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 JC> Rabbi, if I may ask a question about Kosher.  I have noticed in years past
 JC> that Giant sells "Kosher Coca-Cola".  Forgive my ignorance, but what makes
 JC> Coke Kosher/Non-Kosher?  I thought Kosher had to do with not mixing
 JC> milk/cheese with meat and also how an animal was slaughtered.    

Oh -- also -- the kashruth laws apply also to what may and may not be eaten,
not just method of slaughter and preparation.  Shellfish are out, pork is
out, fish without scales is out (no kosher shark-fin soup!).  A few kinds of
insects are okay, most are not.  Carnivorous birds are out, and only a few
kinds of large animals are specifically okay.  And the laws also apply to
things like housecleaning.  It's a /very/ interesting topic (and not really
appropriate to this echo), but you can find out where a LOT of modern food
beliefs of western civilization come from, by skimming a couple of books from
the Bible.