Jewish Customs

For the extra credit, I decided to become an Orthodox Jew for two weekends. My immediate family, including my step-dad are Jewish, but we do not follow as in depth as my aunts, uncles and cousins do. During the two weekends, I spent Friday and Saturday at my aunt's and uncle's house in Van Nuys. According to my uncle, only about 25% to 30% of Jews in America keep kosher to one extent or another. <…

…I think their diet rules are too strict. I was not able to eat stuff I can normally eat at home. I am glad I was given this opportunity to observe how other people live. Even though they are my family, I felt that I did not know them as well as I could of, but thanks to this assignment, I have great respect for how much discipline they have to follow such strict rules.