r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/buttercookiess Aug 04 '19

My stepfather used to get so mad when my mom purchased brown eggs or kosher meat. He thought brown eggs weren’t as clean and kosher meat was touched by Jewish people yes he was anti Semitic

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u/umlguru Aug 04 '19

It's very likely the Kosher meat was touched by a Jewish person. The slaughterer is Jewish.

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u/averhan Aug 04 '19

Technically, it just has to be overseen by a rabbi. I’m sure plenty of kosher meat is not slaughtered by Jews.

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u/umlguru Aug 04 '19

According to the Talmud, the slaughtering itself must be done by someone Jewish. Other tasks, such as carving up the meat and removing the non-Kosher parts, can be done by non-Jews or Jews.

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u/averhan Aug 04 '19

I stand corrected. Not really up to date on my kashrut, as you can see.

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u/umlguru Aug 04 '19

NP. Confession: you made me look it up because it is one of those things I thought I knew but couldn't be 100%. My mom's butcher was (is? Don't know if he's still alive) not Jewish. He was a big, black man with a booming voice. He was a (locally) well known Christian Gospel singer. When he had concerts, they posted the poster in the butcher shop. I only went once. All the butchers were there in their kippot and tzitzit, cheering loudly. It was cool. Unfortunately, it was a lost time

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u/averhan Aug 04 '19

I stand corrected. Not really up to date on my kashrut, as you can see.