Right. I mean, you may be able to make the guess that it's more common for Reform Jews not to keep strictly Kosher, but it's not that being Reform means you don't "have" to keep Kosher. I know plenty of Reform Jews who keep absolutely, completely, no-questions Kosher, and I know some who eat pork fried rice and McDonald's on a regular basis, as well as many who fall somewhere in between. The more lax "rules" that Reform Judaism encourages, for lack of a better term, may provide more freedom to decide, but you still have the choice. Being reform does not automatically denote not keeping Kosher, and it doesn't mean you don't "have" to be. Many reform Jews "have" to, to varying degrees, for all sorts of various reasons, like myself.
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Updated On: 12/6/07 at 09:16 PM