30 years too late . . . . Aloha-
ReplyDeleteI like the idea that he calf cannot be cooked in the milk of his mother. If some-one wants to be kosher, he or she needs two sets of crockery and cutlery and may be two kitchens? Well thank you for your visits, Dina and comments. The poem in the SW post wasn't mine and the Valentine story wasn't mine either. I used to write stories when I was young, but Google is easier when I am in a hurry.
ReplyDeleteOh my, that sounds so complicated. I am learning so much from your blog. Thank you, Dina.
ReplyDeleteDina, they look like the Swiss knives which have everything in them, even the centimetre-measure!
ReplyDeleteI've been glad to read your very fine comment!
Hi Dina!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you back, though Sydney is also a lovely city (for me, one of the two most beautiful in the world...;))
Now that I'm reading the last Roth book, where the father of the main character is a kosher butcher, I learn some more on the issue. Always learning!!
Loved to see you in-flight pictures! Have a great week!!
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Very interesting. You have to have a lot of space in your kitchen for the separate things, don't you?
ReplyDeleteDina, thanks for sharing...but.... they all nevertheless get totally mixed in the stomach..
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