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I'm pretty sure that there's something about Jewish folks not being able to use electricity on the weekends or something like that. Some refrigerators also have a Sabbath mode. They keep your stuff cold. Maybe the light doesn't come on inside too.

We bought a fridge probably 17-20 years ago that had a Sabbath mode. I thought it was interesting and looked it up.

Another thing that I learned about while watching a Real Estate reality show on HGTV years ago is that there are rules that have to be adhered to for a kitchen to be Kosher, which means that a lot of stuff needs to be duplicated.

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4639764/jewish/What-Is-a-Kosher-Kitchen.htm

A kosher kitchen is a kitchen in which food is prepared according to the Jewish kosher dietary laws. Some basic elements of the kosher kitchen:

• Meat and dairy are kept strictly separate.
• Only kosher ingredients are used.
• Any traces of non-kosher have been purged from the kitchen utensils and surfaces before they can be used.
• In a commercial setting, careful watch is maintained to ensure that everything remains kosher.

What Is Kosher?

• Meat and milk are never combined. Separate utensils are used for each, and a waiting period is observed between eating them.
• Certain species of animals (and their eggs and milk) are permitted for consumption, while others are forbidden—notably pork and shellfish. Some fish are also forbidden.
• Meat must come from animals that are slaughtered in a specific (and painless) manner known as shechitah, and parts of the animal (including the blood and certain fats) must be removed in a specific manner.
• Raw fruits, vegetables and grains are basically always kosher, but must be insect-free. Wine and grape juice have unique laws and must be certified kosher.
• Since even a small trace of a non-kosher substance can render a food not kosher, all processed foods require certification by a reliable rabbi or kosher supervision agency.

I never had much/any interaction with anyone Jewish growing up. I'm not sure if I ever met or knew anyone that was Jewish until starting the job that I'm at now, so that means that I would have been in my 40s. And even then, I never really hear anything about it. Most of my knowledge comes from TV or movies or stuff that I've read when curious about things.