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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP (prob OP herself who is obsessively monitoring the thread), isn’t OP a Reform Jew?  Why are you dismissing all those passages as not relevant?  I know tons of Reform Jews who bend the “law.”  A lot of them have Christmas trees for goodness sake.  [/quote]

I am not the OP - I am a Conservative Jew.  I usually forget to say the relevant brachot for specific foods when  its not shabbat, yom tov or some other special meal.

But IF I am going to say a prayer before a  meal, its going to be a traditional Jewish prayer.  Its not going to be a kind of prayer that we simply do not say in that context.

Its not a matter of it being "forbidden" or of whether PP is Reform or Conservative or Orthodox.

There is no law that says you can't refrain from drinking coffee - but if Mormon mom said "don't drink coffee as a way to teach your kids about religion" I think most people here would support OP in pushing back. There is no law that says you can't sing Baby Shark every time you eat - ditto. There is no law saying you can't face towards Mecca before each meal.

As for Christmas trees, well duh.  Thats why some of us say over and over again its not a good idea in Jewish homes. First you get a Christmas tree, then they make you say some Christian sounding grace, before you know it you're eating cranberry bagels with mayo. [/quote]

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