Will my Jewish neighbors eat cookies I bake?
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Anonymous
This may shock you, but the Jewish population in the US is extremely small. Many people come from areas of the country where there is virtually zero Jewish people around to interact with. Yet once they relocate to the DC region, they may encounter many more Jewish people because they are more prevalent here. Where I grew up, there were no Synagogues or Jewish people anywhere for many miles. |
Anonymous
Every Jew I know eats bacon unless they actively keep kosher or are, like me, vegetarian |
Anonymous
I came from another country to the US for grad school and local area had a lot of Jewish people. I assumed it was the same everywhere until I started traveling. |
Anonymous
| I always gift cookies to Jewish friends but I also know their dietary habits. One is not Kosher but she doesn't eat pork or shelfish because she doesn't like the taste. All this said, I make sure the cookies are generic or winter themed (snowman or snow flake) rather than anything remotely Christmas. |
Anonymous
This is awesome. No, craft beer is not insightful. - Jewish person who eats everything, including pork. |
Anonymous
Plus 1. The odds are they are NOT kosher. |
Anonymous
A lot of religions don't eat pork. No pork please. No pls no |
Anonymous
Are they orthodox? Does husband wear a yamuka? If not, I'd guess most likely not kosher, but I'm a goy so take with grain of salt. I'd also assume if they were kosher, they'd tell you. Is party on a Friday night? You could just buy extra kosher cookies and chips, and beverage, to have on hand just in case. But you can't put those on your dinnerware I don't think. Then it won't be kosher anymore. Might need disposables? |
Anonymous
This. Just ask. And if they have restrictions and don’t tell you, that’s on them. - Jew |
Anonymous
| Chances are they are not kosher or even if they are the extent of their observance would allow them to eat anything vegetarian outside their house. Jewish person here who hangs out with a lot of other Jewish people all of whom eat everything - including all pork products and shellfish. |
Anonymous
| OP, thank you for being so thoughtful and inclusive. Unfortunately there isn’t an easy answer to your question. Most Jewish guests would absolutely eat your cookies, but there are definitely some more religious families who would only eat certified kosher cookies served on a paper plate. As PP suggested, you could just ask if there are any dietary restrictions. Also, Entenmann’s is kosher and you can usually find their cookies at the regular store if you want an easy option to have on hand. |
Anonymous
I am the PP and I would feel very awkward if I came to a neighbor's party and they had store-bought cookies for me on a paper plate, just because I am Jewish. That is very othering! (I have a friend who didn't grow up with many Jews who grilled my mother about stuff involving keeping kosher once - and we are super super secular. It was very uncomfortable!) I think the PP is right who suggested just asking if they have any dietary restrictions. For all you know they love bacon but are allergic to walnuts. |
Anonymous
I know some Jewish people who keep kosher (including separate dishes for dairy and meat) and they only wear the kippah (yarmulke) at synagogue, not around the neighborhood. |
Anonymous
no "most jews" do not eat pork products. Reform Jews would. Conservative not that many would. Orthodox would not ever. I am reform jew I do not eat pork products or shell fisht. This is how I grew up so for me not eating pork. |
Anonymous
+1 I would be hurt. I celebrate Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. I am a full fledged American. I also eat chocolate chip cookies. Sigh. |