The rules of Kashrut apply only to what is eaten. It is "Kosher" to play with a football made from pigskin or to inject pig derived insulin. There ARE guidelines within Jewish law for the ethical treatment of animals and avoidance of unnecessary pain or suffering (including when they are killed for food or other uses (like strings)).
Danny On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 5:38 AM, gary digman <[1][email protected]> wrote: Many tmes in concert I've been asked to talk a little about the lute. When I explain that the strings are made from sheep intestines, a noticeable gasp arises from the audience, but I defuse the situation by explaining that we are not killing lambs to make strings, we are killing lambs to eat them. So have a nice rack of lamb or lamb stew...we need more strings!. Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Williams" <[2][email protected]> To: "Lute List" <[3][email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 2:40 PM Subject: [LUTE] P.C. stringing Please don't anyone be offended by this inquiry about strings and personal philosophy! 1. Is there such a thing as Kosher gut strings? Or does the requirement apply only to ingestibles? 2. How do vegetarians feel about gut strings? I ask because, in retrospect of a gut-strung hurdy-gurdy presentation I gave at an elementary school, I realize that those were some possible kid questions I was not prepared to deal with. Frankly, I'm not sure how much I should have told them about sausage casings and gut strings had they asked! I was blessed with a very short time allotment. Thanks and regards, Leonard Williams To get on or off this list see list information at [4]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - [5]www.avg.com Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2854 - Release Date: 05/04/10 11:27:00 -- References 1. mailto:[email protected] 2. mailto:[email protected] 3. mailto:[email protected] 4. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html 5. http://www.avg.com/
