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The Kosher Fad is Sure to Fade |
| Published: July 27, 2007, 4:03 pm |
| Tags: food, halakha, ethics, opinion |
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When I was growing up as one of the only Jews in most of the places I lived, including college at a Catholic university, I would frequently attract as friends converts-to-be who wanted to ask me all about my faith. Why these people wanted to convert was always a mystery to me. Jewish culture inherits so much baggage, I felt, and so many nonsensical rules that are outside the realm of normal American, nominally-Christian frameworks. They were converting depite the barriers because it called to them spiritually. But noticeably, health was never a reason why. Yet KosherToday and newspapers everywhere report the soaring demand for kosher food. Ynet reports today, “In the last decad, [sic] kosher food sales in American supermarkets have reached a growth rate of 15 percent as opposed to a four percent growth rate for food that is not kosher. Eleven million Americans buy kosher food, and they are responsible for a yearly turnover of $9 billion. What's interesting in all this data is [ Full article ] |
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