Top 8 Jewish Taboos

1. No Pork or Shellfish

There are now rational approaches to eating Kosher, but not long ago Kashrus was considered antiquated and applicable to a certain place and time. Now non-Jews clamor for Kosher products. go figure.

2. Don’t Marry a Goy

Not marrying a Goy or Shiksa is important if you want to pass on your Judaism, let along Jewish heritage. A non-Jewish woman destroys the chain completely, which while to non-religious Jews is deemed offensive, is ironically appreciated in non-Jewish circles as being one of the female-dominated aspects to the Jewish religion whereas the popular view is that it’s male-dominated. For many non-religious children of non-religious parents, they cannot understand why marrying a Jew is so important.

3. No Turning on the Light on Shabbos

Turning on the light not only serves as a source of ignition that’s akin to fire, but there also is that faint reminder of “Boneh,” building and “Soter,” destroying as when turning on/off a switch you are completing/destroying the circut that lets electricity flow.

4. Niddah and Taharas Mishpacha (Family Purity)

Nothing like missing your spouse for 2 weeks. Actually there are some deep roots to this one. Practically, it allows the couple to talk things out without being clouded by emotion, which serves to strengthen a marriage. Also, the period of absence enhances the time when both are allowed to touch each other eventually. Spiritually, it’s akin to mixing life and death. Procreation is by nature life-giving and the blood is getting rid of the lining of the uterus, representing death. Similarly with mixing milk and meat: milk represents life as it sustains life. Pieces of meat from a dead animal represent death. Just some food (no pun intended) for thought.

5. Don’t Walk into a Church

Let’s see: a) Me’Aras Ayin (causing others to assume the worst about you), and b) the priests may convert you. Don’t think otherwise: they want everyone to be “saved.”

6. Don’t Walk into Mcdonalds Wearing a Kippa

This was done all in the name of Me’Aras Ayin  since you might just buy that cheeseburger alongside your coffee or right after you use the restroom.

Link: http://www.omgten.net/2014/08/29/top-8-jewish-taboos/