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Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...

We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents for
Dec. 25th.


My younger son married a Jewish girl. What a blast we all have at this time
of year celebrating both Christmas and Chanukah.

Both her family and ours celebrate both our traditional Christmas activities
as well as their traditional Jewish traditions and celebrations. It has
made the holiday season much more interesting, educational, enjoyable and
just plain fun.

And the food is awesome.

Eisboch



The best of both worlds. If you had a family member marry an Italian it
would be a perfect Trifecta. Talk about some great parties. ;)

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Boater wrote:

John

Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will find
all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes back
almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html


If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly are
not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and while
there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

I guess it all depends upon your definition of Observant Jews doesn't it.

The Jewish love affair with Chinese food

According to a venerable borsht-circuit gag, the Jewish civilization
began in 3,000 B.C., and the Chinese civilization began in 2,000 B.C.,
which proves that Jews can exist without eating Chinese food. The
historical accuracy may be flawed, but the joke does underscore the
curious passion that American Jews have developed for the Chinese cuisine.

That passion, of course, is shared by much of the Occidental world. The
distinctive savoriness and varied textures of Chinese food, its sensual
appeal, and the unique cooking techniques employed in Chinese kitchens
to accentuate flavors and aromas have excited the Western palate and
made Chinese cooking universally popular. But nowhere is the infatuation
with the Chinese cuisine more intense than in the American Jewish community.

Chinese restaurateurs recognize this phenomenon, and their
establishments have proliferated in the U.S. wherever there is a sizable
Jewish population. The Chinese restaurant has become a durable fixture
in most Jewish neighborhoods, almost as commonplace as a kosher butcher
shop. The Jewish enchantment with Chinese food has also surfaced in
Israel, where Chinese restaurants now compete against falafel stands,
European-style delicatessens, and other outlets of traditional Jewish
cooking.

Actually, there is no single standard Jewish cuisine. Historically, Jews
have borrowed the foods of the people among whom they dwell, modified in
each case by the requirements of kashrut, the religious dietary laws. As
a result, there are various styles of "Jewish cooking": Eastern- and
Central-European Ashkenazi types such as Russian-Jewish,
Hungarian-Jewish and Romanian-Jewish, plus the Mediterranean or
Sephardi-Jewish style of cooking.

Chinese cooking features ingredients and techniques that are alien to
each of these. For example, the quick-searing and stir-frying cooking
methods perfected by the Chinese create new dimensions of taste wholly
dissimilar to the potted and stewed meats and vegetables with which most
Jews are familiar. The subtle but profound nuances of flavor and aroma
emphasized in Chinese food, the exotic vegetables and condiments, and
the preoccupation with the textural effects and color of food are
virtually unknown in the Jewish kitchen.

And yet the Jew finds that the lure of the exotic is eased by the touch
of the familiar in the Chinese cuisine. Most significant, the Chinese
rarely combine dairy and meat products, a practice prohibited by
religious Jewish dietary laws. Omnipresent pots of tea invariably grace
the tables of both the Chinese and the Jews. The two cuisines favor such
common dishes as chicken broth with rice or noodles, and--with the
exception of the Szechuan and Hunanese styles--both have a preference
for mild seasonings.

Kreplach, a triangular or square dumpling containing chopped meat and
usually served in soup, which is a popular Eastern-European Jewish
delicacy, is a first cousin to wontons, a Cantonese miniature dumpling
used in soup or is deep-fried and eaten as a snack. The taste of stuffed
cabbage, another Eastern-European Jewish favorite, resembles the array
of sweet and sour dishes prepared by the Chinese. In addition, the
noodles or luckshen, which figure prominently in Jewish food, have a
counterpart in Chinese lo mein.

Going beyond considerations of the table, those seeking explanations for
the Jewish passion for Chinese food might find special meanings in
certain cultural values shared by both peoples: the strong family
structure, the respect for learning, the powerful work ethic.

There are even intriguing historical links between the Chinese and the
Jews. The first Jews, probably merchants from Persia, visited and
settled in China around the year 1,000. Their descendants, Oriental in
appearance and bearing Chinese names, continued to practice the Jewish
religion. In the 13th Century, Marco Polo found several influential Jews
at the court of Kubla Khan.

