tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post7040257441782526935..comments2023-11-12T20:59:55.490-05:00Comments on Building a Jewish Life: Priority-Setting and Jewish LifeKochavahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-44139871042332607742019-04-02T21:20:30.574-04:002019-04-02T21:20:30.574-04:00Funny, both the American Dietetic Association and ...Funny, both the American Dietetic Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics stand behind vegan diets as healthy diets for children of all ages and pregnant women. Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-29099129374422529612017-11-10T18:18:46.112-05:002017-11-10T18:18:46.112-05:00You need to check your privilege and give up your ...You need to check your privilege and give up your fake Google MD degree. People need protein. Kids need protein. What do you tell 7 children who have to grow up vegan and aren’t as healthy as their non-Jewish neighbors? “B’H we’re getting a mitzvah for this.”<br /><br />I thought abusing the body for spiritual enlightenment were things that NON-Jewish religions engaged in?<br /><br />You would Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-33411115944861005222015-11-02T20:39:58.795-05:002015-11-02T20:39:58.795-05:00I salute your dedication! It's uncommon today....I salute your dedication! It's uncommon today. What you have to say about B12 is quite odd. Do regular pills not work for you? I can't imagine you can get the shots very frequently. I take a B12 vitamin a couple of times a week, and it's even covered under my insurance as a prescription. Seems a lot cheaper and easier to control dosage than a shot... Or you know, eat veggies with dirtKochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-12037099980265623212015-10-28T18:33:57.662-04:002015-10-28T18:33:57.662-04:00Absolutely agree with you that limited financial r...Absolutely agree with you that limited financial resources demands one prioritize. Claiming poverty to eat triefah really rubs me the wrong way. What's wrong with fruits and vegetables? Being vegan is how I've kept kosher on a shoestring budget for years, along with no TV, no smartphone (except when work issued), thrifted & hand-me-down clothes etc. <br /><br />However, now the lack Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-73679344317574984632015-10-10T12:19:23.309-04:002015-10-10T12:19:23.309-04:00I agree with you 100 percent. This author thinks e...I agree with you 100 percent. This author thinks everyone comes from money and burn it on materialistic things.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798917312340524287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-10824257935100639082013-03-13T21:13:54.963-04:002013-03-13T21:13:54.963-04:00Originally posted: September 14, 2011 at 2:30 PM
...Originally posted: September 14, 2011 at 2:30 PM<br /><br />Last two anonymouses: please note that I tried to limit my statements above to people who do have some form of "spending money." I'm sorry if that wasn't clear. But as always, no matter what I say, there are always exceptions. Your cases were (I thought) clearly not the kind of cases I was discussing above. I'm Kochavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11841373131402987905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-7361489600019018512013-02-10T20:17:19.206-05:002013-02-10T20:17:19.206-05:00like my rabbit says - kashrut makes people krazy!like my rabbit says - kashrut makes people krazy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03538845555456134442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-40316944078927693082012-01-26T01:20:00.195-05:002012-01-26T01:20:00.195-05:00I live in NZ. There are no kosher stores whatsoeve...I live in NZ. There are no kosher stores whatsoever. No kosher butcher in the entire country - meat is flown in from Melbourne. But I still keep kosher and its not such a big deal. I wanted to keep it so just had to fathom out howAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-64413059107788401062012-01-17T08:14:15.298-05:002012-01-17T08:14:15.298-05:00I have to agree. When I was in college, I had no k...I have to agree. When I was in college, I had no kosher meat available within 30 miles and I not only didn't have the money to buy the meat, I didn't even have the gas money for the trip. So I became a pescatarian except for when I went to Hillel on Friday night and Chabad on Saturday morning/afternoon. It wasn't like I didn't like meat. I just loved G-d a whole lot more.<br /><brselfcurlingpaeshttp://twitter.com/ivegrownwearynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-72654205503536467672011-09-19T19:06:13.137-04:002011-09-19T19:06:13.137-04:00Like you said, faith is a process. But it is also ...Like you said, faith is a process. But it is also about prioritizing and being honest about the values you wish to engender.<br /><br />Prioritizing, of course, requires planning, vision and delayed gratification. On the other hand, different people have different physical and emotional needs. Some people do fine on a restricted (vegetarian) diet while others find it more difficult to cope. In { T G L }https://www.blogger.com/profile/10000321919925595110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-38717789788571613142011-09-16T07:47:58.480-04:002011-09-16T07:47:58.480-04:00I hate how people always give students a "fre...