Nadene Goldfoot
Hearing about one mother's confronting her sons' video games and how bloody they were made me think of why Moses introduced the Laws of Kashrut (Kosher Laws). G-d through Moses was possibly brain-washing his people into thinking of kindness and consideration for others with the practice of dividing food into milkish and fleshish. or milk and meat and not to eat them together in the same meal. What are the designers of these video games doing to the minds of these teens? Laugh at blood spilled in acts of violence !
Two thoughts on the subject are that: the Jewish religion does not cook/eat meat and dairy together because it is considered cruel to cook an animal in the very milk that was meant to nourish it. You can't get around it by using goat milk instead of cow milk, either; milk is milk and this also broadens to include milk products such as milk shakes and cheese.
The reason given by rabbis for the division of food is that a cow gives us meat and milk. It is a slap in the face for her to see people eating her children, the calves while drinking her milk. For her peace of mind and feelings, we do not mix these foods in our body as a remembrance of her feelings. This is a lesson that teaches us that even animals must be considered in the acts of ours. This of course moves on to realizing that other people have feelings as deep as ours as well.
Strict separation of meat and dairy products is enjoined, both in eating and in preparation. This restriction not only forbids the eating of these two types of food at the same meal but also requires that distinct sets of dishes, cutlery, utensils, and table linens be used for meat and dairy products during the time of preparation. Some foods are “neutral” (pareve) and may be eaten freely with meat or milk. No restrictions apply to the use of vegetables and fruit.
In Orthodox Judaism the dietary laws are considered implications of the divine command to “be holy” (Leviticus 19:2), but in Reform Judaism their observance has been declared to be unnecessary to the life of piety.
As for these video games, they are extremely bloody. People are killed with blood spurting out, than can pick themselves up and go on killing others, while the gamer finds this very funny and gets a big laugh. What on earth is it teaching these young teenager boys about life and death? I notice that movies from other countries are also extremely bloody and have found an audience in these gamers as they have grown up as well.
The Haditha Dam (Arabic: سد حديثة, romanized: Sadd Ḥadītha) or Qadisiya Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Euphrates River, north of Haditha (Iraq), creating Lake Qadisiyah (Arabic: Buhayrat al-Qadisiyyah). The dam is just over 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long and 57 metres (187 ft) high. The purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectricity, regulate the flow of the Euphrates and provide water for irrigation. It is the second-largest hydroelectric contributor to the power system in Iraq behind the Mosul Dam. This was a big battle in Iraq that the USA was involved in.
What do our soldiers think who have seen blood and gore on the front lines? How many have suffered by mentally and physically from all the real blood and gore?
Resource:
The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia
https://forward.com/food/319291/meditating-on-milk-and-meat/
https://www.britannica.com/topic/kashruth
https://www.britannica.com/topic/kosher
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