Here's manip semi-sorta-inspired by the Cats musical...
Let me explain.
Yesterday, I watched the actual Cats musical for the first time - felt like I had to after watching the 2019 monstrosity, and because I'm a musical fan. For those unaware, here's what you need to know in terms of these pics:
A cat, named Grizabella, longs to be a part of the Jellicle Cats once again. It's never said why she was cast out, but when the new memebers try to approach her and touch her in the usual Jellicle cat greeting, the older cats always stop them.
Three cats stand out in terms of Grizabella's story; Deutoronomy, Jemima and Victoria.
- Deutoronomy is the leader of the Jellicle Cats, and it's clear he wants Grizabella to be apart of the group again. But if the other cats still shun her, there's little he can do
- Jemima is the one who first realizes that Grizabella indeed should be the Jellicle choice, and is the one to encourage her during her song "Memory"
- Victoria is the first cat to touch Grizabella, starting a domino affect of all the cats touching and greeting Grizabella
Grizabella can be seen reaching out behind her multiple times in the musical, begging to literally be touched and therefore welcomed back to the group. That's why Holli is reaching out behind her in the picture. Lina wants to greet her, but hesitates as she herself can't bring Holli back to the group on her own. But both of them imagine a world where they can touch freely.
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Some old and young deutobella (is that the ship name? Someone pls tell me). Based young Grizabella off her 2016 redesign with the looong hair. Headcanon that Deuto gave her the luxurious coat alongside Rum Tum (and perhaps Macavity? Hm.)
Thursday Thoughts: The Impossible Burger Vs. Kosher Law
I keep seeing ads for Burger King’s Impossible Whopper. According to the ads, this plant-based burger tastes so much like the regular meat Whopper that it fools anyone who takes a bite.
As a kosher-keeping Jew, I have to wonder – are plant-based meat substitutes kosher?
A quick Google search reveals that Impossible Burgers got their OU kosher certification in 2018. But this isn’t really what I’m asking.
A key part of kashrut is the law commonly translated as, “do not cook a kid in its mother’s milk.” This law appears three times in the Torah, twice in the book of Exodus and once in the book of Deuteronomy.
There are, of course, plenty of literal-minded ways to interpret this verse. Does it have to be the specific kid’s specific mother’s milk, or is a different individual animal okay? Is it okay to cook cow meat in goat’s milk? And what exactly is meant by “cook”?
However, over the intervening centuries, this law has come to be interpreted as, “don’t combine milk products with meat products – period.” This means no lunchmeat sandwiches with a slice of cheese on it, no chicken cordon bleu, and no cheeseburgers. For me, it meant baffling my fellow students in the cafeteria by eating a cheese sandwich with no meat on it.
An Impossible Burger does not have any meat in it. That’s it’s whole deal; it’s what it’s advertised for. Is it therefore kosher to put cheese on it?
By the letter of the law? Probably yes.
In practice? Well…
My mom always taught me that the reason we Jews follow all these rules – not only kashrut, but also the other 613 mitzvot – is mindfulness.
We don’t follow G-d’s laws because we are afraid G-d will punish us for not obeying. There’s no threat of Hell hanging over our heads.
We follow these rules because we are Jewish. Therefore, as we follow the rules, we remember that we are Jewish. As a kosher-keeping Jew, I literally cannot set foot in a restaurant without being reminded of my religion, my culture, my people.
As a result, I cannot forget what’s really important: my sense of belonging with this worldwide community, and our shared mission of tikkun olam – healing the world, continuing the work of creation.
If we discard the rules and act like goyim, then we lose these reminders. We might forget how we are different and, consequently, forget our obligation to take part in tikkun olam.
Eating a “cheeseburger” with a plant-based core is at least in appearance discarding the rules and acting like goyim, even if we are following the literal letter of the law. This could, hypothetically, lead to forgetting how we are different.
But it also might not, if we remain mindful.
Perhaps I am asking the wrong question here. This isn’t about whether we should ask Burger King to hold the cheese on our Impossible Whopper.
This is the true question: Are we being mindful of our Judaism when we eat?
If eating an Impossible Burger with cheese on it is a conscious choice made to obey kosher law, then yes, it is a mindful act.
If it simply allows the eater to avoid behaviors and reminders of Judaism, and to forget about tikkun olam, then it isn’t.
Considering how much thought I’ve put into this, and how much thought I know I will continue to put into this, it’s probably kosher for me to eat Impossible Burgers with cheese on them.
I probably won’t do so any time soon, though. It still feels more right for me not to.
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