Re: unleavened bread: When the Jews were finally permitted to leave Egypt, after God had killed the first born of all the Egyptians (passing over the homes of the Jews, whose doors were marked with lamb’s blood), they wanted to go and go quickly, before Pharaoh changed his mind. So, the bread didn’t have time to leaven before they left on their journey. So, we eat unleavend bread during Passover in rememberence of this.
Re: dairy and meat: I may be wrong about this (as I have a strong Jewish heritage, but am not a practicing Jew), but the reason Jews cannot eat meat and dairy in the same meal is because milk comes from the mother, and eating the meat of the child with the milk of the mother is disrespectful.
Beeblebrox, you dreamin’ if you think you upset me or made me mad, son. I don’t need to grow a spine. YOU need to get over yourself
That’s right, I remember that now. Beebers “threw in the towel,” but had he not, I’d point out that the lack of leavening is totally religious is nature, and has nothing to do with “keeping people safe” (a la avoiding trichynosis). Of course, as SuaSponte added, such justifications are after-the-fact additions anyways.
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Yeah, but again, that’s a religious belief, not a “God keeping his people safe” belief. Okay, I’ll stop belaboring the point. Beeblebrox is down for the count ::cackle::