Four centuries later, a Jewish mandarin rebuilt a synagogue in the city
of Kaifeng, which had been originally constructed hundreds of years
earlier. Built like two adjacent Buddhist temples, the synagogue fell
into disuse as the community disappeared during the 18th and 19th
Centuries. An exquisite model of the Kaifeng synagogue now stands in
Beit Hafutzot, the Museum of the Diaspora in Tel Aviv.

Although such bits of historical and sociological evidence demonstrate
that there is a cultural affinity between the Chinese and Jewish
peoples, it is highly unlikely that any of these factors have had a
profound culinary impact. The Jewish love for Chinese food is
essentially an American phenomenon. It has probably been fostered by the
ease with which the intricacies of the Chinese cuisine can be adapted to
religious Jewish dietary rules.

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Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:

John

Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will find
all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes back
almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html


If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly are
not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and
while there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

I guess it all depends upon your definition of Observant Jews doesn't it.



Observant Jews keep Kosher, among other things. Most Chinese restaurants
are not Kosher.

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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:55:22 -0500, Boater wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"Boater" wrote in message
...

John wrote:
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever consider
that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation would
diminish
greatly.





I've considered that, and I've concluded the majority of "jackals" are
that way because of my politics.

There's your mistake. There are many in this NG that share your political
views and they are not
routinely dumped on. Most of the time differing points of views are
discussed rationally, politely and with respect for one another. In your
case it is often very different. You tend to lump everybody who does not
subscribe to your POV together (with minor tolerances) and generally treat
those in disagreement with distain, punctuated with multiple insults.

It's not what you think, it's how you express it to others.

Eisboch



Whatever.

If that is agreement, then it is contrary to what you said earlier. But,
that could be a good thing. Maybe it's worth acting on?

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

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Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:23 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go
beyond the two of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed
towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other
guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done.
Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****,
even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.
I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends
of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one
agreement with you. If others decide to join in, I will
extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you
agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You
whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the
Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do
the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can
you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to
name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo
bin, and will never be allowed out. The permanent members
include but are not limited to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et
cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply
unwilling to extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the
same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm
suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten
the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are
there because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever
consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm not
saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation
would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to
goys who celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice
presents for Dec. 25th.
No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter
Solstice."
--
I think you should only say that if they celebrate on the Winter
Solstice, in 2008 that would be Dec. 21st, on the 22nd in 2009 and
the 23rd in 2010, when it would go back to Dec. 21. So, those who
open presents on Dec. 25 and are not Christians are really just
celebrating Dec. 25th. I think Festivus and Winter Solstice makes a
lot more sense than just opening presents because the Christians are
celebrating the birth of Christ.

Imagine what would happen if all the Chinese celebrated Christmas on
Dec.25?

Where would all the Jews go to eat on Dec. 25th. We would have to
eat at home, and that is against our religion. ;)


Now that's something I didn't know.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will find
all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes back
almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html



If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly are
not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and while
there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

PS - There are more sects and diverse opinion among those who consider
themselves Jewish than there are among Christians.
Yet, all of them consider themselves observant Jews. Are you now going
to tell Jews that the only ones who can be considered "Observant Jews"
are those who observe all 613 mitzvot? If so, you would not find one
Jew in the entire world.

I do find it funny that you, who said you are not Jewish, know more
about the Chosen People than most Jews. There is an old joke that if
you locked a 100 rabbis in a room and they would not be let out until
they had written a book on what it means to be Jewish, they could not
agree on the first sentence.

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"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...

We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents
for Dec. 25th.


My younger son married a Jewish girl. What a blast we all have at this
time of year celebrating both Christmas and Chanukah.

Both her family and ours celebrate both our traditional Christmas
activities as well as their traditional Jewish traditions and
celebrations. It has made the holiday season much more interesting,
educational, enjoyable and just plain fun.

And the food is awesome.

Eisboch



The best of both worlds. If you had a family member marry an Italian it
would be a perfect Trifecta. Talk about some great parties. ;)


I did. Well, 2nd generation American-Italian. But, she's all Italian in
terms of her family and tradition.
Nobody gave a guy with Swedish ancestry and a girl with Italian much of a
chance 39 years ago.
Still working on it.

