In class I learned about how the Jews were the “chosen” people of God. They were a special group of people who lived in a very exclusive and close-knit community and learning about Kashrut has just restated the same idea. Eating is something that one does every day every week. Whenever they are eating food Jewish people are reminded by the Kashrut that they are the chosen people of God (My Jewish Learning “Kashrut 101”). Being Jewish makes one enter an exclusive group of people. Eating out at a non-jewish household or a restaurant is very difficult because almost always the food cannot be confirmed as kosher. By not being able to eat out at restaurants makes Jewish people eat with other jewish people which creates an even more close knit community.
