One of the first big questions I had for my Rabbi was if I should keep kashrut. He told me yes, as I assumed he would. I mean, duh, WOULDN’T your Rabbi tell you that you SHOULD? Well dudes, can we talk as friends for a moment? I’m new to keeping Kosher, and like everything else I’ve done so far, I thought it would be easy.

I thought “Oh I actually hate eating pigs anyway, so whatever.” This was yet ANOTHER one of those things where it was like Jackie, do you even know who you are? You eat cheese with meat like every meal, and every snack. I dream of cheeseburgers and bologna and cheese sandwiches! And no, I’m not kidding. I love food. Fat kid USA over here, I’ll admit it.

Back to my Rabbi though, when I asked him if I should keep kosher, I followed my question with will [Read more…]