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both Judaism & Islam are fairly enlightened when eating under duress. Basically ask for forgiveness not die.
Not sure about militant veganism.
I think currently in the UK a Jew could require to be fed kosher foods under religious rights protection, and likewise someone who was veggie/vegan for religious reasons - but not as a lifestyle choice?
both Judaism & Islam are fairly enlightened when eating under duress. Basically ask for forgiveness not die.
Not sure about militant veganism.
In Judaism the mitzvah to save life (including your own) trumps pretty much every other commandment (excluding murder, idolatry, incest and adultery).
I'm not sure how true the story is, but it was said that in one camp during the Holocaust a table of pork was laid out on Yom Kippur and as the Jews all ate as much as they could the Nazi's laughed as they watched the Jews breaking both the Kosher laws as well as the commandment to fast on the day.
The Nazi's hadn't realised they had provided the Jews with an opportunity to fulfil a mitzvah (saving life) rather than commit a sin so the Jews were laughing (as much as you can in a concentration camp) at the Nazis.
I think currently in the UK a Jew could require to be fed kosher foods under religious rights protection, and likewise someone who was veggie/vegan for religious reasons - but not as a lifestyle choice?
Since Vegan food is Kosher and Halal, no one can object to being fed a Vegan diet.
All prison meals should be Vegan, no other choice, simple as.
Since Vegan food is Kosher and Halal, no one can object to being fed a Vegan diet.
All prison meals should be Vegan, no other choice, simple as.
Hate to contradict you (and others) but unless food has a Kashrut stamp certifying it as Kosher then it isn't, vegan food doesn't qualify just because it doesn't contain any meat.
I questioned this many years ago when someone tried to explain why a bag of salt, or a head of lettuce still requires a Kashrut stamp to be eaten by an observant Jew and was told a lot of the 'kosherness' comes from the preparation e.g. salads have to be washed and prepared in a certain way to ensure no tiny bugs could be hidden in the leaves and inadvertently eaten, eggs have to be inspected using a clear glass to check for blood spots, no work can be done on Shabbat when cooking, packaging etc.
Fascinating subject, but can be annoying if you're in an Orthodox area and want a cheese burger!
Hate to contradict you (and others) but unless food has a Kashrut stamp certifying it as Kosher then it isn't, vegan food doesn't qualify just because it doesn't contain any meat.
I questioned this many years ago when someone tried to explain why a bag of salt, or a head of lettuce still requires a Kashrut stamp to be eaten by an observant Jew and was told a lot of the 'kosherness' comes from the preparation e.g. salads have to be washed and prepared in a certain way to ensure no tiny bugs could be hidden in the leaves and inadvertently eaten, eggs have to be inspected using a clear glass to check for blood spots, no work can be done on Shabbat when cooking, packaging etc.
Fascinating subject, but can be annoying if you're in an Orthodox area and want a cheese burger!
Luckily Vegans don't eat eggs or bugs.
"You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR
Hate to contradict you (and others) but unless food has a Kashrut stamp certifying it as Kosher then it isn't, vegan food doesn't qualify just because it doesn't contain any meat.
I questioned this many years ago when someone tried to explain why a bag of salt, or a head of lettuce still requires a Kashrut stamp to be eaten by an observant Jew and was told a lot of the 'kosherness' comes from the preparation e.g. salads have to be washed and prepared in a certain way to ensure no tiny bugs could be hidden in the leaves and inadvertently eaten, eggs have to be inspected using a clear glass to check for blood spots, no work can be done on Shabbat when cooking, packaging etc.
Fascinating subject, but can be annoying if you're in an Orthodox area and want a cheese burger!
Ridiculous, people in prison should not have the right to demand Kosher worktops and spoons. No wonder society is wrecked.
That made me laugh as every time I visit my Orthodox brother-in-law and family, they always end up having to re-kosher their spoons (no idea what that entails) as I invariably use the 'meat' spoons to stir milk into my coffee. They're used to it though and take my f'ups in good grace.
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