Comments on: EATAPETA Meat-up

By: David Charlap

David Charlap — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:28:36 +0000

Sorry to hear it.

It’s probably way too late to organize something in Richmond for tomorrow, but maybe next year.

But on the plus side, if I’m eating at home, I can have a kosher hamburger.

Elisson: it’s really a custom, not an obligation. The custom comes from the Talmudic line “there is no happiness except with meat and wine”. This line refers specifically to the Temple sacrifices, not a general principle. By custom, we apply the phrase to our Shabbat meals, but it’s not an obligation. A vegetarian does not violate any laws by choosing to not eat meat on Shabbat.

As far as I know, the only actual obligation to eat meat is the Passover sacrifice, which (obviously) can’t be brought until the Temple is rebuilt.

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:38:08 +0000

Hey, I feel your pain. I commute to Fairfax from Stafford everyday. Sometime the idea of driving to Fredericksburg is too much for me…

Whatever you decide.

By: mrfred

mrfred — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:53:08 +0000

“Been spending a lot of time in the northern VA area lately.”

you say that like it’s a bad thing…

By: Elisson

Elisson — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:23:49 +0000

Sabba’s got a point.

It’s a Jewish religious obligation to eat meat on Shabbat, so IEATAPETA Day is not just a fun way to stick it in PETA’s eye, it’s a Mitzvah!

By: Sabba Hillel

Sabba Hillel — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:34:39 +0000

Now that dailight “savings” time is here, it is too late to go all that way. Besides, the Shabbat meals should be sufficient.