Subject: Re: And now ...
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Posted on: 2014-08-09 14:52:00 UTC

Yeah, I researched a bit when thinking about making Kim a lapsed Jew. Not knowing what time or day it is in HQ means that she couldn't easily follow the faith. But I have seen where the agents know it's xmas, so I'm assuming there's something that says when holidays are supposed to happen, including the Bajoran Gratitude Festival. Perhaps the sorters and nurses, who have actual shifts, might be the ones keeping track.

Her form of keeping with her roots is that it has the same appearance as kosher food. (She'd only be willing to eat vegan meals in the Avatar:TLA universe because the animals are just strange.) She's not so concerned about plates and kitchen utensils as long as they're clean. There are some really strict rules to actually do it properly, but I found a confusing list of exceptions. http://www.nishmat.net/Torah/view.asp?id=28

I can't find the articles about keeping kosher only in the home but I thought I saw that some completely dispense with those worries outside the home to the point of using a restaurant as an excuse to eat bacon.

http://www.jewfaq.org/kashrut.htm

Something interesting that Kim might worry about. There is a rule that the animal cannot die of natural causes or killed by other animals. I'm wondering if she'd accept a non-human butcher as long as it's a sentient species. I wonder if someone fussy enough to require rabbi inspections would have that problem.





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