Sarah vs. the Co-op (Where we shop, not where we live)
Sarah's on the warpath...
Some background: Although we don't keep a strictly kosher household, we do only buy kosher meat. A few religious nuts that belong to the co-op have managed to convince the board that only Jews who have been approved by them are allowed to touch the kosher meat. Fine - except that they never show up to stock the stuff, and it often sits in the basement freezer for several days. What drives Sarah especially nuts is that - because of her background - she knows that there is no law that says only religious Jews can stock kosher chicken that's encased in plastic.
Sarah's on the warpath...
From: Sarah Josephson Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 10:21 AM To: Josephson, Isaac Subject: throw them out of office! Asher and I went to the co-op AGAIN only to find that there are STILL no kosher chickens on the shelf. So, I paged out to see what the story is. Apparently they were delivered 2 FUCKING DAYS AGO and are sitting in the basement waiting for the "kosher committee" to unpack them. I went down to the basement but was not allowed to touch the boxes (because I haven't been blessed by the "kosher committee"). Needless to say, I had a fit. Went around and talked to the powerful people in the co-op and I'm starting a campaign to end the "kosher committee." They need to be thrown out of office ('tis the season.) ------ |
Some background: Although we don't keep a strictly kosher household, we do only buy kosher meat. A few religious nuts that belong to the co-op have managed to convince the board that only Jews who have been approved by them are allowed to touch the kosher meat. Fine - except that they never show up to stock the stuff, and it often sits in the basement freezer for several days. What drives Sarah especially nuts is that - because of her background - she knows that there is no law that says only religious Jews can stock kosher chicken that's encased in plastic.
posted by isaacjosephson at 9:44 AM
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The whole "kosher" concept seems a slippery slope of ridiculousness to this Gentile. I live next door to a gay couple who keeps kosher, more or less. The endless imaginary hoops they set up for themselves to observe a religion that considers their lifestyle to be sacreligious...well, it's something to see.
Just to be clear, I have equal scorn for Gentile orthodoxy around prayer protocol, Christmas decorations, etc.
(Probably also worth mentioning that the gay couple in question are probably our best friends, and we've shared more meals with them than we have with any family members in more than a decade.
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