<i>I hate how people always give students a "free pass" to not eat kosher. When better to learn your true priorities than when you have few resources? </i><br /><br />I agree. I don't find it any more expensive, for example, than eating in non-kosher restaurants all the time. <br /><br />Especially since I live in Tiny Town, it's definitely something I have to think about all Laurahttp://crystaldecadenz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-51722363465127673972011-09-14T23:02:15.008-04:002011-09-14T23:02:15.008-04:00AMEN! the only thing I would add is that if it cam...AMEN! the only thing I would add is that if it came down to a person becoming ill because they were not able to purchase the meat. My son for instance is severely hypoglycemic and requires meat protein (which breaks down very differently than vegetable protein). In that instance it would be wiser for him to eat non-kosher meat than to become physically ill if the choice has to be made. Rarely, ifEllehttp://www.onbecomingdevoted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-66415850886715727872011-09-14T17:56:33.042-04:002011-09-14T17:56:33.042-04:00Folks need to consider that they could well end up...Folks need to consider that they could well end up living in unheard-of places like New Mexico where there are no kosher restaurants, no solely-kosher stores, and the availability of specifically kosher products is very limited. Available money or not, keeping kosher can be done; but one has to be committed to working with what is available. If items like meat and cheese are scarce or expensiveMordechai Y. Scherhttp://www.kolberamah.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-62018972792007813662011-09-14T15:28:33.210-04:002011-09-14T15:28:33.210-04:00When I first started keeping kosher, I couldn'...When I first started keeping kosher, I couldn't afford kosher meat, either. Guess what? I didn't eat meat. I ate canned tuna, which is pretty cheap and high in protein. I ate kosher tofu. Not eating meat also cut a huge expense out of my budget it came to buying pots and pans and utensils. I kept one set and considered it milchig for the rare times I'd have dairy.<br /><br />ForRedactedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472100109027120712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-64765403045750659622011-09-14T14:24:38.011-04:002011-09-14T14:24:38.011-04:00I agree with this, but I come from a different sid...I agree with this, but I come from a different side. My family lived under the poverty line for 17 out of my 18 years of living, we were homeless for 3 years, and we're Jews who are very strict about kosher. We did our best to keep kosher, but there were times when it was not financially/logically/at all possible for that to happen. I feel like I'm now a terrible person after reading thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-89789509806154554852011-09-14T14:22:01.405-04:002011-09-14T14:22:01.405-04:00Like you, I believe that it doesn't matter tha...Like you, I believe that it doesn't matter that kosher meat is more expensive, as long as non-kosher meat is not an option. We don't eat as much meat as we'd like, but that's for budgetary reasons. <br /><br />As someone who keeps kosher strictly at home but eats vegetarian non-kosher out, I will say that if you do not eat out (kosher or not), you will probably have money leftoverCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713194747315482988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-81932108905373960862011-09-14T14:01:20.841-04:002011-09-14T14:01:20.841-04:00You are painting everyone with a huge brush. I...You are painting everyone with a huge brush. I'm a student who lives frugally. Most of my clothing is from thrift stores. I rarely eat or even go out (I went to the movies for the first time in over a year last night). I buy things only when I need to do so. I am not an impulse buyer. When I buy textbooks, I will exclusively buy used or buy international editions. If you ever see me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-41629462386624155392011-09-14T11:07:31.608-04:002011-09-14T11:07:31.608-04:00When I first started keeping kosher, I was at a sc...When I first started keeping kosher, I was at a school that did not have a kosher dining hall. Rather then cross campus to cook at Hillel every day and eat alone, I did my best to be kosher-style in the dining hall. However, that was because I only had one more year to go at the school and didn't want to transfer. It wasn't really a money issue.Jacquelinehttp://www.bacovcinembroidery.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-4435110940749412792011-09-14T10:55:11.054-04:002011-09-14T10:55:11.054-04:00There are some things students can make do without...There are some things students can make do without.<br /><br />Most students like myself (another fellow Law student) I am quite frugal when it comes to expenditure especially this coming from someone like myself who is very stringent in kashrus. I also keep kosher in and out of home.<br /><br />Kosher meat is expensive but as long as you can have meat some nights of the week and for Shabbos thenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-86334260124706056692011-09-14T10:54:41.046-04:002011-09-14T10:54:41.046-04:00I think you are right for the most part with this ...I think you are right for the most part with this argument but you should acknowledge that in smaller areas the cost of Kosher meat truly is exorbitant and may require more than scrapping the extraneous purchases in our life. <br /><br />When the husband and I lived in New Orleans we kept more kosher-style and did not eat meat that was not. If I found the extra money for meat it was for the Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04138050246830502228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-32407329273506250782011-09-14T10:52:16.191-04:002011-09-14T10:52:16.191-04:00Finally! I've been saying this to people for a...Finally! I've been saying this to people for ages. Everyone just thinks I'm crazy. I hope you get a positive reaction to this post :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5292734369805726323.post-2640442527092773692011-09-14T10:12:55.872-04:002011-09-14T10:12:55.872-04:00If you aren't keeping completely kosher, at le...If you aren't keeping completely kosher, at least eat only salads with kosher dressing etc at the school cafeteria, or tuna and such. Things that are the least likely to be treif.<br /><br />I only eat meat on shabbat really. If I have meat during the week, it's a rare thing. I also don't make shabbat meals for myself unless other people are financially contributing. Truth is, I CAN&#Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346629911135742919noreply@blogger.com