For the extra credit, I decided to become an Orthodox Jew for two weekends. My immediate family, including my step-dad are Jewish, but we do not follow as in depth as my aunts, uncles and cousins do. During the two weekends, I spent Friday and Saturday at my aunt's and uncle's house in Van Nuys. According to my uncle, only about 25% to 30% of Jews in America keep kosher to one extent or another.
<Tab/>First off, there are many diet rules that they must follow called kashrut. The laws derive from a few fairly simple, straightforward rules:
1.<Tab/>Certain animals…