Eisboch

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Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:

John

Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will
find all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes
back almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html


If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly
are not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and
while there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

I guess it all depends upon your definition of Observant Jews doesn't it.



Observant Jews keep Kosher, among other things. Most Chinese restaurants
are not Kosher.



Who gave you that definition of an Observant Jew? If so, you really do
need to get all the Jews together and let them know you have finally
come up with a definitive answer to the principals of faith for Judaism.
After 6000 yrs, we have been working on this concept, we have no
unifying body governing Jewish beliefs, but we have been saved because
Harry Krause, a goy has come up with the answer. You need to eat Kosher
to be a Jew.

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Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...
Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message
...

We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to goys who
celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice presents
for Dec. 25th.

My younger son married a Jewish girl. What a blast we all have at this
time of year celebrating both Christmas and Chanukah.

Both her family and ours celebrate both our traditional Christmas
activities as well as their traditional Jewish traditions and
celebrations. It has made the holiday season much more interesting,
educational, enjoyable and just plain fun.

And the food is awesome.

Eisboch


The best of both worlds. If you had a family member marry an Italian it
would be a perfect Trifecta. Talk about some great parties. ;)


I did. Well, 2nd generation American-Italian. But, she's all Italian in
terms of her family and tradition.
Nobody gave a guy with Swedish ancestry and a girl with Italian much of a
chance 39 years ago.
Still working on it.

Eisboch



You hit the mother lode. Congratulations

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Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:23 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To go
beyond the two of us, your compadres would have to agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults directed
towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that other
guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be done.
Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your ****,
even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.
I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends
of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one
agreement with you. If others decide to join in, I will
extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you
agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You
whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the
Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll do
the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others? Can
you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to
name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo
bin, and will never be allowed out. The permanent members
include but are not limited to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et
cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply
unwilling to extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the
same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm
suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten
the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are
there because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever
consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm
not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation
would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to
goys who celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice
presents for Dec. 25th.
No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter
Solstice."
--
I think you should only say that if they celebrate on the Winter
Solstice, in 2008 that would be Dec. 21st, on the 22nd in 2009 and
the 23rd in 2010, when it would go back to Dec. 21. So, those who
open presents on Dec. 25 and are not Christians are really just
celebrating Dec. 25th. I think Festivus and Winter Solstice makes
a lot more sense than just opening presents because the Christians
are celebrating the birth of Christ.

Imagine what would happen if all the Chinese celebrated Christmas
on Dec.25?

Where would all the Jews go to eat on Dec. 25th. We would have to
eat at home, and that is against our religion. ;)


Now that's something I didn't know.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will find
all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes back
almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html



If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly are
not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and
while there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

PS - There are more sects and diverse opinion among those who consider
themselves Jewish than there are among Christians.
Yet, all of them consider themselves observant Jews. Are you now going
to tell Jews that the only ones who can be considered "Observant Jews"
are those who observe all 613 mitzvot? If so, you would not find one
Jew in the entire world.

I do find it funny that you, who said you are not Jewish, know more
about the Chosen People than most Jews. There is an old joke that if
you locked a 100 rabbis in a room and they would not be let out until
they had written a book on what it means to be Jewish, they could not
agree on the first sentence.


I grew up in a city that at the time had a very high percentage of Jews,
and am more than a little familiar with Jewish observances, customs,
traditions, et cetera. The observant Jews were the Orthodox and
Conservative "sect" Jews, the ones who went to synagogues on Friday
nights and Saturdays, who kept Kosher, and whose children went to Hebrew
school several times a week, among other things.

I'm not discussing "cultural" Jews.

Of course, I know nothing about Atlanta Jews.

Blagojevich just wanted a job with a labor union...
 

Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
Boater wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq. wrote:
John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:21:23 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:34:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:09:38 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 12:01:43 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:17:56 -0500, Boater
wrote:

John wrote:

Your agreement is acceptable on a one-to-one basis. To
go beyond the two of us, your compadres would have to
agree.
Bull****. Learn to disregard the personal insults
directed towards you.
Have you seen me respond to any of the Salty or that
other guy's attacks?
No, not lately. You decide to ignore them. It can be
done. Hell, I've gone
for a couple weeks without responding to any of your
****, even though
you've directed a couple dozen posts a day towards me.
I'll ignore the attacks by Donnie and those other friends
of yours. Easy as
pie.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
As I stated, I will enter into and honor a one-to-one
agreement with you. If others decide to join in, I will
extend them the same courtesy.

Quid pro quo. It's the *Christian* thing to do, don't you
agree?
I think you're lacking in the will power department. You
whine about folks
attacking you, but you won't stop. I'll be glad to do the
Christian, and
Jewish, thing. I'll stop *all* personal insults if you'll
do the same.

Do you find it too hard to ignore the attacks of others?
Can you not
participate in *any* discussion without resorting to
name-calling?
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
Actually, most of jackals are permanent members of my bozo
bin, and will never be allowed out. The permanent members
include but are not limited to Loogy, DK, FloridaJim, et
cetera. But that's not the point.

I'm not lacking in will power on this issue, I'm simply
unwilling to extend "good will" to those unwilling to do the
same.
Having all those folks filtered should make it easy.

No one is suggesting you 'extend good will' to anyone. I'm
suggesting you
stop extending *bad* will to *anyone*. Do you see the
difference?

Look at your statement above:

"Most of the jackals are permanent members..."

If you had omitted the word 'jackals', you would have gotten
the same
message across, but without the personal insult.

It's not that difficult.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
I call 'em as I see 'em. If they are in the bozo bin, they are
there because about all they do here is toss insults. Jackals.
You totally disregarded the point of my response. Do you ever
consider that
the insults may be fewer if you controlled your behavior? I'm
not saying
they'd stop, but those that are hurled simply in retaliation
would diminish
greatly.

--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John
We say "Chanukah Sameach" to each other, and Merry Christmas to
goys who celebrate Christmas.

I guess to some we should just say, I hope you got some nice
presents for Dec. 25th.
No, it would be, "Hope you get some nice presents for Winter
Solstice."
--
I think you should only say that if they celebrate on the Winter
Solstice, in 2008 that would be Dec. 21st, on the 22nd in 2009 and
the 23rd in 2010, when it would go back to Dec. 21. So, those who
open presents on Dec. 25 and are not Christians are really just
celebrating Dec. 25th. I think Festivus and Winter Solstice makes
a lot more sense than just opening presents because the Christians
are celebrating the birth of Christ.

Imagine what would happen if all the Chinese celebrated Christmas
on Dec.25?

Where would all the Jews go to eat on Dec. 25th. We would have to
eat at home, and that is against our religion. ;)


Now that's something I didn't know.
--
We say, "MERRY CHRISTMAS!"

John

Sure, just go by any Chinese restaurant on Dec.25th and you will
find all the restaurant full of Jews. It is a tradition that goes
back almost 6000 yrs. ;)

http://dragon.soc.qc.cuny.edu/Staff/...20Chinese.html



If you are seeing Jews in "any Chinese restaurant," they certainly
are not observant Jews. Observant Jews eat in Kosher restaurants, and
while there any Kosher Chinese restaurants, very few of them are.

PS - There are more sects and diverse opinion among those who consider
themselves Jewish than there are among Christians.
Yet, all of them consider themselves observant Jews. Are you now
going to tell Jews that the only ones who can be considered "Observant
Jews" are those who observe all 613 mitzvot? If so, you would not
find one Jew in the entire world.

I do find it funny that you, who said you are not Jewish, know more
about the Chosen People than most Jews. There is an old joke that if
you locked a 100 rabbis in a room and they would not be let out until
they had written a book on what it means to be Jewish, they could not
agree on the first sentence.


I grew up in a city that at the time had a very high percentage of Jews,
and am more than a little familiar with Jewish observances, customs,
traditions, et cetera. The observant Jews were the Orthodox and
Conservative "sect" Jews, the ones who went to synagogues on Friday
nights and Saturdays, who kept Kosher, and whose children went to Hebrew
school several times a week, among other things.

I'm not discussing "cultural" Jews.

Of course, I know nothing about Atlanta Jews.


Are you Jewish Harry? Yes or no?