Giraffes
I’m with the boys. And we’re getting into trouble together. Yesterday, I took them to the zoo. And it was only $8 to feed the giraffes. So we did it. And got memories and video we’ll have forever. You can watch here . As we were talking to the zookeepers, they told us a bunch of interesting giraffe facts. So I thought I’d tell them an interesting giraffe fact. “Did you know that giraffes are kosher?” Their eyebrows raised and looked at me with shock, like I was some psychopath giraffe poacher. So I quickly clarified. “I have no desire to eat giraffes, and usually we think of kosher as things that we’re allowed to eat, but animals that have split hooves and chew their cud are ‘pure’ animals.” It is kind of interesting. Torah uses the word “pure” to describe kosher animals. I don’t know what spiritual qualities make these animals kosher. But looking into eyes of that giraffe, I could see purity. Even if I can’t explain it. Purity was always important, but in a world of YouTubes, bitte