Comrade Tovya said:
Actually, Jews do "buy into this stuff". Observant Jews (aka, Orthodox Jews) actually do observe the different mitzvot concerning women purifying in the mikvah after a woman menstruates... so while the average non-observant Jew may not care for following the 613 mitzvot, observant Jews take the laws of Torah very literally and seriously. |
Wow, news to me. I've known a lot of Jewish people and never seen one of them who actually followed this or heard of any of them following this. Must be something they don't mention that often since it isn't exactly a dinner table topic.
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