Family relationships can be difficult to navigate as they are, not to mention when discrimination-related issues arise.
This redditor wasn’t close to his kin, which is why he seemingly wasn’t too upset over his cousin not being able to make it to his wedding on the other side of the country. But the cousin sure was and blamed the OP for discriminating against them, which resulted in an even bigger altercation after the groom-to-be revealed what cruel prank the cousin had pulled on the OP’s girlfriend in the past.
In order to learn more about the importance of food in the Jewish tradition, Bored Panda got in touch with Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Michigan State University, Kirsten Fermaglich, who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. Scroll down to find her thoughts in the text below.
