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How Pork Became the Forbidden Food Par Excellence
The long history of Jews and pigs.
If people know one thing about the complex set of laws known as kashrut, it is that the meat of pigs is taboo. Likewise, Jews think of pork as the archetypal prohibited food. A new book by Jordan Rosenblum explains why this is so, tracing the relationship between Judaism and swine back to ancient times. Meir Soloveichik writes in his review:
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How Pork Became the Forbidden Food Par Excellence
The long history of Jews and pigs.