[net.religion.jewish] Kashrut

zauderer@ucbcory (03/20/85)

From: zauderer@ucbcory (Marvin M. Zauderer)


   Many Jews learn and adhere to meat-related kashrut laws. Why
do so many observant Jews seem unconcerned with laws that concern
fish? Are fish "covered" under general "living things" kashrut laws?
Seems to me that one of the major tenets in this area is that the 
fish/cow/whatever be killed in a humane way. Do most Jews asssume
that this has been done so with fish? Do fish lack nervous systems,
and hence cannot be killed in an "inhumane" way? Has anyone ever
considered this before? Does anyone care? Just seems strange to me.