Boudicca's Voice

I... I just laughed out loud in an empty house.
I just can't wait to see Elisson or Erica's take.

I almost spit in the phone. I said, "I'm thinking there won't be a lot of lobster... or bacon..."

If they don't keep kosher, there may be lobster. ;) I have a Jewish friend who doesn't keep kosher. He loves bacon! lol!

Hubby and I went to a Jewish wedding in which both families kept Kosher.

Hubby wasn't happy with the food they had and kept stating that fact, outloud.

So embarrased.

I've been to a couple Jewish events that served Lobster and other shellfish. If the family doesn't keep kosher, it's no big deal. There's usually also a selection of kosher foods for people who do.

It'll be interesting to see how it goes! I've been to events that were glatt kosher and I've been to some that were just kosher. In all the events I've been to, both Reform and Orthodox, there was no pork or shellfish. I think some of it depends on the Rabbi as well and whether or not he will or will not attend the event. My one friend had a glatt kosher wedding reception, but the Rabbi still would not attend, because he'd been through the hotel's kitchen and there was something about it that was not enough for him. I think they had double fridges etc, but... I can't remember what it was.

But of all the events I've attended, not once have we seen one with shellfish or pork. And I do suspect that family has something to do with it. Although our one set of friends is Reform and a bit more lax, they have older family members, the previous generation, that would have been offended to go through a buffet with bacon.

I have a friend who is in his 70's, is Jewish and has been down on his luck for some time. We had been out of touch forever, and I either forgot he was Jewish or never realized it. (He is a very troubled person, so it was one of the last things to cross my mind.)

Well, because he was broke, he didn't have reading glasses. So when we reconnected, and I started taking him out to dinner, he'd ask what I'd recommend and order whatever I said. (It also took me forever to realize he couldn't read menus.)

Good Lord...I was always recommending things with ham or bacon, etc. And he would order and eat whatever because he didn't want to admit his issues to me, and was just grateful that someone was taking him to dinner! Bless his heart!

Now I know. But he probably had some of the least kosher meals during his outings with me!

I just reread this post, and focused on the bones part... You're right, he and jack are cut from the same cloth, even if they are different species.
I could see it, Jack in his place... Trying SO hard to stand still, his little body almost vibrating from the effort... Tilting his head a little... A little more, a liiiittle more: dang, yarmulke down. Grab it, shove it back on, and the cycle starts again.
The bones version of Jack's tennis ball bounce bounce bounce.

Sounds like a great occasion to trot out my 1965 Bar Mizvah speech.

We don't keep kosher, but there's no way we'd serve pork or lobster at an occasion of Religious Significance. Maybe that's just us.

Saturday morning services are long, no two ways about it. At our synagogue, we're good for anywhere from two to two-and-a-half hours, depending on the specifics of the day and how windy the rabbis feel like being. It's a lot easier to handle if you know what's going on, which rules out 85% of everyone there, including the Jews.

Weekdays are a whole lot quicker. I can crunch a weekday service in 35 minutes. (What, you're not impressed?)