well said. but you got the whole thing with the dishes wrong. if they had "holiday dishes," this means the house was keeping kosher. if so, this means FOUR sets of dishes, at the very least (two for meat and two for milk). some have MORE, depending on whether they have sets of "fancy" dishes as well.
well said. but you got the whole thing with the dishes wrong. if they had "holiday dishes," this means the house was keeping kosher. if so, this means FOUR sets of dishes, at the very least (two for meat and two for milk). some have MORE, depending on whether they have sets of "fancy" dishes as well.
I didn't grow up knowing this because my family would have been rolling on the floor laughing if you suggested they needed more than two sets: one for everyday stuff (including even old jelly jars in my house, then AND now) and one fancy set. we all thought keeping kosher was nuts, so whatever I know about this, I've learned as an adult, and the accounts of kosher friends have differed. the best part is that if you "tref up" dishes by putting the wrong stuff on them, you can undo all the wickedness you might have stirred up by burying the dishes. when you dig them up, they're purified. dishes, after all, don't grow on trees. and if they did, you can bet there'd be PAGES of rules about what to do with them.
if I've gotten anything wrong, I welcome correction because, once again, my information is second or third hand.
Since the commitment to the rules of the faith had disappeared by my generation, I won't try to correct anything! I was told they had two sets of dishes, so maybe they didn't really "keep kosher," but then, maybe that's all they could afford. I don't know.
sounds like it was sort of a "gesture" to honor Pesach, which is Everybody's Favorite Jewish Holiday; the holiday feast to which you can actually bring your shiksa girlfriend.
well said. but you got the whole thing with the dishes wrong. if they had "holiday dishes," this means the house was keeping kosher. if so, this means FOUR sets of dishes, at the very least (two for meat and two for milk). some have MORE, depending on whether they have sets of "fancy" dishes as well.
I didn't grow up knowing this because my family would have been rolling on the floor laughing if you suggested they needed more than two sets: one for everyday stuff (including even old jelly jars in my house, then AND now) and one fancy set. we all thought keeping kosher was nuts, so whatever I know about this, I've learned as an adult, and the accounts of kosher friends have differed. the best part is that if you "tref up" dishes by putting the wrong stuff on them, you can undo all the wickedness you might have stirred up by burying the dishes. when you dig them up, they're purified. dishes, after all, don't grow on trees. and if they did, you can bet there'd be PAGES of rules about what to do with them.
if I've gotten anything wrong, I welcome correction because, once again, my information is second or third hand.
Since the commitment to the rules of the faith had disappeared by my generation, I won't try to correct anything! I was told they had two sets of dishes, so maybe they didn't really "keep kosher," but then, maybe that's all they could afford. I don't know.
sounds like it was sort of a "gesture" to honor Pesach, which is Everybody's Favorite Jewish Holiday; the holiday feast to which you can actually bring your shiksa girlfriend.