[WCCO]
This was REALLY not kosher. A grocery store in Manhattan made a food faux pas, advertising hams as “Delicious for Chanukah.” Chanukah, an alternate spelling for Hanukkah, is the eight-day Jewish holiday that began Tuesday evening, and hams as well as pork and other products from pigs can’t be eaten under Jewish dietary laws.
Read about it here.
[From me]
Why don’t they have Chanukah Eastern Carolina BBQ? Maybe there is something to religious education…Ya think?
We had Jewish friends visit for a ski vacation a few years back. They just happened to plan it over Christmas, and I had already ordered a nice ham for dinner. As it turned out, one of them was a vegetarian and the other didn’t keep kosher, so it was less awkward than it could have been. Still, it provided a great opportunity to discuss Jewish customs, Christianity, Hannukah and Christmas.
Most of my Jewish friends eat whatever they like.
However, it’ll be interesting to see what reactions, if any, emanate from the Orthodox. Will they go on window-smashing rampages, and threats of boycotts, as some Muslim fanatics do whenever they feel insulted? Most probably not.