A Topic Close to Home

This research paper is turning out to be more interesting than I originally thought it would be. When finding a topic to write about I was lost. I had no clue what to write about. But then I started thinking, why not write about something I know particularly well? If i decide to write about something I can relate to, I may be to get a better paper than just a researched one. That's why I decided to write about Kosher dietary laws. Being Jewish i have more of an insight to this subject than the average student. In Hebrew school, we were taught many things about our religion like its meaning, how to read and write in Hebrew, and its history and customs; including Kosher laws. Kosher is a diet most formal Jews follow on a daily basis. My family does not because we are modern Jews, meaning we follow the religion and its holidays, but not its daily routines. However I do know some Jews from my temple who follow these laws. I once visited my Rabbi's parents home in New York City on my temple's 8th grade trip; they had us follow every custom including covering up certain areas of our skin, table etiquette (girls on side and boys on the other), and of course Kosher. I was surprised by how healthy the Kosher diet is. Kosher meat even tasted better, didn't taste as processed as some meat. All in all,this topic is actually kind of fun for me being so close to home.